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Relator®: The Life-Long Friend
Do you have a friend or friends that you have known since grade school? When you meet someone, do you just “know” that person could be a “bestie”? If so, you may well have the CliftonStrengths® Talent Theme of Relator in your top 5. The Relator talent is very...
Positivity®: Joie de vivre
Do you know that people have an emotional need to celebrate? It’s true. Leaders and teams that know how to celebrate milestones outperform those who do not. Well, people with a top 5 ranked CliftonStrengths® Talent Theme of Positivity have a contagious disease called…...
Maximizer®: We can make it better…
For some people, good enough is not good enough. If that describes your outlook, it is possible that you have the CliftonStrengths® Talent Theme of Maximizer in your top 5 talents. People with Maximizer in their top 5 are very focused on going from good to great. They...
Individualization®: “You would be great at…”
Is there someone on your team or someone you know who just knows the perfect gift for someone, the perfect compliment, or the perfect role for someone? There is a good chance the CliftonStrengths® talent theme of Individualization is in his or her top 5. Listen to...
Learner®: Go to the Head of the Class
Oh, the joy of learning something new! Few things are as invigorating and life-giving, even loved as much as learning something new. FWIW, In Gallup’s database Learner is the second most common CliftonStrengths® talent found in people’s top 5. My favorite question to...
Intellection®: “I think, therefore I am.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=aY7ZPIiT7DE Or as a friend of mine with high ranking Intellection likes to put it, “conversations with me, myself, and I.” If you have the CliftonStrengths® talent theme of Intellection in your top 5, you don’t just like...
Input®: “Feed me, Seymour!”
How many browser windows and tabs do you have open right now? I love to ask that question when I am coaching people with the CliftonStrengths® talent theme of Input in their top 5. FYI, Input is my highest ranked talent and as I write this I have two open browser...
Includer®: “All Aboard”!!
If you live life by the motto, “The more the merrier” there is a good chance that Includes is in your top 5 CliftonStrengths® Talent Themes. People strong in Includer are very sensitive to people being left out, or just feeling left out. You see the value in diversity...
Ideation®: We are the dreamers of dreams…
https://youtu.be/1M0eMkcc91E?t=20 Creative and Creatable. Inventive and Innovative. New, Novel, and Noteworthy. People with the Ideation CliftonStrengths® talent theme are geniuses when it come to creating simple explanations for complex concepts. They derive great...
The Importance of Trust
Last week I had the honor of sitting down with Mandy Snell, Engagement Champion with CoreClairty. We discussed the importance of building trust, how to build trust, and why without it, not only will you not get the results you want, but more importantly, you stunt the...
Harmony®: Elvis wants to know, where is the Harmony, sweet Harmony?
You will hear from Elvis at the end of the post. Right now, picture a rowing team. Their movements are synchronized, precise, and harmonious. It is an exercise in practicality as nothing is wasted. To be sure, no one is rocking the boat. That is the type of...
Empathy®: I Feel Your Pain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDuBXotNZFU&t=3s Well, if you have the Empathy® CliftonStrengths talent theme you also feel others’ joy, sadness, grief, hopes, and a host of other emotions. Your intuition about others’ moods, emotions, and motivations is powerful...