Strengths
Strengths
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
You lead with Executing
1. Achiever 11. Input CliftonStrengths themes.
2. Learner 12. Relator
3. Activator 13. Arranger EXECUTING themes help you
4. Focus 14. Analytical make things happen.
30. Developer
31. Futuristic
32. Adaptability
33. Woo
34. Empathy
1. Achiever The CliftonStrengths at the top of your profile are the most powerful.
2. Learner These themes represent how you are uniquely talented. They are the
3. Activator starting point for living your strongest life possible.
4. Focus Develop these CliftonStrengths to maximize your potential
5. Communication Your greatest chance to succeed — at work or anywhere else — lies in
6. Responsibility strengthening what you naturally do best and doing more of it.
7. Command
8. Significance Start with your top five.
They are your most powerful natural talents.
9. Self-Assurance
10. Individualization 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.
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.
EXECUTING
1. Achiever
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You work hard and possess a great deal of stamina. You take immense satisfaction in being busy and
productive.
Instinctively, you work industriously to finish all your daily assignments. You derive a great
deal of satisfaction from reaching goals others have set for you. Meeting their expectations
for the day undoubtedly is one of your top priorities.
Because of your strengths, you ordinarily take time and exert extra effort to comprehend
what you are reading. You probably refuse to rush through written material. Why? You likely
intend to commit to memory as many facts and concepts as possible.
By nature, you normally strive to do things right. Taking shortcuts strikes you as
unprincipled, thoughtless, and careless. You likely refuse to produce sloppy work or engage
in unethical practices.
Driven by your talents, you use your mental and physical energy for hours when the
situation demands such effort. You generally persevere and push yourself to keep working
on assignments until you finish them. You refuse to quit until you reach your goal.
It’s very likely that you accomplish more whenever you spend time thinking about what you
need to perfect or upgrade. Once you realize your outcomes are being compared to
everyone else’s, you become determined to do things better. Why? You intend to capture
the top title or prize. Chances are, your hours of hard work ultimately produce the
outstanding results you intended.
You love to complete tasks, and your accomplishments fulfill you. You have a strong inner
drive — an innate source of intensity, energy and power that motivates you to work hard to
get things done.
Bring intensity and effort to the most important areas of your life.
• Set challenging goals. Take advantage of your self-motivation with a more ambitious goal
every time you finish a project.
• Take time to celebrate each success before moving on to your next item or task, even for
just a few minutes.
• Limit your commitments to projects or assignments that align with your highest priorities
as much as you can.
• Be sure to take regular breaks, even though you might be naturally equipped to work harder
and longer than others.
• Make sure your to-do lists include tasks and responsibilities beyond work.
• You might get frustrated when others don’t work as hard as you do, and they might see you
as too demanding. Remember that not everyone has the same high expectations for
themselves or is driven to work as hard as you are.
• Your pressing need to get things done might cause you to take on projects or agree to
deadlines before you know everything that’s involved. Before you commit to something,
make sure you have the time and resources you need to do it right.
STRATEGIC THINKING
2. Learner
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. The process of learning, rather than
the outcome, excites you.
It’s very likely that you are the person people turn to for insights about why certain things
happened. You piece together events and unravel problems. You make discoveries and
make sense of things for yourself and others.
Chances are good that you feel upbeat about life when you can register for demanding and
rigorous classes. You probably aspire to enroll in specialized courses. Why? You trust
yourself to meet the challenges. You know you will acquire lots of knowledge or special
skills.
Because of your strengths, you are motivated to continually acquire knowledge and skills.
Discovering new ways to use your talents energizes you. You are likely to escape from
situations and avoid people who want you to keep doing what you already know how to do
well. Maintaining an intellectual status quo is unacceptable to you.
Driven by your talents, you can block out distractions when you are working or studying.
You are seldom pulled away from a task. You probably desire to understand ahead of time
what needs to be done. You also expect to receive background briefings and/or a list of a
project’s criteria. Armed with this information, you move closer to your goal. With ease and
certitude — that is, having no doubts — you determine what is and is not important to
know about an activity, event, or project.
Instinctively, you earnestly direct your attention toward the ideas, issues, situations, or
possibilities that stir your curiosity. In fact, you devote more time than most people do to
exploring topics, problems, prospects, opportunities, or techniques that pique — that is,
arouse or excite — your interest. When something has to be completed, you are eager to
acquire the necessary knowledge or skills to meet the challenge.
You love to learn, and you intuitively know how you learn best. Your natural ability to pick up
and absorb information quickly and to challenge yourself to continually learn more keeps
you on the cutting edge.
Use your passion for learning to add value to your own and others’ lives.
• Become an early adopter of new technology, and keep your coworkers, friends and family
informed. You learn quickly, and others will appreciate when you share and explain cutting-
edge developments to them.
• Respect your desire to learn. Take advantage of educational opportunities in your
community or at work. Discipline yourself to sign up for at least one new course or class
each year.
• Find opportunities to expand your knowledge. Take on increasingly difficult topics, courses
or projects. You love the challenge of a steep learning curve, so beware of learning
plateaus.
• Be a catalyst for change. New rules, skills or circumstances might intimidate others. Your
willingness to absorb new and different factors can calm their fears.
• Keep track of your learning progress. If a skill or topic has distinct levels or stages of
learning, celebrate your progression from one level to the next. If not, create them for
yourself. For example, set a goal of reading five books on a new subject.
• You place a high value on learning and studying, and you may tend to impose this value on
others. Be sure to respect others’ motivations, and resist pushing them toward learning for
learning’s sake.
• You love the process of learning so much that the outcome might not matter to you. Be
careful not to let the process of knowledge acquisition get in the way of your results and
productivity.
INFLUENCING
3. 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.
Because of your strengths, you occasionally energize others so they feel enthusiastic
about a position you have taken, a conclusion you have reached, or an innovative idea you
have proposed. As soon as you resolve to do something, perhaps you announce, “Let’s get
started right away. We can do this!”
It’s very likely that you have a gift for raising a person’s self-esteem. You notice something
special he or she said. Then you formally or informally acknowledge the individual’s most
interesting ideas.
Driven by your talents, 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.
Chances are good that you occasionally intimidate people by comparing your performance
to theirs. Perhaps they grow a bit edgy as your drive to be the best becomes evident to
them. Maybe you take advantage of your rivals’ timidity — that is, lack of boldness and
determination — to earn the best score, rating, or ranking.
Instinctively, you periodically stimulate individuals to be more enthusiastic about what they
are doing. How? You might remind them that you truly value their contributions, talents,
skills, or expertise.
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.
EXECUTING
4. 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.
Chances are good that you look forward to days when you can make decisions about what
to do and how to do it. Drifting haphazardly from one day to the next and from one year to
the next makes you very uncomfortable. Why? You probably need to monitor your progress
to avoid wasting time on the wrong activities.
Driven by your talents, you might become more accomplished when you establish weekly
production or performance targets. Sometimes these near-term goals force you to
concentrate on your priorities. Maybe they prevent you from wasting time on unrelated
projects. Perhaps they even give you a reason to excuse yourself from conversations or
activities with coworkers, friends, family members, teammates, or classmates. You may tell
certain people you need to be alone when you work or study.
By nature, you work diligently to govern all kinds of situations, decisions, or plans. You
ordinarily refuse to let anyone take charge of any aspect of your life.
It’s very likely that you devote your full attention to immediate tasks and challenges. This
explains why you give yourself plenty of time to comprehend what you read on the printed
page or the computer screen. Diligence, persistence, and concentration are three of your
distinguishing traits.
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.
• 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
5. Communication
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You generally find it easy to put your thoughts into words. You are a good conversationalist and
presenter.
Instinctively, you might express your ideas and feelings so others take notice. To some
degree, you delight in leading conversations, telling stories, making presentations,
debating, or discussing. Perhaps the verbal give-and-take between human beings is
something you value or do well.
Because of your strengths, you may be drawn to discussing issues and ideas with others.
Perhaps you avoid or excuse yourself from situations where one person monopolizes the
conversation.
Chances are good that you usually attract listeners with your stories, presentations,
lectures, or speeches. You routinely seek opportunities to talk about what you think, feel, or
have experienced.
It’s very likely that 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.
By nature, you occasionally dive into conversations when you have a special story to tell or
an important point to make. Perhaps you enjoy speaking with people. You might recognize
that conversations are a valuable source of new information. Sometimes you want to share
what you know with certain individuals. When you are involved in a group discussion, you
attempt to add something to it.
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.
EXECUTING
6. Responsibility
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You take psychological ownership of what you say you will do. You are committed to stable values such
as honesty and loyalty.
You have a deep sense of dedication and feel ownership for your commitments. You are a
person of your word, and others know they can rely on and trust you.
• Because you find it difficult to turn down others’ requests, sometimes you overcommit. Try
to manage your Responsibility talents by giving up something before you take on a new
task.
• Too many obligations can keep you from spending time with the most important people in
your life. Remember that sometimes, no is the best answer for the health of your
relationships.
INFLUENCING
7. 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.
• 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.
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.
INFLUENCING
9. 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.
• 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.
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
10. Individualization
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE
You are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. You have a gift for figuring out how different
people can work together productively.
You notice and appreciate each person’s unique characteristics, and you don’t treat
everyone the same. Because you can see what makes each individual unique, you know
how to bring out their best.
• You often know more about others than they know about you, and when people don’t
naturally show awareness of your likes, dislikes, motivations and needs, this may disappoint
you. Recognize that you will need to share your preferences with people, and don’t assume
they will instinctively know.
• Your natural impulse is to put individual needs and goals ahead of what is best for the
group. To prevent the appearance of favoritism and bias, acknowledge that sometimes you
will need to adjust your style for the greater good.
11. Input Your greatest opportunity to reach your full potential is developing and
12. Relator using your strongest CliftonStrengths. But it is also important to
13. Arranger understand all 34 of your CliftonStrengths themes.
14. Analytical Your unique CliftonStrengths 34 profile
15. Intellection The themes toward the top of your CliftonStrengths 34 profile might show
16. Consistency up regularly in your life, and the ones closer to the bottom might not show
17. Connectedness up at all.
18. Strategic To fully understand your talent DNA, consider how all your CliftonStrengths
19. Competition themes, separately or in combination, influence your work and personal life.
20. Restorative In addition to concentrating on your top 10 themes:
21. Positivity
22. Discipline • Navigate the middle. You might notice these CliftonStrengths
23. Belief themes in your behaviors from time to time. And you may need to rely
24. Deliberative on them in certain situations. Think of these themes as a support
25. Includer system you can use when you need to.
26. Maximizer
• Manage the bottom. Just as your top CliftonStrengths show you
27. Context
who you are, those at the bottom may tell you who you are not. They
28. Ideation
aren’t necessarily weaknesses, but they are your least powerful
29. Harmony
themes. If you don’t manage them properly, they could prevent you
30. Developer
from maximizing your potential.
31. Futuristic
32. Adaptability • Identify weaknesses. To determine if any themes are getting in your
33. Woo way, review the “What Is a Weakness?” section on the next page, and
34. Empathy find out how to overcome potential obstacles to your success.
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. Achiever Focusing on your CliftonStrengths doesn’t mean you can ignore your
2. Learner weaknesses.
3. Activator Gallup defines a weakness as anything that gets in the way of your
4. Focus success.
5. Communication While the CliftonStrengths assessment does not mathematically quantify
6. Responsibility weaknesses, you can use your profile to understand how any of your
7. Command CliftonStrengths themes might prevent you from maximizing your potential.
8. Significance
Your strongest CliftonStrengths are your best opportunity for success. But
9. Self-Assurance in some situations and with some people, these same themes can hinder
10. Individualization your effectiveness and become blind spots.
11. Input
12. Relator The themes at the bottom of your profile can also get in the way of your
success. They aren’t necessarily weaknesses, but they likely do not come
13. Arranger
naturally to you.
14. Analytical
15. Intellection To identify potential weaknesses, ask yourself:
16. Consistency • Does this theme ever undermine my success?
17. Connectedness • Have I ever received negative feedback related to this theme?
18. Strategic • Does my role require me to use this theme, but I feel drained when I
19. Competition do?
20. Restorative
21. Positivity If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be discovering
22. Discipline areas of weakness. Don’t ignore your weaknesses. Instead, focus on your
strengths, and work to manage the areas that get in your way.
23. Belief
24. Deliberative How do I manage my weaknesses?
25. Includer • Claim them: Know your weaknesses and how they get in your way
26. Maximizer • Collaborate: Ask partners for support
27. Context
• Apply a strength: Use a different theme to achieve a better
28. Ideation
outcome
29. Harmony
• Just do it: Lean in and do your best
30. Developer
31. Futuristic
32. Adaptability
33. Woo
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.
1 22 3 26 32 25 14 11
13 4 7 9 17 10 27 15
23 6 5 8 30 21 31 2
Belief Responsibility Communication Significance Developer Positivity Futuristic Learner
16 20 19 33 34 12 28 18
24 29
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.
• Share your CliftonStrengths with others. Conversations with those closest to you can
accelerate your CliftonStrengths development.
• 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.
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE WITH YOUR TOP CLIF TONSTRE NGTHS
Achiever
Bring intensity and effort to the most important areas of your life.
Learner
Use your passion for learning to add value to your own and others’ lives.
Activator
Be the catalyst. When others are stuck, make a decision and get going.
Focus
Set specific goals with timelines to motivate yourself.
Communication
Use your gift for stimulating conversation to connect with and inspire others.
Responsibility
Take ownership for the things that matter most to you.
Command
Be ready to take charge when others waver.
Significance
Look for opportunities to do important work where you can help others raise the bar.
Self-Assurance
Trust your gut, and live life on your own terms.
Individualization
Appreciate the uniqueness in each person you meet.
3. Activator 9. Self-Assurance
INFLUENCING INFLUENCING
People exceptionally talented in the Activator theme People exceptionally talented in the Self-Assurance
can make things happen by turning thoughts into theme feel confident in their ability to take risks and
action. They want to do things now, rather than simply manage their own lives. They have an inner compass
talk about them. that gives them certainty in their decisions.