Kia ora koutou and warm greetings

Thanks so much for your interest in the CDANZ Character Strengths Special Interest Group (SIG)! My name is Sherrie Lee and I’m a Professional Member of CDANZ and lead the SIG on a volunteer basis. Here’s my LinkedIn profile by way of introduction.

Someone may have forwarded you the information or you may have stumbled upon the SIG. In case you’re interested, I’ve written a blog post on character strengths in career development: https://thediasporicacademic.com/2025/06/30/character-strengths-in-your-career-development/ and was featured on a podcast on the topic: Discover Your Character Strengths for your Career Development

The CDANZ Character Strengths SIG is open to both CDANZ members and non-members. I look forward to welcoming you to our launch meeting to learn more about applying character strengths in our particular contexts. 

Pre-Meeting Preparation: Please complete the VIA Character Strengths Survey before attending to gain a personal understanding of the assessment and maximise your learning experience. The survey is free and is available at: https://www.viacharacter.org/account/register  

Meeting Agenda:

• Introductions (10 min)
• Sharing experiences of using the VIA survey (10 min)
• VIA website resources (5 min)
• Breakout room discussion (15 min)
• SIG Planning (15 min) - Topics for future discussion, meeting frequency, Q&A
• Closing (5 min)

Zoom meeting details: Upon registration, you would have received an email with the meeting details. I will re-send the email early next week.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or reach out on LinkedIn.

Ngā mihi (Best wishes)

Sherrie

Dr Sherrie Lee

Certified Career Services Provider™ NCDA, Professional Member CDANZ

PhD Education, MA TESOL

Email: dr.sherrie.lee@outlook.com | LinkedIn | Website: Dr Sherrie Lee - Career Coach