Strengths-Based Leadership and Team Development

Strengths-based leadership is not about personality typing or feel-good workshops. When applied well, it builds energy, engagement and contribution at both individual and team level.
At WunderTraining, our strengths work is grounded in world-leading research and delivered in a way that is practical, rigorous and positively enjoyable. We help organisations move beyond awareness to real behavioural change, using strengths to lift performance, connection and culture.

Our Strengths-Based Approach

Our strengths-based work is grounded in contemporary positive psychology and leadership research, including the Official VIA Character Strengths® framework. Alongside this, we have developed our own original strengths-based leadership and team models, shaped by decades of practical application across sectors.
This combination allows us to deliver programs that are rigorous, relevant and deeply engaging, helping leaders and teams apply strengths meaningfully in everyday work.

Official VIA Character Strengths® Program

Pathway to Engagement (Official Program)

WunderTraining is the only provider in Australia licensed to deliver an Official VIA Character Strengths® Program.

This program is grounded in the world’s most researched strengths framework and focuses on engagement, meaning and contribution at work. It is ideal for organisations seeking a pure VIA foundation to support culture, wellbeing and leadership development.

Signature Strengths Programs

Building On Our Strengths by WunderTraining, Teambuilding, Australia Wide

Building on Our Strengths

Delivery: In person, Virtual or Hybrid

Our flagship strengths-based team building workshop. A facilitated, strategic session designed to build trust, alignment and shared language, using strengths as the foundation.

Harnessing Strengths for Energy and Engagement

Keynote | Conference | Virtual


A high-impact strengths keynote or conference session connecting strengths to energy, engagement and performance. Designed for large audiences and conference environments, delivered in person or virtually.

Positive and Authentic Leadership

Keynote | Conference | 1 Day

We deliver our empowering Contemporary Leadership Foundations Workshop directly to your organisation. Enable your top talent to gain essential leadership skills ready to progress in their journey or for those who have stepped into leadership without having formal training or for those in need of a refresh.

Gallup Strengths Finder Training

Strong Team

StrengthsFinder Team Session – Half day

A practical team session using StrengthsFinder to support insight, collaboration and performance. Ideal for teams seeking fast, practical application focused on how work gets done.

The Strengths Advantage by WunderTraining, Strengths-based Leadership in Australia

The Strengths Advantage

Leadership Program – 1–2 days

A practical team session using StrengthsFinder to support insight, collaboration and performance. Ideal for teams seeking fast, practical application focused on how work gets done.

Strengths Tools and Psychometrics

Different strengths tools serve different purposes. We help organisations choose the right approach based on objectives, context and people.

Tool Best For Focus
VIA Character Strengths®
Culture, Wellbeing, Leadership
Character, Values, Contribution
StrengthsFinder
Team Performance
Talents and Execution
Strengths Profile
Individual Development
Energy and Performance

Strengths Resources

Practical tools used in workshops and team sessions to embed strengths language and reflection. Available for organisations and teams.

When Teams Really Work

Why Strengths, Trust, and Energy Matter More Than Performance Alone

This book explores what actually makes teams thrive, not just on paper, but in real workplaces under pressure. Drawing on strengths-based leadership, psychological safety, trust, and energy, it challenges traditional performance-first thinking and offers a more human, effective way to lead teams.

Grounded in evidence and lived experience, When Teams Really Work reflects WunderTraining’s approach to building teams that are engaged, connected, and capable of sustained performance.

Our Main Training Programs

Explore our full range of professional development leadership and wellbeing programs: