Shaw Strengths Matrix™

Our Focus

The Shaw Strengths Matrix™ (SSM™) reveals how people perform in real-world situations, helping leaders unlock the full potential of their teams.

The Problem

Traditional personality tools focus on static traits and offer limited insight into actual workplace behaviour. They often:

• Give little guidance for improving team collaboration.
• Provide minimal support for leadership decisions like task and role allocation.
• Offer limited advice for developing weaker traits.

The SSM™ Approach

We focus on dynamic behaviour in real situations, giving leaders practical guidance to:

• Build self-awareness of strengths.
• Enhance team collaboration.
• Allocate tasks and roles effectively.
• Mitigate and develop weaker traits.

How It Works

SSM™ maps Cognitive preferences—sensing, feeling, thinking, intuition—across Temporal preferences: past reflections, present awareness, and future anticipations. These combine into cognitive-affective units, which, aggregated across multiple situations, define each individual's ranked profile of 12 character strengths.

Each profile is mapped to the widely recognised occupational framework O*NET, enabling data-informed decisions on individual and team role fit, task allocation, and development planning.

Key Benefits

• Gain nuanced insights into individual strengths.
• Make informed leadership and development decisions.
• Improve team performance through actionable guidance.
• Develop both strengths and weaker traits for sustained impact.