Discussion: Your Leadership Profile

Strengths Insight Guide S U R V E Y C O M P L E T I O N D A T E : 0 9 – 2 9 – 2 0 2 0

DON CLIFTON

Father of Strengths Psychology and Inventor of CliftonStrengths

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S U R V E Y C O M P L E T I O N D A T E : 0 9 – 2 9 – 2 0 2 0

Depending on the order of your themes and how you responded to the assessment, some of your themes may share identical insight statements. If this occurs, the lower ranked theme will not display insight statements to avoid duplication on your report.

Your Top 5 Themes

1. Strategic

2. Arranger

3. Positivity

4. Achiever

5. Developer

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Strategic

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.

YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS

What makes you stand out?

Chances are good that you are innovative, inventive, original, and resourceful. Your mind allows you to venture beyond the commonplace, the familiar, or the obvious. You entertain ideas about the best ways to reach a goal, increase productivity, or solve a problem. First, you think of alternatives. Then you choose the best option. Driven by your talents, you may easily find the right words to express what you are thinking. Sometimes you offer explanations. Occasionally you discuss ideas. Once in a while, you rely on examples, stories, or jokes to illustrate your main points. By nature, you might appreciate straightforward, candid and concise conversations. Sometimes you engage in dialogue with people who are willing to listen to the alternatives you present. Instinctively, you can reconfigure factual information or data in ways that reveal trends, raise issues, identify opportunities, or offer solutions. You bring an added dimension to discussions. You make sense out of seemingly unrelated information. You are likely to generate multiple action plans before you choose the best one. Because of your strengths, you occasionally demonstrate an ease with language. Sometimes you effortlessly verbalize your thoughts. You might delight in the opportunity to share your insights. Maybe you derive exceptional pleasure from actively participating in conversations as long as group members propose ideas, seek solutions, or debate issues. Discussion: Your Leadership Profile

Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to you?

2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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Arranger

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People who are especially talented in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have a flexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.

YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS

What makes you stand out?

It’s very likely that you intentionally choose to join work or study groups. Partnering with others usually contributes to your overall sense of well-being and efficiency. Because of your strengths, you might recruit certain people to work on projects or teams. You might outline some reasons for their participation. Occasionally you emphasize the benefits of signing up to do something. Chances are good that you are apt to be the person who takes chances when most of your teammates are reluctant to do anything. You generally inspire individuals to be more daring. How? They observe you trusting yourself enough to try something new, different, or difficult. When you act boldly, they probably decide they can be brave, too. Instinctively, you realize you benefit from having possibility thinkers on your team. You enjoy working with people whose minds conceive processes, products, or inventions that will be part of everyday life years or decades from today. By nature, you are likely to be the member of the team who launches projects, starts meetings, or begins processes. You often reach a point where you tire of planning. This is apt to be when you need to get busy and make something happen.

Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to you?

2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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Positivity

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People who are especially talented in the Positivity theme have an enthusiasm that is contagious. They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do.

YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS

What makes you stand out?

By nature, you may feel life is best when people understand, value, and accommodate your need to expend physical energy. Maybe you are more content when you are busy and least content when you must sit in one place for extended periods of time. Driven by your talents, you freely give of yourself. You are eager to share what you possess and know. This includes, but is not limited to, tangible objects, money, ideas, skills, knowledge, food, shelter, and time. Chances are good that you probably have a reputation for being a big-hearted person. One reason is your capacity for welcoming a wide array of people into your life, especially those whom others describe as different. It’s very likely that you may decide that life is grand when you have more ideas to offer a group than anyone else. When you are excited about the details of an original thought, you might insist people give you their undivided attention. Sometimes your assertiveness surprises you as well as others. Because of your strengths, you might be more fascinated with future possibilities than with past events. Keeping the two time frames separate may allow you to invent entirely new ways of finding personal happiness or professional fulfillment. Discussion: Your Leadership Profile

Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to you?

2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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Achiever

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People who are especially talented in the Achiever theme have a great deal of stamina and work hard. They take great satisfaction from being busy and productive.

YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS

What makes you stand out?

Chances are good that you approach your work-related or academic assignments with a great deal of intensity. You are known for putting in long hours and working hard. Instinctively, you might devote some of your attention to immediate tasks or challenges. This partially explains why you give yourself time to comprehend what you read on the printed page or the computer screen. Diligence, persistence, and concentration might be three of your distinguishing traits. By nature, you work for hours, days, weeks, or even months to produce outstanding results. You impose demanding standards for excellence and productivity on yourself. You probably cannot rest until each requirement is met. Driven by your talents, you likely have a reputation for being a hard worker. This explains why you tell individuals they can accomplish a lot more than they think they can. You press people to excel rather than settle for mediocre results. You probably have a difficult time associating with people who do only what is expected and who complain when they are challenged to do much more. It’s very likely that you may ignore distractions to concentrate on your assignments. Sometimes you keep reading, researching, experimenting, or writing until you know all you need to know about a particular subject. You might not rest until you have mastered certain concepts, committed important information to memory, or completed specific course requirements. Discussion: Your Leadership Profile

Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to you?

2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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Developer

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People who are especially talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from these improvements.

YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS

What makes you stand out?

Instinctively, you commonly acknowledge the talents, knowledge, and skills of others. In the process, those people begin to grasp the high opinion you have of them. Driven by your talents, you place more importance on the purpose and value of what you do than on the monetary rewards that accompany success. Chances are good that you support the people around you by acknowledging their outstanding accomplishments and stellar performances. It’s very likely that you impart confidence to people by reinforcing the high regard you have for them as individuals. By nature, you sometimes engage people in group conversations. You may choose to be an active participant, too. Your upbeat attitude and willingness to acknowledge the ideas of others might enliven and enrich the dialogue. Perhaps you reinforce the value of what they say, helping them feel less vulnerable when they reveal their thoughts or feelings. Discussion: Your Leadership Profile

Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to you?

2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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