Lauren Woods
Principal Advisor, Strategy + Capacity Building
What inspires me
Unleashing the talent and potential within our partner organizations
In Demand Skills
Breaking down silos and roadblocks and identifying opportunities for creative collaboration
Memorable Moment @ Frontier
Consulting security experts on best practices and building a framework to put those recommendations into practice to support a future workforce is one of the more meaningful opportunities I’ve had in my career.
Adage
I believe in the human element of everything we do. There are no purely technical solutions. For a solution to work, it has to serve the people doing the core work and consider the impacts on everyone involved.
Bio
Lauren has over 15 years of experience in foreign policy, development, and defense, working at the intersection of security and human rights. Through work at the U.S. Department of State, Capitol Hill, nonprofits, and think tanks, Lauren has implemented security and development programs, managed international educational programs, and conducted data-driven security assessments across the Middle East, North and West Africa, and beyond. Throughout her career in and outside of government, Lauren has looked for creative opportunities to define and incorporate best practices, forge consensus, and drive progress.
Frontier uses this assessment to identify our unique strengths and maximize our teamliness - how we collaborate effectively as cross-functional teams. We often pair colleagues with opposite strengths to turbocharge our creativity and impact.
Over 90% of Fortune 500 companies have used the CliftonStrengths assessment to improve their workplace and meaningfully engage their employees.
Lauren’s Clifton Strengths
Connectedness
People exceptionally talented in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links among all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has meaning.
Ideation
People exceptionally talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.
Strategic
People exceptionally talented in the Strategic theme create alternate ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Intellection
People exceptionally talented in the Intellection theme are characterized by their intellectual ability. They are introspective and appreciate intellectual discussions.
Maximizer
People exceptionally talented in the Maximizer theme focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. They seek to transform something strong into something superb.