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 and embrace it. You want every voice to be heard. People find you approachable, accepting, and attractive. Learn more about this great team building talent…
- Understand and appreciate the universal foundation that connects all people
- Remember that including the right people is often more critical than including all people
As an Includer, you have a strong sense that everyone has worth, importance, a voice worth hearing, and a contribution to make. You sense that we are all connected and have value regardless of ethnicity, social status, gender, etc. This non-judgmental attitude naturally draws people in and welcomes them. If someone is too timid to be drawn in, you go and bring them in.
Includers excel at welcoming new people to a team. They also push for diversity and collaboration. They are sensitive to those who feel marginalized. For on-boarding and enhancing team work, people with Includer in their top 5 are great choices.
That said, Jim Collins admonishes us that it is paramount for leaders to get the right people on the bus, not all the people on the bus. Includers may not be the best at hiring, but once someone is hired, Includers will make that person feel welcome and important.
Here are some more descriptors for Includers:
- Warm
- Tolerant
- Accepting
- Advocate
- Inviter
There is a lot to like in the modern era, and there is a lot to decry. Philosopher, Neil Postman was adept at pointing out the dehumanizing effects of technology and the way humans dehumanize one another. Includer is a talent worth celebrating because those with the Includer talent are hard at work, doing what they naturally do to make the world more humane and honoring to people.
And if Mel Brooks had titled this blogpost: “Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome, come on in…”
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