Strengths Masterclass – the Original
Finally understand your CliftonStrengths® in depth – and use them effectively at work, in leadership and in relationships. Guided, with a clear structure.
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Who the Masterclass is for
- You took the CliftonStrengths® assessment – but your report has been collecting dust ever since.
- You want to really use your top strengths day to day instead of just knowing them.
- You are looking for depth and real-life transfer – without weekly coaching appointments.
- You want to shape your career, leadership and relationships from your strengths.
What awaits you across 6 modules
Every module combines compact video units, workbook exercises and one clear outcome.
The written summaries and worksheets accompany every module. Videos and live sessions are held in German.
Strengths Masterclass: Curriculum of the 6 ModulesDates of the Strengths Masterclass
Module 1 – Strengths foundation
Understand the CliftonStrengths® model, your 4 domains and the logic behind the 34 themes.
approx. 45 min video · 3 exercises
Content in brief: You learn how Gallup distinguishes talent from knowledge and skill, and why your 34 themes are a ranking rather than a rating. You then map your themes onto the four domains and read your report section by section.
Lessons & exercises
- The CliftonStrengths® model: talent, knowledge, skill
- The 4 domains and how they interact
- How to read your report properly (Top 5 and full profile)
- Exercise: build your strengths map
Working materials
- Worksheet “My strengths map” (PDF)
- Reading guide for the CliftonStrengths® report
- Overview of the 34 themes and 4 domains
Your outcome: You understand the logic behind the 34 themes and what your report actually tells you.
Module 2 – Your top strengths in detail
Deep work on your Top 5: what they really mean, how they show up – and where they tip over.
approx. 60 min video · 4 exercises
Content in brief: Each of your Top 5 strengths is broken down individually: core, motive and typical impact on others. You then look at how your themes combine and describe your personal pattern in your own words.
Lessons & exercises
- Each of your Top 5 in depth: core, motive, impact
- How your strengths show up in daily life
- Strength combinations: your personal pattern
- Exercise: describe your Top 5 in your own words
Working materials
- Deep-dive sheet per Top 5 strength (5 × PDF)
- Template “My strengths in my own words”
- Example phrasings for interviews, team and leadership
Your outcome: You can describe your top strengths precisely – in interviews, in your team and in leadership.
Module 3 – Shadow sides & blind spots
Spot the overuse of your strengths and use the full 34 view for honest self-awareness.
approx. 50 min video · 3 exercises
Content in brief: You recognise when a strength is overused and how friction arises from it. You name your blind spots and place your lower themes realistically – without turning them into weaknesses.
Lessons & exercises
- Overuse: when a strength becomes a burden
- Spotting and naming blind spots
- Your lower themes: what they mean – and what they don't
- Exercise: self-check on your three most common pitfalls
Working materials
- Self-check “My three pitfalls” (PDF)
- Overuse table for all 34 themes
- Reflection questions on blind spots
Your outcome: You recognise your typical patterns early and can adjust before friction builds up.
Module 4 – Strengths at work & in leadership
Translate your talents into roles, tasks and leadership behaviour that carry you instead of draining you.
approx. 55 min video · 4 exercises
Content in brief: You translate your talents into roles, tasks and leadership behaviour: where do you delegate, where do you go deep, how do you decide? Finally you rebuild a typical working week around your strengths.
Lessons & exercises
- Translating your talents into roles and tasks
- Strengths-based leadership: delegating, feedback, decisions
- Redesigning your role profile – concretely and realistically
- Exercise: rebuild your week around your strengths
Working materials
- Template “Redesign your role profile”
- Weekly planner based on strengths (PDF & Excel)
- Guide to strengths-based feedback
Your outcome: You have a role profile that carries you instead of draining you – plus concrete next steps.
Module 5 – Strengths in relationships
Understand friction with your partner, team and family through a strengths lens – and communicate more clearly.
approx. 40 min video · 3 exercises
Content in brief: You read recurring conflicts at work and at home differently – as an interplay of different strengths patterns. You clarify expectations and find language that lands with the other person.
Lessons & exercises
- Friction in teams and partnerships seen through strengths
- Clarifying expectations without bending yourself
- Finding language that lands
- Exercise: prepare a difficult conversation from your strengths
Working materials
- Preparation sheet “Difficult conversation” (PDF)
- Template for clarifying expectations
- Phrasing help for feedback and boundaries
Your outcome: You read recurring conflicts differently – and communicate more clearly without denying who you are.
Module 6 – Integration & purpose
Connect your strengths with your purpose and align the next 12 months around them.
approx. 50 min video · 4 exercises
Content in brief: Strengths, values and purpose come together: you formulate your purpose in one sentence and derive goals that fit your themes. The 12-month plan secures the transfer into daily life.
Lessons & exercises
- Bringing strengths, values and purpose together
- Your purpose statement in one sentence
- 12-month plan: goals that fit your strengths
- Exercise: your personal transfer plan for daily work
Working materials
- Template “Purpose statement in one sentence”
- 12-month plan with quarterly goals (PDF & Excel)
- Transfer checklist for the first 30 days
Your outcome: You leave the course with a purpose sentence and a 12-month plan built on your strengths.
Everything that is included
- 6 structured online modules with compact video units
- Workbook, exercises and reflection prompts for every module
- Field-tested exercises from over 1,000 hours of coaching
- Flexible access at your own pace – anytime, anywhere
- Certificate of participation “Strengths Masterclass”
- 14-day statutory right of withdrawal via Digistore24
Strengths Masterclass PREMIUM Edition
The Original covers roughly 12 weeks at your own pace. The PREMIUM Edition guides you personally for 6 months – in 3 phases, with 5 live sessions, a learning assessment, a certificate and real practice with 3 clients you acquire yourself.
All details, services and prices of the PREMIUM Edition
The 3 phases of the PREMIUM Edition
Phase 1 – Receiving it yourself
You experience your strengths on your own example first: full profile, reflection and a clear starting point.
Phase 2 – Being coached
You are coached yourself and feel the effect of strengths-based work from the client's perspective.
Phase 3 – Theory & a lot of practice
5 sessions with theory, practical exercises and a learning assessment – plus coaching practice with 3 clients you acquire yourself.
PREMIUM includes everything from the Original – plus:
- 6 months of personal guidance instead of 12 weeks of self-study
- 5 guided sessions with theory and practical exercises
- You are coached yourself (phase “Being coached”)
- Coaching practice with 3 clients you acquire yourself
- Learning assessment with personal feedback
- Certificate “Strengths Masterclass PREMIUM”
Original or PREMIUM?
| The Original | PREMIUM Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | approx. 12 weeks | 6 months |
| Format | Self-paced online course | Guided in 3 phases |
| Sessions | Video units | 5 sessions incl. exercises |
| Your own coaching | — | You are coached yourself |
| Practice | Workbook exercises + 3 self-acquired clients | 3 self-acquired clients – guided in the sessions |
| Completion | Certificate of participation | Learning assessment + certificate |
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What participants say
„I finally understand my report. The exercises showed me where I leave my strengths unused in everyday life.“
„Compact, honest, practical. After module 4 I redesigned my role profile – and have been working far more clearly since.“
Who guides you
Philipp Fuchs is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, Certified Purpose Coach® and Lead Coach at PurposeCoach®. More than 1,000 hours of coaching practice feed into every lesson – no theory-heavy slides, but proven exercises from real coaching sessions.
Strengths Masterclass for Zurich and Switzerland
Looking for a CliftonStrengths® course in Zurich? The Strengths Masterclass runs fully online, so you join from Zurich, Winterthur, Zug, Bern or Basel without travelling. Live sessions take place in the evening, Zurich time.
- Live sessions in Zurich time (Europe/Zurich), scheduled after the working day
- Led from Switzerland by Gallup Certified Strengths Coach Philipp Fuchs
- Prices in CHF, payment through Digistore24 – no travel to Zurich needed
- Optional 1:1 coaching in Bern or online as an add-on
Is the Strengths Masterclass held on site in Zurich?
It is an online course with live sessions, so participants from Zurich save the commute and work at their own pace. If you prefer meeting in person, add 1:1 coaching in Bern or online.
When are the live sessions for participants from Zurich?
The five live sessions run in the evening, Zurich time (Europe/Zurich). You receive all dates right after signing up and every session is recorded.
Which language is the course taught in?
All modules and live sessions are in German. Free consultations and 1:1 coaching are also available in English, French and Spanish.
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Strengths Masterclass – the Original
Guided over 12 weeks incl. 5 online sessions
CHF 3’797
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Strengths Masterclass PREMIUM
6 months with personal 1:1 guidance
CHF 7’997
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- Instalments
Instalments can be selected in the checkout where available for the edition.
Invoice and payment confirmation are sent automatically by email.
All prices in CHF including statutory charges.
Videos and live sessions are held in German.
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Topics of the Strengths Masterclass
Every topic links to the matching modules, exercises and blog articles of the Strengths Masterclass. Pick a topic to dive straight in.
- Discovering strengths: truly understanding your CliftonStrengths® profileDiscover your strengths instead of guessing: CliftonStrengths® 34 helps you truly understand your Top 5 – Modules 1 and 2 of the Strengths Masterclass, online from Zurich for Switzerland.Open topic
- Values & purpose: connecting your strengths to a clear sense of meaningDevelop values and purpose together with your strengths: Module 6 of the Strengths Masterclass leads to a purpose sentence and a 12-month plan, online from Zurich for all of Switzerland.Open topic
- Leading with strengths: developing your team through CliftonStrengths®Lead based on strengths: derive delegation, feedback and decisions from your CliftonStrengths® – Module 4 of the Strengths Masterclass, online from Zurich for all of Switzerland.Open topic
- Self-coaching & action: from insight to implementationFrom knowing to doing: structured self-coaching helps you put your strengths into action – exercises from Modules 2 and 4 of the Strengths Masterclass, online from Zurich for Switzerland.Open topic
- Mental strength & resilience: becoming steadier with your CliftonStrengths®Spot blind spots, avoid overuse: Module 3 of the Strengths Masterclass builds mental strength and resilience from your CliftonStrengths® profile – online from Zurich for Switzerland.Open topic
- Team & collaboration: resolving friction through strengthsResolve team friction through a strengths lens: clarify expectations, communicate more clearly and prepare difficult conversations – Module 5 of the Strengths Masterclass, online from Zurich.Open topic
Articles on strengths & leadership
Read on in the blog – in-depth posts on the topics of the masterclass.
- Personal Developmentprofilingvalues day course: schedule, content and what you can apply afterwardsA profilingvalues day course is not a lecture about test results: you read your own profile and check it against situations from your everyday life. This article shows the four blocks, the four selectable focus topics, the preparation and the limits of the format.
- Personal DevelopmentGallup strengths day course: schedule, content and what you can apply afterwardsMany people have seen their CliftonStrengths results once – and then filed them away. The Gallup strengths day course turns your top talents into something you use in daily life. This article shows the schedule, focus topics, preparation and limits.
- Personal DevelopmentGallup strengths course in Switzerland: cost, online or in person and how to chooseGallup courses in Switzerland range from short workshops to coach certifications. This article sorts the formats, gives the cost of the Gallup strengths day course and helps you choose between online and in person and between the focus topics.
- Strengths DevelopmentThe 6 Modules of the Strengths Masterclass: Content, Exercises, OutcomesWhat is actually inside a strengths course? This article walks through the six modules of the Strengths Masterclass one by one: the question each module answers, the exercises involved, the outcome you end up with – and how it all spreads across 12 weeks.
- Strengths DevelopmentDeveloping Strengths in 12 Weeks: the Weekly Plan from the MasterclassKnowing your strengths is easy; using them is work. This plan shows week by week how a CliftonStrengths® report turns into a changed way of working: clear exercises, realistic workload, typical pitfalls and indicators that show real impact.
- LeadershipLeadership Coaching in Zurich: When It Pays Off and How a Process WorksLeaders in Zurich work under specific pressure: international teams, high cadence, almost no room for reflection. This practical guide shows when coaching really helps, how a process runs, what it costs and how to recognise a credible coach in the Zurich area.