Another problem I found with StrengthsQuest was first getting my residents to take the test. I mentioned StrengthsQuest to my residents several times and stressed the positive aspects of taking the test. My residents began to feel pestered and become frustrated with me when I continued to talk about it. When I finally had residents that were interested in participating in taking the test, I gave them access codes that expired within a week. I understand that codes must have expiration dates so that codes and not sitting dormant but I do think that extending the time that the codes are active would result in increased participation. Overall I did not find StrengthsQuest to be a worthy endeavor or investment. I feel that it hindered my leadership skills in that it weakened the relationships that I formed with my residents. Focusing time on StrengthsQuest took time away from creating an inviting environment with and for my residents. When including strengths in our programs was a program requirement, residents were uneager to come to programs and often did not come even when I “dorm-stormed” and remained persistent. I think removing this requirement was a positive change that was made to our syllabus and positively affected program
Another problem I found with StrengthsQuest was first getting my residents to take the test. I mentioned StrengthsQuest to my residents several times and stressed the positive aspects of taking the test. My residents began to feel pestered and become frustrated with me when I continued to talk about it. When I finally had residents that were interested in participating in taking the test, I gave them access codes that expired within a week. I understand that codes must have expiration dates so that codes and not sitting dormant but I do think that extending the time that the codes are active would result in increased participation. Overall I did not find StrengthsQuest to be a worthy endeavor or investment. I feel that it hindered my leadership skills in that it weakened the relationships that I formed with my residents. Focusing time on StrengthsQuest took time away from creating an inviting environment with and for my residents. When including strengths in our programs was a program requirement, residents were uneager to come to programs and often did not come even when I “dorm-stormed” and remained persistent. I think removing this requirement was a positive change that was made to our syllabus and positively affected program