According to author Tom Rath, the key to success is to be able to support your strengths while in the workplace and not focus so much on trying to fix your weaknesses. Strengths Finder 2.0 is assessment that argues the answer to human development is structured on what people are. After completing strength finders 2.0 online assessment you will be presented with your strengths discovery and planner guide which are formed off of your results. I myself have participated in the strength finders 2.0 assessment. The test itself was a bit entertaining because I was asked questions that I never really thought about. Mt five themes that were listed in my results was relator, focus, belief, harmony, and discipline. My signature theme that I use the most in my everyday life is belief. I've been through many hardships and life changing situations throughout my life. However, I don’t let any of those events break me, I let them make me because I believe no matter what I can make it through anything. I just feel that as long as you believe you'll always have hope. That’s why I was a little shocked by my top theme which was relator. Don’t get me wrong I have good people skills and love to enjoy someone's company. For example, …show more content…
many of friends love to come to me about relationship advice because I don’t judge and can relate to their issues. I always try to put myself in other peoples shoes when having discussions about anything, but I would never think that would be my top theme. The strength finder 2.0 assessment did a great job as far as identifying my five strengths, I agree with each and every one of them. I feel that I can use each talent while pursuing my career of nursing. However, the two that I will use the most is relator and focus. People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. Which is good if you want to be a nurse because it is good to build an bond with your patients. Also people who are especially talented in the Focus theme can take a direction, follow through, and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. This is good for nursing because as far as your job as a whole you will concentrate an be aware of all task that need to be done and organized while doing it. All of my traits will come in handy in nursing especially relator and focus. My top five themes all describe me is some way but I don’t use them all equally.
The theme I need to work on is harmony because it was the last talent out of my five strengths. While reading my Gallup report I noticed that it describe each talent in depth. For the most part harmony explained me like when it stated I can be eager to share my practical insights with certain types of people, especially those who are at odds or don't agree. Despite that obviously there are things I need to fix if it was the last talent. While reading I see that I need to reduce the possibility of conflict, and may consider everyone’s point of view. This is something I don’t do often so its something I need to improve on after reading the description of the harmony
strength. While taking this assessment I used The “Boat” metaphor. This metaphor helps you to evaluate your signature strengths separately and altogether. The “boat” represents myself and how I approach life. I made belief the hull on my boat because it is the body of the boat and I believe my talent belief is the body of my life. I compared the oars to my talent of focus. Oars move the boat forward and I believe me staying focused moves me forward in my life. The next part of my boat was the sail which I compared to my talent of relator. The sail moves the boat forward just like the oars but is less dependable than the oars and this how I see relator in my life. The following part of my boat is the rudder and I believe that discipline matches this part. The rudder gives the boat direction and I believe that discipline does this in my life due my certain core values that are unchanging. Lastly, we have he anchor and I think harmony displays this part of my boat. The anchor stops the boat when things are rough at sea and harmony stops me in my life when times are rough and help me relax. I love the idea of the boat metaphor it helps me analyze and reflect on myself, so that I can have a better understanding on how these strengths are used and displayed in my life.
...gs. One of these things is that no matter what happens, there is always a positive outcome available, even if we need to work to find it. Remembering this theme will remind me that no matter how bleak things look, there is always a way for things to get better. It will also encourage me to work harder to discover this way, which will encourage me to work harder even in normal situations.
Strengths Finder 2.0 uses an online assessment to evaluate the individuals unique talents by having the taker rate how they view a particular question in 20 seconds or less (Rath, 2007). After taking the assessment, my five strengths were determined to be achiever, maximizer, input, arranger, and relator (Gallup StrengthsFinder, 2012).
The Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment with a fun experience that provided very useful information about myself. The questions were interesting and thought provoking. However, the time limit on each question meant that most responses were my first instinct or gut response. I think the time limit keeps a person from over thinking the questions and makes them respond with an answer that is true to who they are. I agree with the five strongest areas identified in my assessment which were strategic, futuristic, learner, command, and ideation (Clifton, Anderson, & Schreiner, 2006)
I was excited to take the Gallup Strengths Finder assessment. Although I am more reserved and shy, I typically find myself placed in leadership positions. I am always surprised when people refer to me as a leader but family members and close friends have made me more aware of this personality characteristic. I really enjoyed taking the Gallup Strength Finder assessment and I can see why this would be an assessment growing in popularity across the globe. When I finished the assessment, my results showed that my strengths, from first to last, are developer, empathy, input, connectedness, and restorative.
Having strength and con the first semester of my sophomore year I learned many things about the weight room and all the lifts. Personally the squat lift was my favorite and the easiest for me. It was the easiest one for me because it was simple to set up, and it was the most comfortable with my body strength.
Weick, A., Rapp, C., Sullivan, W.P. and Kisthardt, W. (1989). A strengths perspective for social work practice. Social Work, 34(4), 350-354.
I am heavily active in the social theme. I feel as though I am always with people whether that be in a teamwork role in my classes doing group projects or in a listening role while hearing stories from people in common ground training. Continuing, I feel like the realistic theme plays a large role in my everyday life
My five strengths according to the strength finder include; balance, this helps me be aware of treating all people equally regardless of the situation. I am neither in anyone 's favor or against anyone as this to me is selfishness and individualism. This would result in a situation where some people scale heights due to connections while others are lagging behind. I believe that a consistent environment where the rules apply to everyone is the best for individuals to function best (Rath, 2007). Flexibility is my next strength. By knowing that things do not always work out as planned has helped me change the tactics of how I perform my tasks. I do not always expect to have a smooth flow of opportunities or accomplish goals, but
All individuals have unique skill sets and strengths. Having knowledge of our strengths and focusing efforts on utilizing and improving these can greatly improve individual success. The Strengths Quest Assessment is a tool that helps individuals identify and assess their unique strengths and skills. The five strength themes that I received are individualization, futuristic, strategic, discipline, and significance. I was somewhat surprised by some of these results, however, after analyzing what each strength means in my life, I have a better understanding of how I can use these to help me succeed in my education and future career.
..., in age, our race, and in religion. One of the ways to this possibility is by attending action-learning groups, a place that I can meet with colleagues and friends for interaction because busy nursing work make this impossible to do. Another chance is my involvement in social affairs in my community. With these techniques, I wish to earn a big recognition of diversity which would help me to acknowledge workmate viewpoint thereby giving support in participation to decision or resolution making.
Clifton’s Strengthfinder urges people to focus on their strengths rather than their shortcomings in order to reach their full potential. Finding one’s strengths can be beneficial in all aspects of life, including in the work place.
Through the self-assessment instruments utilized in this program, I have gained wealth of knowledge about my strengths, and weaknesses and how they affect my personal and professional life. By using different exercises, I recognized new strengths and weaknesses. At the same time, I identified ways to develop my strengths and overcome my weaknesses. The Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI) identified some of my strengths as the ability to get things done, initiating, and taking risks (Kolb, 2007). In the Strongest Self Feedback Exercise, some of the feedback listed my strengths as having excellent interpersonal and communication skills, being self-confident, a fast learner, determined, hardworking, and an awesome listener (Drucker, 2005).
During my first weeks of college I was given the task of taking a quiz that helps me determines my strengths that will help succeed in my college career and beyond. The online quiz assesses you talents and strengths with which you can develop by reading the book ,Strengths Quest, which explains your abilities. The quiz takes thirty minutes to ask about various topics that determine your top five strengths or “themes of talent”. When I first read the synapsis on the back of the book I was skeptical about the accuracy of the quiz’s ability to determine what I’m like based on one hundred and thirty questions. Once I finished the test I still questioned the truth behind the results, until I read the book. I believe that Strengths Quest is a helpful tool that will help me through my college career. The test determined that my personal talents were: adaptability, learner, input, relator, and intellection. Each attribute is presented in the order of the strongest to the weakest. I feel as though the strengths are accurate because I see the similarities between them and my personality.
Part I. Strengths Personal Profile System Two strengths I learned during my Self Awareness assessment were being a good listener and showing loyalty. I really try to be a good listener in all situations. I like to hear the whole story or complete process, whatever it may be. I am cautious about making decisions without having all the details.
Weick, A., Rapp, C., Sullivan, W., & Kisthardt, W. (1989). A Strengths Perspective for Social Work Practice. Social Work, 34(4), 350-354.