Unlocking Your Potential with Gallup StrengthsFinder: Insights from Sally Magee on the Women In… Podcast
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What if you could stop obsessing over your weaknesses and instead build a life around your natural strengths?
That’s the idea behind CliftonStrengths (formerly known as Gallup StrengthsFinder)—a tool that’s transforming how people lead, work, and live with purpose. On a recent episode of the Women In… podcast, we featured Sally Magee, a Gallup-certified coach who has helped hundreds of individuals and teams apply strengths-based leadership to fuel real, lasting growth.
CliftonStrengths isn’t just another personality test—it’s a framework designed to help you better understand yourself, communicate more effectively, and build teams that actually work well together.
Meet Sally Magee: Strengths Coach and Culture Strategist
Sally Magee brings years of experience in corporate leadership, training, and coaching. She now dedicates her work to helping others discover and activate their unique strengths. Her approach emphasizes practical application—not just learning your strengths, but knowing how to use them to make informed decisions, lead with confidence, and connect more meaningfully with others.
She works with leaders, teams, and organizations across industries, helping them go beyond surface-level self-awareness and into transformational personal and professional development.
Why CliftonStrengths Works
Developed by Gallup and grounded in decades of research, CliftonStrengths focuses on what people naturally do best—rather than what they need to fix. It’s a tool designed to identify your instinctive talents and help you turn them into reliable strengths.
Why It’s Trusted Worldwide:
Used by over 90% of Fortune 500 companies
Taken by more than 35 million people globally
Teams that focus on strengths experience:
12.5% higher productivity
6x greater employee engagement
15% lower turnover
Examples of Companies That Use CliftonStrengths:
Meta (Facebook) – for leadership development and improved team collaboration
Southwest Airlines – to create a strengths-based culture centered on service
Deloitte – as part of coaching and leadership pathways
The Coca-Cola Company – for aligning team dynamics and culture
Intel – to equip managers with tools to lead individuals effectively
Gallup – integrating the model within their own internal structure
These companies rely on CliftonStrengths not just as an assessment, but as an ongoing strategy woven into hiring, development, leadership, and team building.
Sally’s Strengths Strategy: Know, Own, and Apply
Sally teaches a clear and effective three-part approach to working with strengths:
1. Know Your Strengths
Start by identifying your Top 5 (or all 34) strengths using the CliftonStrengths assessment. This creates a foundational understanding of your natural patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
2. Own Your Strengths
It’s not just about recognizing strengths that sound impressive. It’s also about embracing quieter, often overlooked traits—like Consistency, Empathy, or Adaptability—and understanding how they contribute to your success.
3. Apply Your Strengths
This step is where the true power of CliftonStrengths is unlocked. Whether making career decisions, managing others, building a team, or improving relationships, knowing how to use your strengths daily creates momentum and confidence.
Real-World Applications of CliftonStrengths
The impact of strengths-based development shows up across every type of professional environment—and beyond. Individuals and organizations alike benefit when strengths are actively applied.
Examples include:
Leaders gaining insight into how to motivate and communicate more effectively
Teams improving collaboration and reducing friction
Business owners aligning offerings with what they do best
Professionals navigating transitions with clarity and direction
Families learning how to understand one another and work as a unit
When strengths become part of the language of a workplace or family, people feel seen, valued, and more fully engaged.
How to Get Started
✅ Take the Assessment
You can begin your strengths journey here:
👉 CliftonStrengths Assessment – Gallup
Choose the Top 5 for a simple starting point or the Full 34 to explore your entire talent profile.
✅ Learn the 34 Strength Themes
Gallup organizes strengths into four domains:
Executing
Influencing
Relationship Building
Strategic Thinking
Explore the full list here 👉 CliftonStrengths Theme Index
✅ Work With a Certified Coach
For personalized guidance, coaching can bring these insights to life. Sally Magee works with individuals and teams to create strategies grounded in strengths.
Connect with her via LinkedIn or inquire about coaching opportunities directly.
A Strengths-Based Life is a More Empowered Life
One of the most empowering realizations from exploring CliftonStrengths is that you don’t need to become someone else to succeed—you just need to become more of who you already are. By investing in what you naturally do best, you open up pathways to greater effectiveness, fulfillment, and impact.
CliftonStrengths gives you a language for your talent. It shows you how to stop guessing and start growing—with intention, clarity, and confidence.
🎧 Don’t miss the full episode with Sally Magee on the Women In… podcast for deeper insights into how strengths-based living and leadership can change everything.
