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A proven way to create positive change
The strengths approach to leadership coaching and training is based on positive psychology that values each person’s unique qualities. It’s practical, powerful, energizing and affirming. It’s a proven solution for many of the people problems that your organization may be facing.
Online Courses
- #ExerciseLeadershipToday 2.0
- #ExerciseSuccessToday – Develop the Discipline to Achieve Your Wildly Important Goals (coming soon)
- #ExerciseYourStrengthsToday – Putting Your Strengths into Action! (Coming Soon)
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Executive/Leadership Coaching
A comprehensive, strengths-based approach that provides critical leadership the feedback, knowledge and tools necessary to correct ineffective behaviors, capitalize on personal strengths, and develop new skills to increase their leadership effectiveness and executive presence.
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Team Development
When teams learn how to intentionally leverage the group’s individual and combined talents and strengths to achieve performance objectives, they gain a process they can use time and time again to reach their goals.
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Our Team
Valerie Plis
Executive & Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
Valerie Plis is a Gallup-Certified Strengths and Leadership Development Coach, Facilitator, and President of Strengths Builders LLC – a coaching and training practice dedicated to bringing out the best of leaders and teams. Valerie uses StrengthsFinder 2.0 and the Hogan Leadership Series assessments to help companies select and develop critical leaders. Valerie has spent 25 years in Human Resources specializing in Learning & Development, Performance Management, and Career & Leadership Development.
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Valerie has worked with a diverse group of educational, government, corporate, nonprofit, healthcare and private companies throughout the U.S. and other countries. She has presented at various events such as the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals, Association for Career Colleges & Schools, Federally-Employed Women Conference, 4C Leadership Conference, Career Transition Conference for Youth, and more!
Valerie is a member of various civic and professional associations including ICF and serving on the Board of Directors for the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of ATD (Association of Talent Development). She and her husband reside in Lebanon and have four children. They love to travel and spend time with their four grandchildren.
Rick Plis
Sales Coach and Strengths Facilitator
Rick Plis has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown – and over 30 years of experience in technical sales. Rick understands, and embraces, the concepts of success that include developing trusting relationships with clients, becoming a subject matter expert, taking the time to learn true needs and issues, and maintaining a positive and forward-moving attitude.
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His strong senses of responsibility, discipline, and consistency have contributed to organizations improving efficiency, stability and growth. Rick is consistent in his efforts and is all about getting tasks accomplished. He is a responsible person who is reliable and dependable. Rick is adept at working across all internal, and external, organizational levels from hourly personnel, manufacturing laborers, engineers, management and owners.
Rick whole heartedly embraces the StrengthsBuilders’ approach to developing solutions and individuals based on positive psychology and a philosophy that values the unique qualities that each individual possesses. This is not just “feel good” consulting, selling and coaching. Rather, it is all about identifying, developing and leveraging what is “right” about people and solutions and is tied directly to your organization’s performance and business initiatives!
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