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https://go.gov.sg/2023ipm3attendance

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Strength Dynamics - From Collision to Synergy

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Strength Dynamics - From Collision to Synergy

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Please include the Room Number of your group in your submission.

1. Which character strengths do you see the students:
- bring forth too strong (overuse)?
- don’t bring forth strong enough (underuse)?

2. How might each individual move closer to optimal use of the strength in a future similar situation? What steps might they need to take to get there?

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Please include the Room Number of your group in your submission.

Refer to the scenario attached. In your breakout room, try to look at the situation with a strength lens. How would you describe Tim, Sarah, Adam and Jessie?

Note: You can use any of the prompts on the last slide to help you.

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Tim
- Perceptive
- Independent learner
- Self-motivated and driven

Sarah
- Enthusiastic
- Risk-tasker
- Values diversity
- Inquisitive
- Sensitive to her peers' needs
- People-centred / encouraging
- Potential as a mediator

Adam
- Creative
- Selfless (willing to team up with weaker students)
- Likeable, easygoing personality; friendly disposition
- Confident and eloquent

Jessie
- Reflective and discerning learner
- Attentive
- Critical and curious learner

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Tim
-Taking pride
-Reflective
-Passionate
-Self-directed, focused
-Determined

Sarah
-Open to different views
-Extroverted
-Takes risks
-Believes that everyone has diff strengths,
-Team player, believes in working together

Adam
-confident, eloquent
-sociable
-empathetic
-likes to challenge ideas

Jessie
-likes to challenge ideas
-sensitive to others' opinions
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Tim: Task-oriented and high level of self-management. Thrives on more challenging tasks, independent and passionate learner

Sarah: Values collaborative work, process-oriented, open and accepting of perspectives, quite a perceptive and empathetic collaborator which allows group mates to harness and realise their strengths

Adam: an encouraging collaborator, expressive and creative, able to generate ideas that are workable and understood by his group mates

Jessie: ability to process concepts and values the logical strand in her thought process, unafraid to express her thoughts

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Tim: He has an amazing ability to understand difficult concepts easily. He is happiest people acknowledge his intelligence.

Sarah: She is highly interested in getting her team members to contribute and collaborate with one another. She is keen to motivate team members to strive for greater heights. She does not worry about making mistakes.

Adam:  He is able to think creatively, he is a good team player.

Jessie: She is able to keep everyone grounded. She can brought out the strength of one another. She has the amazing ability to look for reasons, ideas and rationels.

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Tim - introvert, thinks with depth, persevering
Sarah - active, extrovert, brave because she encourages her team members
Adam - creative, good teamwork (ppl who work with him have a lot of fun) and thinks out of the box, has social intelligence
Jessie - honest, critical thinking (even if it comes off antagonistic)

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TIM
1) Has an amazing ability to think out of the box.
2) This student is highly motivated at keeping on task and being efficient.
3) This student is happiest when he is affirmed for his intellect.

JESSIE
1) Has an amazing ability to think rationally and critically.
2) Her strength is her confidence and her ability to articulate her thoughts.

SARAH
1) Good team player
2) Is happiest when she can contribute to discussions and encourage others to contribute too.
3) Her strength is her ability to identify and appreciate others' strengths.

ADAM
1) Able to express ideas confidently and articulate them well.
2) Is creative in thinking of different ideas and perspectives.
3) He is very generous and fun-loving.

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Adam - willing to share and always contributing. Out of the box thinker, kind, creative with lots of ideas. Take pride when there is a new terrain for him to challange and confortable with uncertainties.
Sarah - strong social intelligence and has a gd teamwork.
Tim - task master and will be on task, but needs to learn to work with others. Groom him to be a leader and have him grp with Adam and Sarah since these 2 will be able to work well, but not with Jessie since there will be conflicts.

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Adam is highly motivated to take part in group discussions when he feels that he is contributing and others are able to build on his ideas.

Jessie has an amazing ability to present her ideas in a rational and logical manner. She is highly interested in intellectual discussions and examining issues from different perspectives.

Sarah is a team-builder and has an amazing ability to bring people together.

Tim is highly interested in independent thinking as he values his own independence and autonomy.

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Tim - Task starter/trail blazer
Sarah - Consultative/Collaborative
Adam - Good spot in contributing, give creative ideas (breadth)
Jessie - Critical thinker

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Adam
Overuse: Creativity
Underuse: Teamwork
Intervention: Provide him with different thinking scaffolds so that he could organise his ideas and thoughts

Jessie
Overuse: Honesty; Wisdom; Judgement
Underuse: Social intelligence
Intervention: Encourage her to see merits of someone's ideas, not just the negatives

Tim
Overuse: Self-regulation; Leadership
Underuse: Social intelligence; Teamwork
Intervention: Help him understand different leadership styles and bring him through the strengths and weaknesses of each leadership model

Sarah
Overuse: Zest; Curiosity
Underuse: Self-regulation
Intervention: Help Sarah and her group set group norms and routines in group work

General intervention approach
- Have a safe, open conversation about each other's strengths and strategise the optimal use of individual strengths for the success of the team
- With understanding of each other's strengths, might be easier to mediate future conflicts, given a safe and conducive environment
- Give each other friendly reminders if they succumb to overuse or underuse of strengths once again
- Encourage the overhaul of ANTs

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1. Which character strengths do you see the students:
- bring forth too strong (overuse)?
- don’t bring forth strong enough (underuse)?

Tim
- Overuse: self-regulation --> because he was self-regulate, that he was not able to empathise with others, he was 'obsessive'
- Underused: teamwork --> he was still quite individualistic

Sarah
- Overuse: leadership/zest --> as she is 'too active/overbearing', she may not be able to relate from Tim's point of view

Adam
- Underused: judgement --> he was close-minded
- Overuse: teamwork
- Overuse: creativity --> odd and scattered, too many ideas

Jessie
- Overuse: leadership --> she was first to challenge ideas, may be seen as too strong and 'bossy'

2. How might each individual move closer to optimal use of the strength in a future similar situation? What steps might they need to take to get there?

Tim
- Share tips with his teammates on how he self-regulates and thinks through the task

Sarah
- She can try to be more mindful on how she communicates her ideas as it may not be perceived as how she had hope it to be

Adam
- To be a team player and be more open-minded, be more positive in his thinking as he may take things personally (that it was his ideas that were being improved, not him)
- Scattered ideas: help him to refocus on the task

Jessie
- She can try to be more mindful on how she communicates her ideas as it may not be perceived as how she had hope it to be

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Overuse:
Tim - Perseverance, persisted on despite what others think
Sarah - Fairness, keep wanting to hear other’s opinion that is slows down task, Zest - Annoyance due to overexcitedness
Adam - Kindness, Creativity - over ambitious on his ideas
Jessie - Judgement - hypercritical, cynical and keep asking why

Underuse
Adam - Judgement
Tim - Kindness and Teamwork
Sarah - Leadership
Jessie - creativity

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Adam - strength brought forth is creativity and enthusiasm, weakness is ability to handle criticism

Jessie - overused strength is ability to criticize and reason

Sarah - overused strengths in the area of enthusiasm, participative ability, collaborative ability, makes it hard for the team to move on. underuse strength of perspectives, when she listens to everyone, she might not bring forward her own point of view.

Tim - overuse strength is being focused, seeing the big picture, but underusing the ability to analyse how the others would feel or respond to his actions

How to improve - recognize that everyone has different strengths, so each person has to accommodate others when communicating their point of view. Also, each person should try to communicate civilly and not be too overbearing or unaware of each others' feelings.

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O - overused U -underused

Tim -  (O) judgement, self-regulation  (U) teamwork
Sarah - (O) leadership, zest (U) judgement, perspective
Adam - (O) zest, self-regulation (U)  judgement
Jessie - (O) judgement (U) teamwork, perspective

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Tim - overuse of self-regulation
underuse of teamwork

Sarah - overuse of teamwork and/or curiosity, underuse of self-regulation

Adam - overuse of creativity

Jessie - underuse of perspectives, overuse of judgement

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Jessie: Overusing judgment, underusing perspective
Adam: Overusing creativity, underusing perspective
Tim: Overusing self-regulation, underusing teamwork
Sarah: Overusing zest, underusing self-regulation

2. Recognise what their strengths are, be aware that when overused they no longer become strengths and recognize where that point is.
Be able to self-regulate/manage their emotions and responses to other people.

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1) -Sarah: She may appear bossy because overuse of leadership.
-Jessie: She can hypocritical because of her judgment.
-Adam: Too creative he may appear not grounded. And  this can be an issue when working with Jessie.
-Tim: He is individualistic. Underuse of teamwork.

2) -Be more aware. Better communication so they will be more aware of their 'overuse' or 'underuse' strength.
- Allow them to see common goals.
- Use reflection to allow them look back at their journey. With good angled question.

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Tim - overused strive for excellence, underused teamwork

Sarah - underused perspective, overused leadership

Jessie - overused bravery, underused social intelligence

Adam - overused zest, underused prudence

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TIM
Overuse: leadership, focus, pursuit of excellence, self-regulation
Underuse: teamwork, perspective, communication
How might he move closer to optimal use of strength: patience - take time to listen to others and consider their feelings and opinions

JESSIE
Overuse: judgement - overcritical about others' ideas to the extent that others felt uncomfortable
Underuse: perspective - assumes everyone wants the same feedback that she would like

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[Jessie] If I find myself getting too critical when expressing disagreement (obstacle), then...
I will try to use prudence to think before I speak.
I will try to use appreciation of beauty to identify the merits of the suggestions put forth by my group members.

[Tim] If I find myself getting too impatient during group work (obstacle), then...
I will try to practise gratitude to be thankful that my group members are actually contributing in their own ways.
I will try to practise appreciation of beauty and appreciate that different group members have different ideas of how the group work should be done.

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Jessie: if I find myself getting too critical when expressing disagreement, I can harness social intelligence. I will stop and think before I speak again. I can express my disagreement in a more tactful way - e.g. by first acknowledging the strengths in the idea, then sharing my disagreements, and thanking my classmate for the idea

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1.  [Jessie] If I find myself getting too critical when expressing disagreement (obstacle), then I will take a step back and allow others to express themselves towards the idea. I would give the group some breathing space and thinking time to think through their own perspectives, giving me time to also listen to others more.

2. [Tim] If I find myself getting too impatient during group work (obstacle), then I will step away to remind myself to give others time to complete the task. I will remind myself that everyone has their own strengths and that my strength is to complete tasks very fast and efficiently.

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If I find myself getting too critical when expressing disagreement, then I will try to inject some humor and rephrase my questions or use creativity to suggest solutions.

If I find myself getting too impatient during group work, then I will tap on my honesty about my anxieties/frustrations and explain my perspective.

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Jessie: If I find myself getting too critical when expressing disagreement, then I will demonstrate kindness and teamwork in valuing my teammates' feelings and affirming them.
Tim: If I find myself getting too impatient during group work, then I will show perspective by putting myself in others shows and show a love for learning by hearing others' contributions.

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1. [Jessie] If I find myself getting too critical when expressing disagreement, then I will harness empathy to try and see how others might be feeling and receiving my criticism. I will affirm my team members by thanking them for their suggestions, and focus on validating the contributions of others before criticising them.

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1. If I find myself getting too critical when expressing a disagreement, then I will remind myself to take a couple of minutes to pause and gather my thoughts first. Once I have consolidated my thoughts, am comfortable and ready, I will express it.

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If I find myself getting too out of the box, then I will get try to harness perspective from other team members

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Adam: If I find myself getting too frustrated with the comments by others, then I will try incorporating the feedback into my design.

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Implementation intentions (If-then plans) for Jessie and Tim 

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Implementation intentions (If-then plans) for Jessie and Tim 

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What character strengths can these students draw upon?
1.  [Jessie] If I find myself getting too critical when expressing disagreement (obstacle), then ....
2. [Tim] If I find myself getting too impatient during group work (obstacle), then ....

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[Tim] I should remind myself everyone is different and we have different working style and pace.

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[Jessie] If I find myself getting too critical when expressing disagreement, then I will utilise my strength of perspective and put myself in the person's shoes and consider how they might respond to what I said.

[Tim] If I find myself getting too impatient during group work, then I will utilise my strength of humility and tell myself that others have similarly valid perspectives.

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Dear Colleagues, you can download the slides that I have prepared for the session. If you are keen, I am happy to share other resources related to Character Strengths. Feel free to email me at David_Kwek@moe.gov.sg

Best Regards
David Kwek, GEB
Signature Strengths:
1. Creativity
2. Appreciation of beauty and excellence
3. Love of learning
4. Curiosity
5. Hope

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IP M3 2023 Inculcating values and building character in the classroom (for participants)