Individuals who utilize their strengths every day are six times as likely to be engaged in their jobs and three times as likely to report having an excellent quality of life. Utilizing over five decades of research, CliftonStrengths helps individuals identify their natural talents and encourages them to invest in what they do best, transforming their talents into strengths. CliftonStrengths is a tool that allows you to harness your strengths in your career, help you manage others, build effective teams, and even develop personal relationships. In this engaging session, attendees will discover their Top 5 Themes, reflect how they show up in daily life, and learn how they can aim their strengths for success.
This will be a joint program hosted by AFP and PRSA.
Speaker / Presenter
Leslie Walton
Assistant Director for Employer Development
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Leslie Walton serves as the Assistant Director for Employer Development at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration. In this role, Leslie works with local, regional, and national organizations to help connect them with University of Tennessee, Knoxville students. Leslie has worked at UTK for 9 years, first as a career coach supporting communications and liberal arts scholars, before moving on to the Employer Development team. She also is an instructor for professional development courses in the College of Communication and Information and the Haslam College of Business. Furthermore, Leslie has years of experience facilitating CliftonStrengths workshops for both staff and students as part of the UTK CliftonStrengths team. Her CliftonStrengths are Input, Restorative, Adaptability, Arranger, Learner, and she leads with Strategic Thinking themes. Leslie enjoys using CliftonStrengths in her daily work to optimize her role, supervise her team, and collaborate with colleagues.
Leslie has her Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from Western Kentucky University and Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Austin Peay State University.
Clifton Strengthfinder Assessment
You will get the best experience if you bring your assessment with you to the presentation.
If you are an employee of the University of Tennessee, then you can use the portal here: https://strengths.utk.edu/.
If you want to take the full assessment for $25, then visit https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx for the general assessment.