Having an awareness of your character strengths and being able to use and develop them in your job role and in life can help you flourish.
A study of 10,000 workers found that high strengths awareness was associated with flourishing (Hone et al, 2015) and that when people were matched to job roles where they could make the best use of their strengths, it improved work-related outcomes (Harzer.et.al, 2020)
Further research has found that the character strengths that were most associated with work satisfaction were curiosity, zest, hope, gratitude, and spirituality (Petersen et al., 2010)
The character strengths of leaders are also important. A study found a correlation between leader wisdom and employee engagement, leader humanity and employee wellbeing, and leader temperance and employee trust (Thun and Kelloway (2011))
So, the ability to use our strengths and to work with others who display positive strengths can enhance our work satisfaction, but the thing that links life and work satisfaction with character strengths is that strengths increase our ability to find meaning and purpose in our work and our life.
Life is more fulfilling when you know your ‘why’
Which of your strengths make you feel more fulfilled in life and work?