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Capitalizing on TalentLeslie PendletonCollege of Pharmacy OrientationAugust 2015
Your Strengths. Your Brand.
Value of “Soft Skill “Development
•Which cashier do you pick?•Which childcare worker do you trust with
your child?•Which pharmacist makes you feel
important?
•Technical skills get your foot in the door but…
•Problem solving, delegating, leading, motivating, team building, relationship development…
StrengthsQuest 101• Gallup Organization• Philosophy: Strengths-building and not
weakness-fixing• Engagement• Everyone benefits• What comes naturally? • Where you get your energy
▫ Lose track of time▫ How’d you do that?▫ Nearly perfect
• Working with others
Your Turn - You’re
famous
1) Pick up your pen/pencil2) Don’t start until I say so:
Give me your autograph as many times as you can in 15 seconds.
3) Change hands. I’m feeling generous…
Live in your strengths
Top Achievers Study • Studying success – what works?• Top achievers fully recognize their talents and
develop them into strengths.• Top achievers apply their strengths in roles that
best suit them.• Top achievers invent ways to apply their
strengths in order to achieve.
Your Turn - share at
your table
1) What did you learn about yourself when reading the definitions of your Top 5?
2) Did anything surprise you? 3) Connect your Top 5 to a
career in pharmacy. What draws you to this work?
Stay in touch; you’ll see me again…
My contact info:Leslie Pendleton
