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Use this report to make the most of your strongest CliftonStrengths themes, navigate the rest and
maximize your infinite potential:
• Read and reflect on your results to understand what you naturally do best.
• Learn how to apply your strongest CliftonStrengths every day.
• Share your results with others to create stronger relationships and improve teamwork.
STRENGTHEN NAVIGATE
1. Strategic 11. Achiever You lead with Influencing
2. Futuristic 12. Intellection CliftonStrengths themes.
3. Communication 13. Learner
EXECUTING themes help you
4. Competition 14. Relator make things happen.
5. Activator 15. Discipline
6. Command 16. Ideation INFLUENCING themes help
you take charge, speak up and make
7. Input 17. Maximizer
sure others are heard.
8. Significance 18. Individualization
9. Focus 19. Consistency REL ATIONSHIP BUILDING
10. Self-Assurance 20. Positivity themes help you build strong
21. Analytical relationships that hold a team
together.
22. Restorative
23. Woo STR ATEGIC THINKING
24. Adaptability themes help you absorb and analyze
25. Arranger information that informs better
26. Responsibility decisions.
30. Connectedness
31. Context
32. Developer
33. Belief
34. Empathy
1. Strategic The CliftonStrengths at the top of your profile are the most powerful.
2. Futuristic These themes represent how you are uniquely talented. They are the
3. Communication starting point for living your strongest life possible.
4. Competition Develop these CliftonStrengths to maximize your potential
5. Activator Your greatest chance to succeed — at work or anywhere else — lies in
6. Command strengthening what you naturally do best and doing more of it.
7. Input
Start with your top five.
8. Significance
They are your most powerful natural talents.
9. Focus
10. Self-Assurance 1. Read everything about your top CliftonStrengths. To make the most of
your talents, you first need to understand them and how to describe
them to others.
2. Reflect on who you are. Think about your experiences, your motivations
and how you see yourself. Then, consider how your CliftonStrengths
shape you: what you do, how you do it and why.
3. Use these CliftonStrengths every day. Start with the suggestions in this
report for applying your most powerful CliftonStrengths.
4. Watch out for blind spots. Sometimes how you exhibit your strongest
CliftonStrengths can cause unintended negative misperceptions. Read
the “What Is a Weakness?” section to learn more about preventing your
strongest CliftonStrengths from getting in your way.
1. Strategic
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, you can quickly spot the
relevant patterns and issues.
Because of your strengths, you probably feel very good about yourself and life in general
when you know the exact words to express an idea or a feeling. Language has fascinated you
since childhood. Your ever-expanding vocabulary often earns you compliments.
Instinctively, 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.
Chances are good that you generate innovative ideas. You have a unique perspective on
events, people and situations. You probably inspire others to start projects and launch
initiatives as a result of your perspective. You tend to identify a goal, devise numerous ways
of reaching it and choose the best alternative. This explains why you see opportunities,
trends and solutions before your teammates, classmates or peers do.
By nature, you have no difficulty finding the right words to express your ideas. You are quite
comfortable talking about ways to make people or things more complete, perfect, or
excellent.
It’s very likely that you usually feel satisfied with life when your innovative thinking style is
appreciated. You automatically pinpoint trends, notice problems, or identify opportunities
many people overlook. Armed with this knowledge, you usually devise alternative courses of
action. By evaluating the circumstances, available resources, and/or the potential
consequences of each plan, you can select the best option.
You quickly weigh alternative paths and determine the best one. Your natural ability to
anticipate, play out different scenarios and plan ahead makes you an agile decision-maker.
Always have at least three options in mind so you can adapt if circumstances change.
• Strengthen the groups you belong to by using your talent to discover the best path to
success. Because you can do this quickly, it may look as if you are “winging it,” so explain
yourself along the way to help others understand what you see.
• Schedule time each day to think about your goals and strategies. Time alone might be the
best way for you to evaluate all your options and to find the right course of action for each
goal.
• Trust your insights. Because you consider options so naturally and easily, you might not
realize how you came up with a strategy. But because of your exceptional talents, it will likely
be successful.
• Find a group that does important work, and contribute your strategic thinking. Your ideas and
expert planning can make you a strong leader in any group.
• Be prepared to explain your thought process; sometimes people can misinterpret your
Strategic talents as criticism of their ideas. Help them understand that, instead, you are
considering what is already working well and what others have already done.
• When working with others, sometimes they may misinterpret your strong Strategic talents as
criticism. Be mindful of what is already working well and what others have accomplished.
• Because you evaluate patterns and pathways so quickly, others might find it difficult to follow
or understand your thought process. Be aware that sometimes, you might have to backtrack
to explain how you got to where you are.
2. Futuristic
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You are inspired by the future and what could be. You energize others with your visions of the future.
Chances are good that you are somewhat reasonable about what you plan to accomplish in
the future. Perhaps you can identify the steps and the order in which you must perform them.
To some degree, this improves the chances of reaching your intended goal.
By nature, you may spend your time and energy contemplating what the coming months,
years, or decades can offer you. From your perspective, the future might be full of
possibilities for success. Through careful planning, you periodically identify what you must
accomplish to reach objectives. Maybe you are preoccupied with things you can do. This
partially explains why you sometimes refuse to be distracted by things you cannot do.
Driven by your talents, you feel enthusiastic about life when you contemplate everything you
can accomplish in the coming months, years, or decades. You probably need to know what
the future holds before you can concentrate on today’s activities.
Instinctively, you occasionally put great effort into conjuring mental images of the future.
Perhaps some people lack your ability to envision what will be possible in the coming
months, years, or decades. As a result, they may rely on you to do this visioning for them.
Because of your strengths, you are energized by your plans for the coming months, years, or
decades. Bringing your ideas to life is an exciting proposition for you. You sense you have the
power to transform whatever you think is possible into tangible outcomes.
You are a visionary. Your powerful anticipation and detailed visualization of a better future can
turn aspirations into reality. Your vision of tomorrow can inspire and push others to new
heights.
• Use as much detail as possible when you describe what you see on the horizon. Not
everyone can naturally fill in the gaps between the present and future like you can.
• Choose roles that allow you to contribute your ideas about the future. For example, you
might excel in entrepreneurial or startup situations.
• Help those who are struggling imagine their future. You naturally foresee a better tomorrow,
and that motivates you to overlook today’s pain and problems.
• Write down your ideas for the future to clarify your visions for yourself, your colleagues and
your friends.
• Read articles about technology, science and research to fuel your imagination. Thinking
about the future comes naturally to you, and learning more about it will inspire you.
• Because you live in the future, you may find it difficult to enjoy the present moment. While it
will always be important for you to have things to look forward to, don’t overlook
opportunities to experience and appreciate where you are now.
• Some people may dismiss your visions because they can’t see the future like you do. Accept
that you must address real issues today to get to a better tomorrow.
INFLUENCING
3. Communication
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You generally find it easy to put your thoughts into words. You are a good conversationalist and
presenter.
Chances are good that you engage others in conversation about the meaning of life. You
discuss subjects beyond the understanding of the average mind. You afford individuals an
opportunity to be creative, study, reflect, speculate, or tell stories. These activities stimulate
your thinking. Undoubtedly, you prefer to spend time with intelligent people who can
understand what you are saying.
By nature, you expand your horizons and knowledge when you engage in group
conversations. You respond to differing points of view. You probably debate ideas. You
incorporate into your thinking information from a wide variety of sources. These are just a few
of the ways you acquire facts, data, and evidence.
Because of your strengths, you might be the perfect guest at gatherings where few people
know each other. Perhaps you engage an individual in conversation, then, based on what you
learn, you may involve others who have similar interests. Once you get a small group
chatting, you might excuse yourself to start the process all over again with another
newcomer. To some extent, you are the catalyst for animated verbal exchanges.
Driven by your talents, you spontaneously regale people with funny anecdotes, timely jokes,
witty comments, or whimsical ideas. Amusing others brings you pleasure. You have a gift for
making people laugh out loud.
You are good at capturing people’s attention by what you say and how you say it. Your ability
to find words for your own and others’ thoughts and feelings highlights important messages
and helps you make meaningful connections.
Use your gift for stimulating conversation to connect with and inspire others.
• Monitor your audience. Carefully watch how they react to what you say and what engages
them. Identify the words and phrases that caught their attention. Refine your upcoming
presentations, conversations and speeches to focus on these highlights.
• Keep getting smarter about the words you use. They are a critical currency for you. Spend
them wisely, and monitor their impact.
• Take your Communication talents to the level of strength by developing your knowledge and
expertise in specific areas. You can be highly effective and influential when your message
has substance.
• Keep your best stories top of mind, and practice telling them so you get better each time.
You excel at capturing people’s attention.
• Use your talents to build consensus among your peers. Get them talking, and help them put
their ideas or feelings into words.
• Because you are naturally verbal and instinctively share your thoughts, you may not realize
when you are monopolizing a discussion. Try to be mindful of when other people have
something to say, and consider pausing so they can say it.
• Remember that your words are not always enough to motivate others. Take time to listen and
pay attention to what others are saying — and not saying.
INFLUENCING
4. Competition
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You measure your progress against the performance of others. You strive to win first place and revel in
contests.
Because of your strengths, you feel very optimistic about yourself and life in general when
you are declared the victor, “number one,” or the best.
By nature, you sometimes evaluate your current results in light of your past
accomplishments. You occasionally vie for first place if comparisons are made between your
solo performances and those of other individuals. When your talents, knowledge, and/or
skills are being judged, perhaps you relish knowing the victory is yours alone.
Driven by your talents, you occasionally choose to work with a group rather than by yourself.
You might be motivated to help your team be the very best or win the top prize.
Chances are good that you may be exceptionally motivated when you are pitted against
others — especially when only one person can be declared the very best. Your desire to
capture the top prize or finish in first place may drive your choices or explain your behavior.
You motivate yourself and others to a higher standard of performance. You can raise a
group’s achievement level by creating a culture of winning and aspiring to be the best.
• Create daily measures of success for yourself and the teams you are on. Learn what it takes
to win consistently.
• List the performance scores that help you know where you stand every day. Decide which
ones you should pay attention to.
• Take the time to celebrate your wins. In your world, there is no victory without celebration.
• Select tasks, roles and work environments where you can measure your achievements. You
might never be able to discover how good you can be without keeping score.
• Explain to your coworkers, friends and family that you enjoy battling against good, strong
competitors and winning — not from putting others down.
• Be careful not to let your competitive spirit get in the way of your relationships. Not everyone
has your drive to win, and constantly comparing your performance to theirs might offend
them or hurt their feelings.
• Winning at all costs isn’t winning; it’s self-defeating. Make sure you maintain your principles
when you push yourself toward ultimate victory.
INFLUENCING
5. Activator
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You can make things happen by turning thoughts into action. You want to do things now, rather than
simply talk about them.
Instinctively, you typically feel good about the quality of your life when you can arouse your
friends to produce results. You often motivate them with compliments. You also say, “Let’s
start working.” You probably issue direct orders when the need arises.
Chances are good that 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 might quiet certain outspoken people with your quick or clever
thinking. Perhaps you rely on facts and reason to support your ideas. Sometimes individuals
choose to submit to whatever you tell them to do. This partially explains why only a few of
them attempt to resist or ignore your orders. Maybe your mental agility overpowers some
people who like to take charge.
Because of your strengths, you rely on your upbeat attitude to help people feel enthusiastic
about life. You regularly direct their attention to what is good, beautiful, delightful, right, or
possible. Others usually notice it is difficult to feel downcast — that is, in low spirits or
dejected — when in your presence.
It’s very likely that you might enjoy discovering complicated words and committing their
meanings to memory. Maybe you are pleased to add a few uncommon terms to your
vocabulary. Possibly few things please you more than showcasing bits and pieces of your
newfound vocabulary in conversations, discussions, or presentations. Perhaps you are taken
aback — that is, surprised and confused — if some people feel threatened by your
command of language.
You are a catalyst. You naturally know how to turn ideas into action, and you make things
happen. Your energy can be contagious and engaging.
Be the catalyst. When others are stuck, make a decision and get going.
• Record your insights or revelations when you have them so you can act on them later.
• Take responsibility for your intensity. Your drive to make things happen can be the push that
people and groups need to move from discussion to action.
• Put yourself in situations where you can make things happen. Your energy and tempo will
engage you and the people you work with.
• Take on the role of asking for action items in meetings. Be the one who forces the group to
commit to next steps before the meeting is over.
• Find work that allows you to make your own decisions and act on them. In particular, look for
startup or turnaround opportunities.
• Sometimes you might charge ahead and act without a solid plan. Before making a major
decision, think about challenging yourself to consider alternatives and weigh options first.
• The force of your urging people to take action might make them feel overwhelmed and
pressured to act before they are comfortable. Remember that others may not feel that same
urgency, and some people will need more time to think before they act.
INFLUENCING
6. Command
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You have presence. You can take control of a situation and make decisions.
You are direct and firm in the face of resistance or challenges. Because you are comfortable
taking charge and speaking up, you can remove bottlenecks and reassure others in times of
crisis.
• Practice the words, tone and techniques that turn your ability to confront into
persuasiveness.
• Take on worthwhile challenges, and bring others with you. Use your Command talents to lead
others out of their comfort zone and into new territory where change is inevitable.
• Help your colleagues and friends make commitments. You can provide the spark that will
inspire them to act.
• Your decisiveness and presence can be intimidating, whether you intend it to be or not. Keep
that in mind, especially when you have to coach others, deliver feedback and set
expectations.
• Because you speak with authority, you might be used to getting the final word. Consider
asking others for their input before sharing yours so they have a chance to contribute.
7. Input
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You have a need to collect and archive. You may accumulate information, ideas, artifacts or even
relationships.
You seek and store information. Your pursuit of mastery and access to knowledge empowers
you to make credible and well-informed decisions.
• Find out more about areas you want to specialize in. Consider jobs or volunteer
opportunities where you can acquire and share information every day, such as teaching,
journalism or research work.
• Regularly read books and articles that motivate you. Increase your vocabulary by collecting
new words and learning their meaning.
• Devise a system to store and easily locate information you have found so you can access it
quickly. Use whatever approach works best for you — a file for articles you have saved, a
database or spreadsheet, or a list of your favorite websites.
• Unrestrained input can lead to intellectual or physical clutter. Consider occasionally taking
inventory and purging what you don’t need so that your surroundings — and your mind —
don’t become overloaded.
• You might have a tendency to give people so much information or so many resources that
you can overload and overwhelm them. Before you share your discoveries with others,
consider sorting out what is most meaningful so they don’t lose interest.
INFLUENCING
8. Significance
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You want to make a big impact. You are independent and prioritize projects based on how much
influence they will have on your organization or people around you.
You want to do important work and are determined to make a difference. You want others to
respect you for your significant contribution and willingness to work hard to achieve success.
Look for opportunities to do important work where you can help others raise the bar.
• Imagine the legacy you want to leave. Picture yourself in the future. When you look back on
your life, what will you have done to make the world a better place?
• Make a list of the goals, achievements and qualifications you want to accomplish, and put
them where you will see them every day. Use this list to inspire yourself.
• Tell the important people in your life how valuable their feedback and support are to you. You
need appreciation and affirmation, and their words can motivate you.
• Because of your strong Significance talents, people might perceive you as overly concerned
about your reputation and success. Acknowledge that you will need to earn the respect of
others through your actions and contributions.
• Sometimes you might mask your vulnerability or come across as overly controlled, and this
can make it difficult for others to know how to support you. Consider the value of making
others feel important by letting them know when you need help.
EXECUTING
9. Focus
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You can take a direction, follow through and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. You
prioritize, then act.
You have a powerful ability to prioritize, set goals and work efficiently. You avoid time-
consuming distractions and stay on track toward an overall objective.
• Attach timelines and measurements to your goals, and keep track of your progress.
Regularly meeting your objectives will prove that you are moving forward and inspire you to
do more.
• Try putting a daily “power hour” of complete focus on your calendar each week. During this
hour, turn off all your social media alerts, get away from your email, find a committed space
and work toward one important goal — and nothing else.
• Write down your goals and refer to them often. You will feel more in control of your life.
• You may focus so intently on your own work that you don’t notice when goals and priorities
change. Remember to occasionally stop what you’re doing so you can re-evaluate your
objectives.
• When you are absorbed in something, you may be slow to respond to others’ immediate
needs and appear emotionally distant. Acknowledge that sometimes, you will have to stop
and respond to interruptions from the important people in your life.
INFLUENCING
10. Self-Assurance
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You feel confident in your ability to take risks and manage your own life. You have an inner compass
that gives you certainty in your decisions.
You trust your instincts, so you forge ahead confidently, even on risky paths. Because of your
certainty, persuasiveness and ability to make decisions easily, you lead the way for others.
• Trust your instincts, but always gather enough input from other sources to ensure you make
well-informed decisions.
• Look for startup opportunities. You are comfortable working without a rulebook, and you are
at your best when you have to make many decisions.
• Bring your confidence to areas of uncertainty where others are stuck. Your decisiveness and
calm certainty in the midst of chaos can create comfort and security.
• Your confidence in your ability to make the right decisions might make you feel like you don’t
need to consult anyone else. But no one is right all the time, so consider asking others for
their input; they might even validate your hunches.
• Because you usually sound like you know what you’re talking about — whether you do or not
— others might be nervous about questioning you. Be careful not to alienate or intimidate
others with your confidence.
11. Achiever Your greatest opportunity to reach your full potential is developing and using
12. Intellection your strongest CliftonStrengths. But it is also important to understand all 34
13. Learner of your CliftonStrengths themes.
14. Relator Your unique CliftonStrengths 34 profile
15. Discipline
16. Ideation The themes toward the top of your CliftonStrengths 34 profile might show
17. Maximizer up regularly in your life, and the ones closer to the bottom might not show up
at all.
18. Individualization
19. Consistency To fully understand your talent DNA, consider how all your CliftonStrengths
20. Positivity themes, separately or in combination, influence your work and personal life.
21. Analytical In addition to concentrating on your top 10 themes:
22. Restorative
• Navigate the middle. You might notice these CliftonStrengths themes in
23. Woo your behaviors from time to time. And you may need to rely on them in
24. Adaptability certain situations. Think of these themes as a support system you can
25. Arranger use when you need to.
26. Responsibility
• Manage the bottom. Just as your top CliftonStrengths show you who
27. Includer
you are, those at the bottom may tell you who you are not. They aren’t
28. Harmony necessarily weaknesses, but they are your least powerful themes. If you
29. Deliberative don’t manage them properly, they could prevent you from maximizing
30. Connectedness your potential.
31. Context
• Identify weaknesses. To determine if any themes are getting in your way,
32. Developer
review the “What Is a Weakness?” section on the next page, and find out
33. Belief how to overcome potential obstacles to your success.
34. Empathy
To learn more about your entire CliftonStrengths profile, see the “Your
CliftonStrengths 34 Theme Sequence” section at the end of the report.
What Is a Weakness?
1. Strategic Focusing on your CliftonStrengths doesn’t mean you can ignore your
2. Futuristic weaknesses.
3. Communication Gallup defines a weakness as anything that gets in the way of your
4. Competition success.
5. Activator While the CliftonStrengths assessment does not mathematically quantify
6. Command weaknesses, you can use your profile to understand how any of your
7. Input CliftonStrengths themes might prevent you from maximizing your potential.
8. Significance Your strongest CliftonStrengths are your best opportunity for success. But
9. Focus in some situations and with some people, these same themes can hinder
10. Self-Assurance your effectiveness and become blind spots.
11. Achiever The themes at the bottom of your profile can also get in the way of your
12. Intellection success. They aren’t necessarily weaknesses, but they likely do not come
13. Learner naturally to you.
14. Relator To identify potential weaknesses, ask yourself:
15. Discipline • Does this theme ever undermine my success?
16. Ideation • Have I ever received negative feedback related to this theme?
17. Maximizer
• Does my role require me to use this theme, but I feel drained when I do?
18. Individualization
19. Consistency If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be discovering areas
of weakness. Don’t ignore your weaknesses. Instead, focus on your
20. Positivity
strengths, and work to manage the areas that get in your way.
21. Analytical
22. Restorative How do I manage my weaknesses?
23. Woo • Claim them: Know your weaknesses and how they get in your way
24. Adaptability • Collaborate: Ask partners for support
25. Arranger • Apply a strength: Use a different theme to achieve a better outcome
26. Responsibility
• Just do it: Lean in and do your best
27. Includer
28. Harmony
29. Deliberative
30. Connectedness
31. Context
32. Developer
33. Belief
34. Empathy
The best teams are made up of individuals who understand their own — and others’ — unique
contribution to the team. This awareness and appreciation empowers the team to be more
cohesive, versatile, productive and engaged.
However, be careful not to let the four domains limit your thinking. If you don’t have any top
themes in a particular domain, don’t worry. That doesn’t mean you can’t think strategically or
build relationships, for example. Everyone accomplishes tasks, influences others, builds
relationships and processes information. You just use your stronger themes in different
domains to get to the same outcome.
The next page shows you how your unique CliftonStrengths profile sorts into the four domains.
Knowing which domain you lead with can help you understand your most powerful contribution.
EXECUTING INFLUENCING
This chart shows the relative distribution of your unique CliftonStrengths 34 results across the four domains. These
categories are a good starting point for you to examine where you have the most potential to perform with excellence and
how you can best contribute to a team.
See chart below for more detail about your CliftonStrengths by domain.
EXECUTING I N F LU E N C I N G R E L AT I O N S H I P B U I L D I N G ST R AT E G I C T H I N K I N G
11 15 5 17 24 27 21 7
Achiever Discipline Activator Maximizer Adaptability Includer Analytical Input
25 9 6 10 30 18 31 12
33 26 3 8 32 20 2 13
19 22 4 23 34 14 16 1
Consistency Restorative Competition Woo Empathy Relator Ideation Strategic
29 28
Deliberative Harmony
Take Action
Discovering your CliftonStrengths is only the beginning. Achieving excellence depends on your ability
to develop and apply your CliftonStrengths and maximize your potential.
• Find a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. A coach can help you learn to productively apply your
CliftonStrengths regardless of the situation.
• Apply your strongest CliftonStrengths every day. Read the suggestions in your report, and use
the following statements to guide you.
Strategic
Always have at least three options in mind so you can adapt if circumstances change.
Futuristic
Share your visions of a better future.
Communication
Use your gift for stimulating conversation to connect with and inspire others.
Competition
Aim for first place so you’ll always finish strong.
Activator
Be the catalyst. When others are stuck, make a decision and get going.
Command
Be ready to take charge when others waver.
Input
Keep exploring; always be curious.
Significance
Look for opportunities to do important work where you can help others raise the bar.
Focus
Set specific goals with timelines to motivate yourself.
Self-Assurance
Trust your gut, and live life on your own terms.
2. Futuristic 9. Focus
STR ATEGIC THINKING E XECUTING
People exceptionally talented in the Futuristic theme are People exceptionally talented in the Focus theme can
inspired by the future and what could be. They energize take a direction, follow through and make the corrections
others with their visions of the future. necessary to stay on track. They prioritize, then act.
30. Connectedness
REL ATIONSHIP B UILDING
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.
31. Context
STR ATEGIC THINKING
People exceptionally talented in the Context theme enjoy
thinking about the past. They understand the present by
researching its history.
32. Developer
REL ATIONSHIP B UILDING
People exceptionally talented in the Developer theme
recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot
the signs of each small improvement and derive
satisfaction from evidence of progress.
33. Belief
E XECUTING
People exceptionally talented in the Belief theme have
certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these
values emerges a defined purpose for their lives.
34. Empathy
REL ATIONSHIP B UILDING
People exceptionally talented in the Empathy theme can
sense other people’s feelings by imagining themselves in
others’ lives or situations.