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StrengthsFinder 2.0 Report

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Strengths Insight GuideSURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 09-04-2008

Greg Dow

Your Top 5 Themes

Strategic

Ideation

Learner

Context

Arranger

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Strategic

Shared Theme Description

People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced

with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?

Chances are good that you normally find just the right words at the right moment to express whatever

you are thinking and feeling. Many people are likely to appreciate your fine speaking abilities. You can

present your ideas in a reasonable, sequential, and methodical way. Moreover, you generate lots of

options for others to consider. Instinctively, you customarily pinpoint the core problems and identify

the best solutions. You artfully and skillfully eliminate distractions. This helps people gain a clear

understanding of what is happening and why it is happening. You frequently identify ways to transform

an obstacle into an opportunity. Driven by your talents, you select the right combination of words to

convey your ideas or feelings. In the middle of discussions, your vocabulary provides you with precise

phrases and terminology. You probably express yourself with ease and grace. It’s very likely that you

sometimes work diligently to generate several alternatives. Perhaps you notice new as well as

unusual configurations in facts, evidence, or data. Others, however, may see only separate, unrelated

bits of information. Periodically you are fascinated by problems that puzzle, confound, or frustrate

others. Because of your strengths, you may be viewed by some people as an innovative and original

thinker. Perhaps your ability to generate options causes others to see there is more than one way to

attain an objective. Now and then, you help certain individuals select the best alternative after having

weighed the pros and cons in light of prevailing circumstances or available resources.

Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to

you?

2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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Ideation


People who are especially talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to

find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.



It’s very likely that you are able to concentrate for hours at a time. You examine new information to

deepen your understanding of various subjects. When you explore topics, customarily you generate

fresh ideas. Acquiring knowledge and skills each day adds zest to your life. By nature, you favor

conversations where information, facts, or data are considered objectively — that is, emotions do not

distort the truth. You pose questions, evaluate answers, and figure out how things work. Reducing an

idea, theory, or process to its most basic parts provides you with many insights. You are likely to

archive — that is, preserve — your discoveries so you can use them later. Instinctively, you

automatically think of new and different ways to do things. Your mind is brimming with ideas. You

probably are eager to share them with whoever will listen. Driven by your talents, you ask questions.

You ponder answers. You find the underlying causes of a situation, problem, system, mechanism,

plan, regulation, or prohibition. Logical and ordered in your thinking, you study every detail, however

small. You are determined to examine the facts. Because of your strengths, you usually are the group

member who creates fresh approaches for dealing with various activities. Often you are inspired to

invent new methods for performing tasks, reaching goals, operating processes, distributing goods, or

increasing production. You probably have proposed original thoughts for collecting materials, handling

complaints, organizing events, raising funds, or completing assignments.

Questions


you?


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Learner


People who are especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to

continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.



By nature, you prefer to work in groups. You are attracted to teams whose activities and challenges

intrigue you. You usually give these matters your undivided attention. Chances are good that you

concentrate for extended periods of time. This is one reason why you ultimately master skills and

grasp concepts. Driven by your talents, you may see some value in continuous education. Perhaps

this reflects your interest in particular topics. Sometimes you are fascinated with the process of

acquiring knowledge or skills. Because of your strengths, you might have extra energy to work hard

when you are acquiring information to broaden your knowledge base. Perhaps you want to deepen

your understanding of certain topics, opportunities, problems, solutions, situations, events, or people.

Instinctively, you often spend considerable time examining the details underpinning an idea. Rather

than rush through your research, you typically stick with it until you are convinced everything makes

sense.

Questions


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Context


People who are especially talented in the Context theme enjoy thinking about the past. They

understand the present by researching its history.



Instinctively, you periodically enjoy listening to or talking with scholars of history. Perhaps you

gravitate to specific people. They may share their unique perspectives about historic events or

individuals. By nature, you occasionally enjoy acquiring information about the past from experts.

Perhaps you feel smarter when you are knowledgeable about various periods of history. Chances are

good that you might like visiting, thinking, or working with people who have a keen appreciation of

past events or an accurate understanding of historic figures. It’s very likely that you now and then

diligently examine past events. You might find patterns that keep recurring. Maybe this information

allows you to anticipate what might happen in the future. Perhaps you grasp the meaning of George

Santayana’s warning: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Driven by

your talents, you might accept invitations to participate in discussion groups that concentrate their

attention on studying the past. Perhaps you enjoy the give and take of ideas among people who

recognize the relevance of history in their everyday lives.

Questions


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Arranger


People who are especially talented in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have a flexibility

that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be

arranged for maximum productivity.



Driven by your talents, you are careful to surround yourself with ethical people. You choose to

associate with individuals whose consciences tell them the difference between right and wrong. You

tend to distance yourself from those who lack this clarity. It’s very likely that you characteristically are

the cheerful optimist in your group. Your upbeat style and easygoing attitude usually have a favorable

effect on many of your teammates. By nature, you usually do much better when you are free to

respond to demands and problems as they arise. Understandably, you dislike being forced to follow

someone else’s plan of action. Having to use outdated and inefficient processes probably is just as

frustrating. Because of your strengths, you may become bored when you have only a few things to do.

Perhaps you can think about several tasks at the same time. Squeezing in a bit of time here and there

to work on each task keeps you mentally alert. Locating materials and timing their delivery might be

your forte — that is, strong point. Instinctively, you use logic to coordinate your teammates’ projects,

plans, meeting agendas, or travel itineraries. You are likely to decide who needs to be involved in an

activity. You are apt to determine what supplies are needed by each person. You can position people

and resources in the right place at the right time for the right reasons.

Questions


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