Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? Chances are, you don't. All too often, our natural talents go untapped. We devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths. So, Do you play to your strengths? Do you even know what your strengths are? Or how to best use them? The good news is that Strengthsfinder 2.0 from Gallup can give you a real insight and help you leverage the talents you have.



Jim Brophy has worked as a CFO and is both a mentor and a Strengthsfinder 2.0 (or CliftonStrengths) accredited coach. He joins us on the GrowCFO Show to explain how he uses Strengthsfinder as an integral part of his mentoring. On the podcast Jim tells us about his career as a CFO, how he discovered Strengthsfinder and gives us an overview of what it is and how you can use it to best advantage in your day to day.



Links



Buy Strengthsfinder 2.0 on Amazon UK or Amazon USAFind out more about mentoring at GrowCFOFind out more about CliftonStrengths at GallupJim Brophy on LinkedInKevin Appleby on LinkedIn



Timestamp



00:46 Jim Brophy's career as a CFO



03:49 FD & CFO roles in Asia



05:26 Becoming a portfolio CFO



07:24 Becoming accredited by Gallup



09:31 Mentoring



11:30 The stresses of a new CFO role in a new organisation



15:25 Where does Strengthsfinder fit in?



16:55 Linking values and strengths



20:02 What exactly is Strengthsfinder



22:22 Myers Briggs and DISC



24:47 How do you take the test?



25:49 The 34 talents



28:00 Our top 5 talents



32:24 Your top 10 talents, and the extended assessment



34:27 Developing talents instead of fixing weaknesses



35:31 The "Analytical" talent in more depth



40:59 Matching your talents to the immediate situation



41:30 Talents vs skills and experience



46:11 Maximising talents across teams