Empower, Boost, Motivate: How Strengths Build Healthier, Higher-Energy Teams (WCBS 2026)

What gives your people energy at work, and what drains them? It’s sometimes a difficult question to answer but worth working out. When people use their strengths, the things that bring energy to their day, they feel more confident and motivated, and their wellbeing rises. When strengths go unused, or are pushed into overdrive, the result is often stress, frustration and burnout for the individual and their team.
In this interactive 30-minute session, Nic Jackson will explain what strengths really are and why they matter for wellbeing, sharing practical tips you can use straight away. You’ll explore why moving from fixing weaknesses to building on strengths is one of the simplest ways to boost sustainable energy and reduce burnout. After identifying a strength of your own, you’ll experience how this builds confidence and motivation.
Nic will then turn to teams, showing how a shared awareness of each other’s strengths improves collaboration, helps managers delegate with confidence, and opens up more honest, supportive conversations. You’ll leave with simple, practical tips for bringing the benefits of positive psychology back to your own teams, including the questions that help people embed their strengths every day.
Whether you lead a small business or support people across a large organisation, this session will turn your focus to your people, giving you fresh ideas for building more energised, connected and resilient teams.

Speaker

Nic Jackson, Personal Strengths Coaching
"Nic Jackson, founder of Personal Strengths Coaching, helps organisations ensure none of their people’s strengths are left untapped.

A psychology graduate with over 16 years in corporate HR, most recently managing Learning & Development for Wetherspoon Head Office, Nic saw first-hand how a strengths approach left people more confident. She believes a confident, motivated workforce is the greatest asset any organisation can have.

As a Master of the British Psychological Society recognised Strengthscope, TalentPredix Master, ILM Level 7 Executive Coach and qualified HR professional, she works with leaders and teams through coaching, team workshops and eLearning, helping them embed strengths insights and build strengths-based cultures.

By recognising their strengths (what energises them), teams move from working in silos to effectively collaborating, confidently delegating and thriving through their strengths.
Nic’s mission is to help leaders move away from burnout and get that buzz from a great day at work more often.
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Find them at Stand 26.

In the Seminar Hall 2 (bottom right of the floor plan).