Expanding Your Strengths

Curt Liesveld (1951-2015) served as a Learning and Development Senior Consultant at Gallup. As one of Gallup's most experienced coaches and educators, he counseled leaders and managers on how to increase individual, team and organizational performance through employee development. An expert on strengths-based performance coaching, Liesveld trained coaches who worked at client organizations, as independent consultants and within Gallup on best practices and strategies to maximize individual talents. He played a key role in developing and delivering the courses that constitute Gallup's certified strengths coaching program.Liesveld shared his expertise on strengths development, coaching, team building and vision-casting with many different audiences, both in person and online, as a keynote speaker, presenter and writer. He appeared regularly as a strengths expert on "Theme Thursday," a Gallup webcast series focusing on each Clifton StrengthsFinder theme. Liesveld also shared strengths intelligence on a variety of social media platforms and on the Strengths Coaches' Playbook, the Gallup Strengths Center's coaching blog. His insights on using strengths to increase performance also appeared in the Gallup Business Journal.As coauthor of the book Living Your Strengths, Liesveld played a significant role in bringing a strengths-based focus to churches and faith-based organizations around the world. He was also the author of Expanding Your Strengths, an e-book about the unique and powerful insights individuals gain when they understand how their talent themes influence each other.Liesveld earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received master's degrees in divinity from Western Theological Seminary and in counseling psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.