I took a Strength-Based Leadership test yesterday. I was late on doing it--I was supposed to read this book for Honors and I finally read it and took the test. And I thought the test was bogus because there were two choices on the sides of the spectrum and I could have chosen either of them. So I chose Neutral. But I guess Neutral has a completely different answer than either side of the spectrum. And the results--well, at first I didn't really read through them and took them as they were. But then I called my mom today and was reading her the descriptions of the different aspects of leadership that I have and she was telling me that it sounded just like me. All of them.
Leader:Grace Engle
Gallup found that it serves a team well to have a representation of strengths in each of the
four domains of leadership strength: Executing, Influencing, Relationship Building, and
Strategic Thinking. Instead of one dominant leader who tries to do everything or individuals
who all have similar strengths, contributions from all four domains lead to a strong and
cohesive team. This doesn't mean that each person on a team must have strengths exclusively
in a single category. In most cases, each team member will possess some strength in multiple
domains.
According to our latest research, the 34 Clifton StrengthsFinder themes naturally cluster into
these four domains of leadership strength. See below for how your top five themes sort into
the four domains. As you think about how you can contribute to a team and who you need to
surround yourself with, this may be a good starting point.
Your Top Five Clifton StrengthsFinder Themes
Executing Influencing Relationship
Building Strategic Thinking
Command Empathy
Woo Connectedness
Communication
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
Empathy
By nature, you may push yourself to meet certain standards or reach particular goals. Your
feelings of success or failure might depend on the way others judge your results. Your keen
awareness of some people’s moods might motivate you to work harder. Sometimes you want
to please them. Sometimes you want to earn their approval; other times, you just want to
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make them happy. Because of your strengths, you may be a person who feels certain things
very deeply. This partially explains why you place some importance on having others know
who you are as a person or as a professional. Perhaps you hope specific individuals grasp a
little bit of what you think, feel, need, dream, or desire. Driven by your talents, you may be
emotionally attuned to what is going on in your own or others’ lives. Perhaps you concentrate
on what is good. Sometimes you search for the best in people, experiences, assignments, or
situations. Maybe you strive to fill certain individuals with joy. Occasionally you find ways to
unburden them of their anxieties, frustrations, sadness, disappointments, fears, or anger. It’s
very likely that you might bring an emotional awareness to certain kinds of conversations.
Sometimes you can ease the stress of individuals if they are about to make an important
decision. Perhaps you can calm those who are struggling with the uncertainty of change.
Once in a while, you pose probing questions to direct the thinking of others. To some degree,
you refrain from telling people what they should or should not do. Instinctively, you may
have quick and ready insights into the moods and emotions of specific individuals. This
awareness might enhance your effectiveness as a trainer, guide, or instructor. Perhaps your
sensitivity allows you to help certain people express what they are thinking or feeling.
Command
Chances are good that you routinely gamble on whether to engage outsiders or newcomers in
conversations. When you take your chances and succeed, you probably gain confidence. You
usually become more assertive when you have to make inquiries, give directions, or issue
orders to your new acquaintances. By nature, you empower people with your air of certitude
— that is, confidence. Your very presence reassures them that they indeed are quite ready and
capable of tackling assignments, spearheading projects, or playing key positions on a team.
Driven by your talents, you usually have more innovative ideas or original suggestions than
others in the group. You are delighted to participate in forums where you can present your
creative concepts. Others are likely to share your desire to improve things. This explains why
many individuals welcome your suggestions. Because of your strengths, you generate ideas
quickly. You draw clever linkages between facts, events, people, problems, or solutions. You
present others with numerous options at a pace some find dizzying. Your innovative thinking
tends to foster ongoing dialogue between and among the group’s participants. It’s very likely
that you automatically vied for the top ranking in contests and games as a child. Reflecting on
your youth, you might remember a few instances of being self-sufficient, assertive, or bold.
Woo
Chances are good that you are very fond of and devoted to the people in your life. You thrive
when individuals reciprocate — that is, return — your feelings of warmth and affection.
Instinctively, you enjoy chance encounters with friends and strangers. You engage them in
conversation. Rarely are you at a loss for words. You delight in all kinds of dialogues,
discussions, and verbal exchanges. You are apt to move swiftly from person to person, taking
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time to briefly chat with each individual. Because of your strengths, you may be guileless —
that is, candid and frank — about what you think or feel. You might reveal many details
regarding your past, your present circumstances, or your future prospects. Some individuals
appreciate your plainspoken and open style. Maybe you spend little, if any, time pretending
you can do or be something you know you cannot. You might win some new friends by being
open about yourself. It’s very likely that you customarily enjoy being the person who gets
people talking. When outsiders or newcomers have little or nothing to say, you usually find a
way to ease them into the dialogue. Driven by your talents, you are occasionally surprised
when your upbeat attitude inspires people. You might generate good feelings in people by
emphasizing their successes, contributions, and favorable traits. Eager to bond with others,
perhaps you make the time to offer sincere compliments or send congratulatory messages.
Connectedness
It’s very likely that you underscore what people have in common even though their
backgrounds, experiences, languages, cultures, or interests vary greatly. You facilitate
dialogue between individuals. You create peace within groups and between people by linking
them to one another. By nature, you sense every event is somehow the consequence of a
series of actions, reactions, or lack of actions. You can accept that which cannot be fully
explained using logic. You say there are no accidents. You are confident that things are
linked together for a purpose that may or may not be revealed to you. Driven by your talents,
you sometimes experience an unexplainable yet natural link with some people. Perhaps this is
a common occurrence with certain individuals, particularly those whose talents, limitations,
interests, goals, needs, or fears are known to you. Because of your strengths, you genuinely
like to help people overcome obstacles that prevent them from linking up with one another.
This explains why you engage so many newcomers or outsiders in small talk as well as
serious discussions. Instinctively, you may bring a more optimistic perspective to life than
some people do. Why? You somehow feel linked to other members of the human family.
Perhaps knowing you are not alone in your suffering or joy encourages you.
Communication
It’s very likely that you might be able to keep a discussion or small talk moving when you are
talking with someone you know on a personal level. By nature, you delight others with your
stories and adventurous tales. You are a natural conversationalist. You gravitate to
discussions and engage in casual chitchat. When the dialogue begins to lag, you probably
keep it moving by asking questions, introducing a new topic, describing an incident, or
offering an explanation. Because of your strengths, you value what others have to say. You
pay attention to the observations they make. You acquire knowledge, skills, and insights from
your peers during group conversations. You exhibit a strong inclination to participate in
dialogue with others so new ideas are brought to everyone’s attention. Chances are good that
you usually dive into conversations when you have a story to tell or a point to make. You
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enjoy speaking with people. You recognize that conversations are a valuable source of new
information. You probably want to share what you know with others. When you are involved
in a group discussion, you typically add to it. Driven by your talents, you enjoy verbalizing
your thoughts. You want others to acknowledge your ideas and feelings. Gaining and
maintaining people’s attention pleases you.
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