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Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide

SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 03-30-2014
ANDA ROBERTS-BRYANT
A note of caution: Because many of your StrengthsFinder responses were neutral, the themes listed are based only on the pairs of descriptors to which you did respond with something other than a neutral response. Some people do not choose one descriptor from any given pair because they feel that neither or both descriptors fit them well. While this is acceptable, it does mean that any feedback you might receive that is based on these results may not be as personalized as it would be if your results were stronger. Please keep this in mind when you consider how well you feel your top five themes describe you.
Your Top 5 Themes

Relator Responsibility Positivity Connectedness Belief
What's in This Guide?

Section I: Awareness A brief Shared Theme Description for each of your top five themes Your Personalized Strengths Insights, which describe what makes you stand out from others with the same theme in their top five Questions for you to answer to increase your awareness of your talents Section II: Application 10 Ideas for Action for each of your top five themes Questions for you to answer to help you apply your talents Section III: Achievement Examples of what each of your top five themes "sounds like" -- real quotes from people who also have the theme in their top five Steps for you to take to help you leverage your talents for achievement
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Section I: Awareness
Relator
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out? Its very likely that you have close companions who frequently seek your guidance. You help them find answers to their personal and professional problems. This makes you a valuable friend. Driven by your talents, you feel most fulfilled when you are busy and simply performing routine tasks. When you have nothing to do, typically you find something to do. Sitting around and wasting time does not suit you at all. Because of your strengths, you feel life is best when you are truthful about your talents, skills, education, successes, experiences, or background. You are determined to dispel illusions you have about yourself and others have about you. This is likely to be one of your top priorities. As long as you do not pretend to be someone you are not, you are a happier and healthier human being. Chances are good that you sometimes identify with people who share their ambitions, hopes, or intentions with you. By nature, you often congratulate yourself for being a fine counselor. Many people keep coming back to you for words of wisdom. Others seek your recommendations about how to handle problems or take advantage of opportunities.
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?
Responsibility
People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.

What makes you stand out? Instinctively, you are apt to be disappointed with yourself when you fail to make someone feel welcome in your presence. You generally want to give your approval to all kinds of individuals regardless of their age, nationality, income, job, education, religion, handicaps, or appearance. Because of your strengths, you genuinely feel pleased with yourself and life in general when you do tasks correctly and behave in accordance with your core values. Chances are good that you experience pangs of remorse when you realize you failed to do something you promised to do. You feel awful when you do not do something correctly. You probably regret having compromised your basic values about right and wrong. Driven by your talents, you may be exact about certain things you do or how you do them. Perhaps you follow your conscience when you need to distinguish right from wrong or excellence from mediocrity. Its very likely that you sometimes volunteer to do things rather than wait to be asked to assume more duties.
Questions
Positivity
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.

What makes you stand out? Because of your strengths, you feel much better about yourself and life in general when you have a worthwhile cause or project to which you can dedicate your mind, body, and spirit. Instinctively, you have a reputation for being optimistic about life. Numerous individuals describe you as easygoing that is, relaxed and unworried. You probably refuse to let your own problems and peoples behaviors make you angry or anxious. By nature, you may allow yourself to become emotionally attached to people. You might see the good in individuals and choose to overlook their flaws or mistakes. Perhaps the fondness you show toward others endears you to many of them. Driven by your talents, you occasionally compliment the people with whom you study or work. Perhaps you want individuals to know you noticed their minor and major moments of excellence. Its very likely that you have an ability to satisfy disgruntled individuals. The soothing effect you have on others probably contributes to your own sense of well-being.
Questions
Connectedness
People who are especially talented in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links between all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.

What makes you stand out? Because of your strengths, you sense you are not all alone in the world. You probably feel linked with every person and living thing. This openness explains why you invite a vast array of people to participate in conversations, activities, social events, or groups. Its very likely that you routinely isolate facts that link ideas, events, or people. You are especially sensitive to how one persons optimistic or negative thoughts can affect the entire human family. This prompts you to pay close attention to what individuals and groups think and do. Instinctively, you usually welcome a wide array of people into your life. From the first moment you meet them, you are likely to sense that an unspoken bond exists between you. You are curious, so you probably search for explanations about why you linked up with each other at this particular moment. Even when it remains a mystery, you contend there is a reason. By nature, you are genuinely fascinated with the mystery of life. Your capacity to feel good about yourself does not hinge on having logical or rational explanations for everything. You sense you are part of the lives of other individuals and accept they are part of your existence. This outlook on life probably influences what you say or do for people as well as how you care for the environment. Chances are good that 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.
Questions
Belief
People who are especially talented in the Belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.

What makes you stand out? Instinctively, you refuse to live a meaningless existence. You seek a vocation that allows you to express your deepest values every day. Work or school provides you with the opportunity to enrich and deepen the quality of your life. You really want to do what you love doing. Your job or studies need to be much more than a means to an end that is, a paycheck or a diploma. Chances are good that you choose to live your life in a way that benefits individuals and society as a whole. You are highly motivated to make the world a better place than you found it. Your ideals and core values influence how you spend your time and use your talents. You have a deep and abiding concern for others. Because of your strengths, you place more importance on the purpose and value of what you do than on the monetary rewards that accompany success. By nature, you are naturally compelled to admit the truth. If someone asked you or told you to intentionally mislead someone, you would reply, I cannot and I will not do that! Driven by your talents, you have no doubts about being linked in some way with everything in the universe. This includes all creation and all humankind.
Questions
Questions
1. How does this information help you better understand your unique talents? 2. How can you use this understanding to add value to your role? 3. How can you apply this knowledge to add value to your team, workgroup, department, or division? 4. How will this understanding help you add value to your organization? 5. What will you do differently tomorrow as a result of this report?
Section II: Application
Relator
Ideas for Action:
Find a workplace in which friendships are encouraged. You will not do well in an overly formal organization. In job interviews, ask about work styles and company culture. Deliberately learn as much as you can about the people you meet. You like knowing about people, and other people like being known. By doing this, you will act as a catalyst for trusting relationships. Let it be known that you are more interested in the character and personality of others than in their status or job title. This is one of your greatest talents and can serve as a model for others. Let your caring show. For example, find people in your company to mentor, help your colleagues get to know each other better, or extend your relationships beyond the office. No matter how busy you are, stay in contact with your friends. They are your fuel. Be honest with your friends. True caring means helping the other person be successful and fulfilled. Giving honest feedback or encouraging your friend to move out of a role in which he or she is struggling is a compassionate act. You probably prefer to be seen as a person, an equal, or a friend, rather than as a function, a superior, or a title. Let people know that they can address you by your first name, rather than formally. You might tend to withhold the most engaging aspects of your personality until you have sensed openness from another person. Remember, building relationships is not a oneway street. Proactively put yourself out there. Others will quickly see you for the genuine individual you are, and you will create many more opportunities to cultivate strong, longlasting connections. Make time for family and close friends. You need to spend quality moments with those you love in order to feed your Relator talents. Schedule activities that allow you to get even closer to the people who keep you grounded and happy. Make an effort to socialize with your colleagues and team members outside of work. It can be as simple as lunch or coffee together. This will help you forge more connected relationships at work, which in turn can facilitate more effective teamwork and cooperation.
Questions
1. Which of these action items speak to you? Highlight the actions that you are most likely to take. 2. How will you commit to taking action? Write your own personalized action item that you will take in the next 30 days.
Responsibility
Ideas for Action:
Emphasize your sense of responsibility when job hunting. During interviews, describe your desire to be held fully accountable for the success or failure of projects, your intense dislike of unfinished work, and your need to make it right if a commitment is not met. Keep volunteering for more responsibility than your experience seems to warrant. You thrive on responsibility, and you can deal with it very effectively. Align yourself with others who share your sense of responsibility. You will flourish when working with people who share your determination to get things done. Tell your manager that you work best when given the freedom to follow through on your commitments that you dont need to check in during a project, just at the end. You can be trusted to get it done. Push yourself to say no. Because you are instinctively responsible, it might sometimes be difficult to refuse opportunities. For this reason, you must be selective. Ask for more responsibility in only the areas that matter most to you. You naturally take ownership of every project you are involved in. Make sure that your capacity to own does not keep you from sharing responsibility. Allow others the opportunity to experience the challenges of ownership. In doing so, you will contribute to their growth and development. Learn to manage your Responsibility talents by considering whether you really are the person who should be handling a particular issue. Defer to your existing responsibilities and goals before undertaking additional burdens, as you may end up skimping on quality if you have too many tasks or competing demands. Partner with someone especially talented in Discipline or Focus. This person can help you stay on track and prevent you from becoming overloaded. Working with a like-minded, responsible colleague is satisfying for you. Be sure to clarify expectations and boundaries so that each person can feel ownership for his or her particular tasks without stepping on each others toes. Responsible individuals like to know they have delivered on their commitments, so create metrics and goals to gauge how effectively you meet your obligations. Also, make sure you have explicit and concrete expectations so that there is no question regarding quality outcomes and so that you can hit the mark as promised.
Questions
Positivity
Ideas for Action:
You probably will excel in any role in which you are paid to highlight the positive. A teaching role, a sales role, an entrepreneurial role, or a leadership role will make the most of your ability to make things dramatic. You tend to be more enthusiastic and energetic than most people. When others become discouraged or are reluctant to take risks, your attitude will provide the impetus to keep them moving. Over time, others will start to look to you for this lift. Plan highlight activities for your friends and colleagues. For example, find ways to turn small achievements into events, plan regular celebrations that others can look forward to, or capitalize on the years holidays and festivals. Explain that your enthusiasm is not simple naivety. You know that bad things can happen; you simply prefer to focus on the good things. You may get your greatest joy by encouraging people. Freely show your appreciation of others, and make sure that the praise is not vague. Consistently seek to translate your feelings into specific, tangible, and personal expressions of gratitude and recognition. As you share your Positivity talents, be sure to protect and nurture them. As necessary, insulate yourself from chronic whiners and complainers, and intentionally spend time in highly positive environments that will invigorate and feed your optimism. Dont pretend that difficulties dont concern you. Other people need to know that while you find the good in virtually every situation, you are not nave. Recognize challenges, and communicate the reasons for your optimism. Your positive approach will be most powerful when others realize it is grounded in reality. Because people will rely on you to help them rise above their daily frustrations, arm yourself with good stories, jokes, and sayings. Never underestimate the effect that you can have on people. Avoid negative people. They will bring you down. Instead, seek people who find the same kind of drama and humor in the world that you do. You will energize each other. Deliberately help others see the things that are going well for them. You can keep their eyes on the positive.
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Connectedness
Ideas for Action:
Consider roles in which you listen and counsel. You can become adept at helping other people see connection and purpose in everyday occurrences. Explore specific ways to expand your sense of connection, such as starting a book club, attending a retreat, or joining an organization that puts Connectedness into practice. Within your organization, help your colleagues understand how their efforts fit in the larger picture. You can be a leader in building teams and helping people feel important. You are aware of the boundaries and borders created within organizations and communities, but you treat these as seamless and fluid. Use your Connectedness talents to break down silos that prevent shared knowledge. Help people see the connections among their talents, their actions, their mission, and their successes. When people believe in what they are doing and feel like they are part of something bigger, commitment to achievement is enhanced. Partner with someone with strong Communication talents. This person can help you with the words you need to describe vivid examples of connection in the real world. Dont spend too much time attempting to persuade others to see the world as a linked web. Be aware that your sense of connection is intuitive. If others dont share your intuition, rational argument will not persuade them. Your philosophy of life compels you to move beyond your own self-interests and the interests of your immediate constituency and sphere of influence. As such, you see the broader implications for your community and the world. Explore ways to communicate these insights to others. Seek out global or cross-cultural responsibilities that capitalize on your understanding of the commonalities inherent in humanity. Build universal capability, and change the mindset of those who think in terms of us and them. Connectedness talents can help you look past the outer shell of a person to embrace his or her humanity. Be particularly aware of this when you work with someone whose background is very different from yours. You can naturally look past the labels and focus on his or her essential needs.
Questions
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Belief
Ideas for Action:
Clarify your values by thinking about one of your best days ever. How did your values play into the satisfaction that you received on that day? How can you organize your life to repeat that day as often as possible? Actively seek roles that fit your values. In particular, think about joining organizations that define their purpose by the contribution they make to society. The meaning and purpose of your work will often provide direction for others. Remind people why their work is important and how it makes a difference in their lives and in the lives of others. Your Belief talents allow you to talk to the hearts of people. Develop a purpose statement and communicate it to your family, friends, and coworkers. Your powerful emotional appeal can give them a motivating sense of contribution. Create a gallery of letters and/or pictures of the people whose lives you have substantially influenced. When you are feeling down or overwhelmed, remind yourself of your value by looking at this gallery. It will energize you and revive your commitment to helping others. Set aside time to ensure that you are balancing your work demands and your personal life. Your devotion to your career should not come at the expense of your strong commitment to your family. Dont be afraid to give voice to your values. This will help others know who you are and how to relate to you. Actively cultivate friends who share your basic values. Consider your best friend. Does this person share your value system? Partner with someone who has strong Futuristic talents. This person can energize you by painting a vivid picture of the direction in which your values will lead. Accept that the values of other people might differ from your own. Express your beliefs without being judgmental.
Questions
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Section III: Achievement

Look for signs of achievement as you read these real quotes from people who share your top five themes.
Relator sounds like this:

Gavin T., flight attendant: I have many wonderful acquaintances, but as for true friends that I hold dear, not very many. And Im real okay with that. My best times are spent with the people Im tightest with, like my family. We are a very tight-knit Irish Catholic family, and we get together every chance we can. Its a large family I have five brothers and sisters and ten nieces and nephews but we all get together about once a month and yuk it up. Im the catalyst. When Im back in Chicago, even if there is no birthday or anniversary or whatever, I become the excuse for getting together and hanging out for three or four days. We really enjoy one anothers company. Tony D., pilot: I used to fly in the Marines, and, boy, you had better be comfortable with the word friend in the Marines. You had better feel good about trusting someone else. I cant tell you how many times I put my life in someone elses hands. I was flying off my friends wing, and Id be dead if he couldnt get me back safely. Jamie T., entrepreneur: Im definitely selective about my relationships. When I first meet people, I dont want to give them very much of my time. I dont know them; they dont know me so lets just be pleasant and leave it at that. But if circumstances make it so that we get to know each other better, it seems like a threshold is reached where I suddenly start wanting to invest more. Ill share more of myself, put myself out for them, do things for them that will bring us a little closer, and show that I care. Its funny because I am not looking for any more friends in my life. I have enough. And yet with each new person I meet, as soon as that threshold is reached, I feel compelled to go deeper and deeper. Now I have ten people working for me, and I would call each of them my very good friend.
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Responsibility sounds like this:

Nigel T., sales executive: I used to think that there was a piece of metal in my hand and a magnet on the ceiling. I would just volunteer for everything. I have had to learn how to manage that because not only would I end up with too much on my plate, but I would also wind up thinking that everything was my fault. I realize now that I cant be responsible for everything in the world thats Gods job. Kelly G., operations manager: The country manager in Sweden called me in November and said, Kelly, could you please not ship my inventory until January 1. I said, Sure. Sounds like a good plan. I told my people about the plan and thought I had all the bases covered. On December 31, however, when I was checking my messages while on a ski slope, making sure everything was hunky-dory, I saw that his order had already been shipped and invoiced. I had to call immediately and tell him what happened. Hes a nice man, so he didnt use any four-letter words, but he was very angry and very disappointed. I felt terrible. An apology wasnt enough. I needed to fix it. I called our controller from the chalet, and that afternoon we figured out a way to put the value of his inventory back on our books and clean it off his. It took most of the weekend, but it was the right thing to do. Harry B., outplacement consultant: I was just a young bank manager in one of the branches when the president of the company decided that he wanted to foreclose on a property. I said, Thats fine, but we have a responsibility to give the people full value for their property. He didnt see it that way. He wanted to sell the property to a friend of his for what was owed, and he said my problem was that I couldnt separate my business ethics from my personal ethics. I told him that was correct. I couldnt because I didnt believe and still dont believe that you can have two standards. So I quit the firm and went back to earning five dollars an hour working for the forestry service picking up trash. Since my wife and I were trying to support our two kids and make ends meet, it was a hard decision for me to make. But looking back, on one level, it really wasnt hard at all. I simply couldnt function in an organization with those kinds of ethics.
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Positivity sounds like this:

Gerry L., flight attendant: There are so many people on an airplane that I have made it a point over the years to single out one or two on a flight and make it something special for them. Certainly, I will be courteous to everybody and extend to them the kind of professionalism that I would like given to me, but over and above that, I try to make one person or family or small group of people feel particularly special, with jokes and conversation and little games that I play. Andy B., Internet marketing executive: I am one of those people who loves creating buzz. I read magazines all the time, and if I find something fun some new store, new lip gloss, whatever I will charge around telling everyone about it. Oh, you just have to try this store. It is so-o-o cool. Look at these pictures. Check them out. I am so passionate when I talk about something that people just have to do what I say. Its not that I am a great salesperson. Im not. In fact, I hate asking for the close; I hate bothering people. Its just that my passion about what I say makes people think, Gosh, it must be true. Sunny G., communications manager: I think the world is plagued with enough negative people. We need more positive people people who like to zero in on what is right with the world. Negative people just make me feel heavy. In my last job, there was a guy who came into my office every morning just to unload on me. I would purposely dodge him. Id see him coming, and Id run to the bathroom or go some other place. He made me feel as if the world was a miserable place, and I hated that.
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Connectedness sounds like this:

Mandy M., homemaker: Humility is the essence of Connectedness. You have to know who you are and who you arent. I have a piece of the wisdom. I dont have much of it, but what I do have is real. This isnt grandiosity. This is real humility. You have confidence in your gifts, real confidence, but you know you dont have all the answers. You start to feel connected to others because you know they have wisdom that you dont. You cant feel connected if you think you have everything. Rose T., psychologist: Sometimes I look at my bowl of cereal in the morning and think about those hundreds of people who were involved in bringing me my bowl of cereal: the farmers in the field, the biochemists who made the pesticides, the warehouse workers at the food preparation plants, even the marketers who somehow persuaded me to buy this box of cereal and not a different one sitting next to it on the shelf. I know it sounds strange, but I give thanks to these people, and just doing that makes me feel more involved with life, more connected to things, less alone. Chuck M., teacher: I tend to be very black and white about things, but when it comes to understanding the mysteries of life, for some reason, I am much more open. I have a big interest in learning about all different religions. I am reading a book right now that talks about Judaism versus Christianity versus the religion of the Canaanites. Buddhism, Greek mythology its really interesting how all of these tie together in some way.
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Belief sounds like this:

Michael K., salesperson: The vast majority of my nonworking time goes to my family and to the things we do in the community. I was on the countywide Boy Scouts board of directors. And when I was a Boy Scout, I was pack leader. When I was an Explorer, I was junior assistant leader for the Boy Scouts. I just like being with kids. I believe thats where the future is. And I think you can do a whole lot worse with your time than investing it in the future. Lara M., college president: My values are why I work so hard every day at my job. I put hours and hours into this job, and I dont even care what I get paid. I just found out that I am the lowest paid college president in my state, and I dont even care. I mean, I dont do this for the money. Tracy D., airline executive: If you are not doing something important, why bother? Getting up every day and working on ways to make flying safer seems important to me, purposeful. If I didnt find this purpose in my job, I dont know if I could work through all the challenges and frustrations that get in my way. I think I would get demoralized.
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Questions
1. Talk to friends or coworkers to hear how they have used their talents to achieve.
2. How will you use your talents to achieve?
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StrengthsFinder 2.

2000, 2006-2012 GALLUP, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide

Your Top 5 Themes

What's in This Guide?

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Section II: Application

Section III: Achievement

Relator sounds like this:

Responsibility sounds like this:

Positivity sounds like this:

Connectedness sounds like this:

Belief sounds like this:

2. How will you use your talents to achieve?

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