At the end of the six-month bootcamp, each participant will have developed a business that represents their strengths, works effectively with others, and allows them to achieve their desired results. The bootcamp focuses on working together and applying learning to businesses. Participants are instructed to play to their strengths and work around weaknesses by recognizing their strengths through signs of success, instinct, growth, and fulfillment, and stopping weaknesses from hindering them. They are guided to identify their strengths and opportunities through a SWOT analysis in order to build on their strengths and differentiation.

2. Bootcamp Aims
At the end of six months we EACH
will have a business that:
Represents us
Works to our strengths
Is more than just us
Engages effectively with others
Is able to reap what we desire

3. Bootcamp Rules
1.Work at it
2.Work at it ‘together’
3.Work at it ‘by learning and
applying’
4.RESPECT each other
5.Encourage each other

5. Business is always
personal

6. PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS
AND WORK AROUND YOUR
WEAKNESSES

7. STRENGTHS / WEAKNESSES
BY
MARCUS BUCKINGHAM
http://leanin.org
What is a weakness?
“A weakness is an activity that
saps our energy – it weakens us
even if we are good at it”

8. So therefore a strength
is.....
Something that strengthens us –
gives us energy. How do we
recognise this? Start to look
out for the SIGNs
Success – when you do the activity
and feel effective, in control
Instinct – before you do it you
eagerly anticipate it
Growth – personally inquisitive,
focused & a loss of time
Needs – a sense of fulfilment

9. YOU CAN’T TURN A
WEAKNESS INTO A STRENGTH
But You can STOP the weakness
from dragging you down.
 Stop doing it – does anyone
care?
 Team up –find people who
compensate
 Offer up – crowd out
weakness by strength
 Perceive – look at any
weakness through the lens
of your strength

10. How does this relate to
your business?
Know your strengths
Get empowered
Know your differentiation
Build it into your narrative
Look at the support mechanisms in
your business
Value what you do well and do more
of it

11. Strengths
What do you excel at?
What activities give you and your business
energy?
What are your proud of?
What do you do better than anyone else?
What positive things can you say about the
way you approach change?
What resources can you call upon?
Who benefits because you are here?
How do your services / products meet
customer demand?
What goals have you achieved on time or
ahead of time?
SWOT for your Business
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12. SWOT for your Business
Weaknesses
What drains you and your business?
Where are you lacking resources?
What shames you about your business?
What data should you collect that you
currently don’t?
Why does change never stick?
Who suffers because you are here?
What goals did you not achieve?
What weaknesses can I reframe as strength?

13. SWOT for your Business
Opportunities
What areas in your business offer the
greatest areas of growth?
What are your competitors focused on?
What strength can you do more of?
How can you bolster resources?
How can you overcome the hurdles you
face?
How can you improve stakeholder
engagement?
How can you augment your services to
increase value?
What is happening in technology that
could help improve the business?
How could you better achieve the goals
you set?

14. SWOT for your Business
Threats
What is happening in the real world that
could harm you?
Where are you competitors doing better
than you?
How many clients are leaving the business?
Are your stakeholders happy?
What obstacles do you needs to address?
What stakeholders are on the verge of
leaving?
How can I counter a drop in motivation?

15. SWOT – When should you do
it?
When your business faces a challenge
Quarterly – because every business is seasonal

16. A BIG welcome to Daniel