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Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide

SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 07-17-2015
Kierra Cephas
Your Top 5 Themes
Deliberative
Adaptability
Harmony
Input
Responsibility
What's in This Guide?

Section I: Awareness
A brief Shared Theme Description for each of your top five themes
Your Personalized Strengths Insights, which describe what makes you stand out from others
with the same theme in their top five
Questions for you to answer to increase your awareness of your talents
Section II: Application
10 Ideas for Action for each of your top five themes
Questions for you to answer to help you apply your talents
Section III: Achievement
Examples of what each of your top five themes "sounds like" -- real quotes from people who
also have the theme in their top five
Steps for you to take to help you leverage your talents for achievement
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Section I: Awareness
Deliberative
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care
they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate the obstacles.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?
Its very likely that you sometimes withhold recognition until you have sufficient proof the recipient has
earned it. Perhaps people appreciate your compliments because you give so few of them. Driven by
your talents, you might observe the results or successes of someone over time before you offer any
compliments. Maybe you need to know that the persons accomplishments were more than luck or a
matter of circumstances. Perhaps you want to be sure the individual really and truly deserves to be
recognized. Instinctively, you approach each day with a matter-of-fact and practical attitude. You
expect to do your work flawlessly. You consistently strive to reach the high standards you have
established for yourself. These usually are more stringent and detailed than those set for you by
others. Because of your strengths, you are highly selective about how much you reveal to anyone
about your history, future intentions, or current affairs. Consistently you refrain from intruding on
peoples privacy. Why? You realize this puts you in the position of being asked and expected to
answer very personal questions. Typically you let others begin conversations. This is not your forte
that is, strong point. Perhaps you are content just to listen and observe. You probably prefer to keep
your thoughts to yourself. Chances are good that you are intentional and purposeful about what you
do. Rash and impulsive are not adjectives most people would use to describe you. Typically you
think through things thoroughly before speaking or acting. By nature, you tend to be businesslike in
your approach to personal and professional issues.
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?

Adaptability
People who are especially talented in the Adaptability theme prefer to go with the flow. They tend to
be now people who take things as they come and discover the future one day at a time.

Because of your strengths, you labor tirelessly on whatever needs to be accomplished today. You
likely are willing to change your plans when the people around you change theirs. You ordinarily
remain quite calm when others reverse their decisions, modify their schedules, or cancel their
appointments. By nature, you make plans as you move into and through your day. Not being bound to
a strict timeline or action plan frees you to deal with problems or take advantage of opportunities at
the moment they arise. Instinctively, you need to have time to rest and unwind. Rushing from one
activity or assignment to another can take a toll on you mentally, physically, or emotionally. So, rather
than do the opposite of what everyone else is doing, you prefer to move in the same direction as they
are. Typically you choose to use the processes they are using. In your opinion, being cooperative is
not only sensible and efficient, but also less exhausting. Its very likely that you surround yourself with
lovely things. These have the power to soothe, calm, energize, and inspire you. The arts or nature
itself enhances your sense of well-being. You probably pay attention to your environment because
you choose to live each moment to its fullest. Driven by your talents, you might choose to deal with
events, people, or facts as they present themselves. Perhaps changing your plans as the situation
changes suits your style. Maybe you intentionally avoid inflexible people or situations.
Questions
you?

Harmony
People who are especially talented in the Harmony theme look for consensus. They dont enjoy
conflict; rather, they seek areas of agreement.

Instinctively, you may count on specialists to help you arrive at the correct solution, decision, or
conclusion. When you choose to work alone on an assignment, you periodically turn to people with
expertise for direction. Its very likely that you may feel content when you are surrounded by practical,
credible, and experienced specialists. Sometimes they help you find the right answers to your
questions or the correct solutions for your problems. With their help, you might increase your accuracy
and increase your likelihood of pleasing people. Driven by your talents, you characteristically look for
practical explanations to inform your thinking. Armed with this information, you can treat people,
groups, programs, or budgets equally. By nature, you notice that people tend to be more cooperative
and agreeable when they do whatever needs to be done today. You acknowledge that putting off
tasks and chores is impractical. It creates more work and stress for others the next day. You realize
that when individuals disappoint one another, tempers can flare and harsh words are uttered. You
recognize that doing whatever needs to be done right now prevents discord that is, an inability to
get along with each other. Chances are good that you may appreciate experts who assure you that
your thinking is sound, your actions are correct, or your behavior is appropriate.
Questions
you?

Input
People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to
collect and archive all kinds of information.

By nature, you amass lots of information by reading about complicated or intricate procedures,
systems, or proceedings. As a result, you can describe the gradual changes that must occur to create
a desired outcome. You list the required sequence of steps for a plan to work. You probably interpret
things that can be difficult to understand, such as regulations, orders, policies, decisions, or problems.
Instinctively, you are quite comfortable having time to yourself to enjoy a favorite pastime: reading.
Whether you are sitting on a quiet beach or in a crowded airport terminal, you create your own space
with a book, magazine, newspaper, document, or correspondence. Gleaning information, inspiration,
or insights from these sources can make your relaxation more pleasurable or your delays more
tolerable. Chances are good that you regularly can be found reading. You probably are attracted to
books that have short chapters or publications that contain concise articles. You admit that you
comprehend the printed word better when you can concentrate on it for short periods of time. Your
mind tends to wander when you force yourself to read for an hour or more without taking a break.
Driven by your talents, you prepare for assignments by reading extensively. Your capacity for pulling
together information from books, publications, correspondence, notes, or Internet sites serves you
well. As a result, you often avoid feelings of self-reproach that is, blaming yourself for not knowing
something you should have known. Its very likely that you frequently collect as much information as
you can by reading about the topics to be discussed at group gatherings. This is your forte that is,
strong point. Undoubtedly, there are individuals who routinely rely on you to do all the homework
that is, the preparatory reading and research so they do not have to worry about it.
Questions
you?

Responsibility
People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what
they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.

Instinctively, you might be an individual performer who wants to be held accountable for certain
results. Why? You might accomplish a bit more when expectations are established. You sometimes
set expectations for yourself when no one else does. Driven by your talents, you may enjoy hearing
people describe you as more serious than some of your colleagues, classmates, teammates, friends,
or coworkers. Because of your strengths, you do much more than just try to live up to your
commitments. You persist working until you can deliver on your promises. This certainly enhances
your reputation for being trustworthy, reliable, and dependable. Its very likely that you are determined
to be victorious. As much as you yearn to be number one, you know cheating is unacceptable. You
probably experience remorse when you unintentionally take unfair advantage of anyone. You likely
think finishing first counts only when you have followed all the rules just like everyone else. Chances
are good that you draw on your reserve of personal accountability when pressed to complete tasks.
Fulfilling your commitments spurs you to do whatever it takes to complete projects. You realize others
depend on you. This explains why you seldom rest until your work is done.
Questions
you?

Questions
1. How does this information help you better understand your unique talents?
2. How can you use this understanding to add value to your role?
3. How can you apply this knowledge to add value to your team, workgroup, department, or
division?
4. How will this understanding help you add value to your organization?
5. What will you do differently tomorrow as a result of this report?

Section II: Application
Deliberative
Ideas for Action:
You have naturally good judgment, so consider work in which you can provide advice and
counsel. You might be especially adept at legal work, crafting sound business deals, or
ensuring compliance to regulations.
Whatever your role, take responsibility for helping others think through their decisions. You
can see factors that others may not see. You will soon be sought as a valuable sounding
board.
Explain your process of careful decision making that you highlight risk in order to take
control and reduce it. You dont want others to misconstrue your Deliberative talents for
tentativeness or fear of action.
You inspire trust because you are cautious and considerate about sensitive topics. Use
these talents by taking on opportunities to handle delicate issues and conflicts.
Rather than take foolhardy risks, you are apt to approach a decision cautiously. Trust your
instincts when you believe that something is too good to be true.
During times of change, consider the advantages of being conservative in your decision
making. Be ready to explain these advantages to others.
Dont let anyone push you into revealing too much about yourself too soon. Check people
out carefully before sharing confidential information. You naturally build friendships slowly,
so take pride in your small circle of good friends.
Partner with someone with strong Command, Self-Assurance, or Activator talents.
Together you will make many decisions, and these decisions will be sound.
Temper the tendency of others to haphazardly move into action by declaring a
consideration period before decisions are made. Your caution can serve to steer others
away from folly and toward wise conclusions.
Give yourself permission to withhold your opinion until you get all the facts and have an
opportunity to ponder your stance. You are not someone who embraces change
immediately; you are apt to reflect on possible outcomes so that all the angles are
covered. As a deliberative person, you function as a brake for more impulsive types who
wish to move quickly.
Questions
1. Which of these action items speak to you? Highlight the actions that you are most likely to
take.
2. How will you commit to taking action? Write your own personalized action item that you will
take in the next 30 days.

Adaptability
Ideas for Action:
Cultivate your reputation as a calm and reassuring person when others become upset by
daily events.
Avoid roles that demand structure and predictability. These roles will quickly frustrate you,
make you feel inadequate, and stifle your independence.
When the pressure is on, help your hesitant friends, colleagues, and clients find ways to
collect themselves and take control of the situation. Explain that adaptability is about more
than simply rolling with the punches; it is about calmly, intelligently, and readily responding
to circumstances.
Dont let others abuse your inherent flexibility. Though your Adaptability talents serve you
well, dont compromise your long-term success by bending to every whim, desire, and
demand of others. Use smart guidelines to help you decide when to flex and when to stand
firm.
Seek roles in which success depends on responding to constantly changing
circumstances. Consider career areas such as journalism, live television production,
emergency healthcare, and customer service. In these roles, the best react the fastest and
stay levelheaded.
Fine-tune your responsiveness. For example, if your job demands unanticipated travel,
learn how to pack and leave in 30 minutes. If your work pressure comes in unpredictable
spurts, practice the first three moves you will always make when the pressure hits.
Look to others for planning. People who have strong Focus, Strategic, or Belief talents can
help you shape your long-term goals, leaving you to excel at dealing with the day-to-day
variations.
Your Adaptability talents give you an even-keel mindset that lets you ride the ups and
downs without becoming an emotional volcano. Your dont cry over spilled milk approach
will help you quickly recover from setbacks. Recognize this aspect of your nature, and help
your friends and colleagues understand that it is productive flexibility rather than an I dont
care attitude.
Avoid tasks that are too structured and stifle your need for variety. If given a list of tasks to
complete, try to indulge your desire for flexibility by making a game of that list. See if you
can be creative or make the tasks more fun in some way.
Openly use your reassuring demeanor to soothe disgruntled friends or coworkers. Think
about the approach you used, and remember to apply it again when the situation presents
itself.
Questions
take.

Harmony
Ideas for Action:
Use your Harmony talents to build a network of people with differing perspectives. Rely on
these people when you need expertise. Your openness to these differing perspectives will
help you learn.
When two people are arguing, ask others in the group to share their thoughts. By
increasing the number of voices in the conversation, you are more likely to find areas
where all parties can agree. You can draw people together.
Avoid roles that will lead you to confront people on a daily basis. Sales roles based on
cold calls or roles in highly competitive workplaces, for example, will frustrate or upset
you.
Practice your techniques for resolving conflict without confrontation. Without these
polished techniques, you might find yourself simply running away from conflicts, leaving
them unresolved. This could lead you to passive-aggressive behavior.
Partner with someone especially talented in Command or Activator. When all your best
efforts to resolve a conflict have met with no success, this person can help you confront it
head-on.
Create interactions and forums in which people feel like their opinions are truly being
heard. In doing so, you will help others become more engaged in group projects and
activities.
Be aware that your attempts to create harmony by allowing everyone a turn to speak might
actually create disharmony in some people. Individuals with exceptional Achiever talents,
for example, may be anxious to make a decision and take action. Learn to briefly yet
effectively communicate the value of listening.
Understand that some may take advantage of your efforts to produce harmony. On
occasion, when everyone is getting an opportunity to speak, some individuals might waste
time positioning themselves or getting into lofty debates that have little relevance to the
task at hand. At these times, do not hesitate to jump in and turn the conversation around to
more practical matters. A balance between listening and efficiency is key to harmony.
In discussions, look for the practical side of things. Help others see this practical side. It is
the starting point of agreement.
Deference comes naturally for you. You easily step aside when someone with superior
expertise enters. Take the next step by inviting those with greater expertise to consult.
Questions
take.

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Input
Ideas for Action:
Look for jobs in which you are charged with acquiring new information each day, such as
teaching, research, or journalism.
Devise a system to store and easily locate information. This can be as simple as a file for
all the articles you have clipped or as sophisticated as a computer database.
Partner with someone with dominant Focus or Discipline talents. This person will help you
stay on track when your inquisitiveness leads you down intriguing but distracting avenues.
Your mind is open and absorbent. You naturally soak up information in the same way that
a sponge soaks up water. But just as the primary purpose of the sponge is not to
permanently contain what it absorbs, neither should your mind simply store information.
Input without output can lead to stagnation. As you gather and absorb information, be
aware of the individuals and groups that can most benefit from your knowledge, and be
intentional about sharing with them.
You might naturally be an exceptional repository of facts, data, and ideas. If thats the
case, dont be afraid to position yourself as an expert. By simply following your Input
talents, you could become known as the authority in your field.
Remember that you must be more than just a collector of information. At some point, youll
need to leverage this knowledge and turn it into action. Make a point of identifying the facts
and data that would be most valuable to others, and use this information to their
advantage.
Identify your areas of specialization, and actively seek more information about them.
Schedule time to read books and articles that stimulate you.
Deliberately increase your vocabulary. Collect new words, and learn the meaning of each
of them.
Identify situations in which you can share the information you have collected with other
people. Also make sure to let your friends and colleagues know that you enjoy answering
their questions.
Questions
take.

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Responsibility
Ideas for Action:
Emphasize your sense of responsibility when job hunting. During interviews, describe your
desire to be held fully accountable for the success or failure of projects, your intense
dislike of unfinished work, and your need to make it right if a commitment is not met.
Keep volunteering for more responsibility than your experience seems to warrant. You
thrive on responsibility, and you can deal with it very effectively.
Align yourself with others who share your sense of responsibility. You will flourish when
working with people who share your determination to get things done.
Tell your manager that you work best when given the freedom to follow through on your
commitments that you dont need to check in during a project, just at the end. You can
be trusted to get it done.
Push yourself to say no. Because you are instinctively responsible, it might sometimes be
difficult to refuse opportunities. For this reason, you must be selective. Ask for more
responsibility in only the areas that matter most to you.
You naturally take ownership of every project you are involved in. Make sure that your
capacity to own does not keep you from sharing responsibility. Allow others the opportunity
to experience the challenges of ownership. In doing so, you will contribute to their growth
and development.
Learn to manage your Responsibility talents by considering whether you really are the
person who should be handling a particular issue. Defer to your existing responsibilities
and goals before undertaking additional burdens, as you may end up skimping on quality if
you have too many tasks or competing demands.
Partner with someone especially talented in Discipline or Focus. This person can help you
stay on track and prevent you from becoming overloaded.
Working with a like-minded, responsible colleague is satisfying for you. Be sure to clarify
expectations and boundaries so that each person can feel ownership for his or her
particular tasks without stepping on each others toes.
Responsible individuals like to know they have delivered on their commitments, so create
metrics and goals to gauge how effectively you meet your obligations. Also, make sure you
have explicit and concrete expectations so that there is no question regarding quality
outcomes and so that you can hit the mark as promised.
Questions
take.

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Section III: Achievement

Look for signs of achievement as you read these real quotes from people who share your top five
themes.
Deliberative sounds like this:

Dick H., film producer: My whole thing is to reduce the number of variables out there the fewer the
variables, the lower the risk. When I am negotiating with directors, I always start by giving in on some
of the smaller points right away. Then once I have taken the smaller issues out of play, I feel better. I
can focus. I can control the conversation.
Debbie M., project manager: I am the practical one. When my colleagues are spouting all of these
wonderful ideas, I am asking questions like, How is this going to work? How is this going to be
accepted by this group or that group of people? I wont say that I play devils advocate, because that
is too negative, but I do weigh the implications and assess risk. And I think we all make better
decisions because of my questions.
Jamie B., service worker: I am not a very organized person, but the one thing I do without fail is
double-check. I dont do it because I am hyper-responsible or anything. I do it to feel secure. With
relationships, with performance, with anything, I am out there on a limb, and I need to know that the
particular branch I am standing on is solid.
Brian B., school administrator: I am putting together a safe-schools plan. I am going to conferences,
and we have eight committees working. We have a district-wide review board, but I am still not
comfortable with the basic model. My boss asks, When can I see the plan? And I say, Not yet. I am
not comfortable. With a big smile on her face, she says, Gee, Brian, I dont want it to be perfect, I just
want a plan. But she lets me be because she knows that the care I take now pays big dividends.
Because of this pre-work, once the decision is made, it stays made. It doesnt unravel.

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Adaptability sounds like this:

Marie T., television producer: I love live TV because you never know what is going to happen. One
minute, I might be putting together a segment on the best teenage holiday gifts, and the next, I will be
doing the pre-interview for a presidential candidate. I guess I have always been this way. I live in the
moment. If someone asks me, What are you doing tomorrow? my answer is always, I dont know.
Depends what Im in the mood for. I drive my boyfriend crazy because hell plan for us to go to the
antique market on Sunday afternoon, and then right at the last minute, Ill change my mind and say,
Nah, lets go home and read the Sunday papers. Annoying, right? Yeah, but on the positive side, it
does mean that Im up for anything.
Linda G., project manager: Where I work, I am the calmest person I know. When someone comes in
and says, We didnt plan right. We need this turned around by tomorrow, my colleagues seem to
tense up and freeze. Somehow that doesnt happen to me. I like that pressure, that need for instant
response. It makes me feel alive.
Peter F., corporate trainer: I think I deal with life better than most people. Last week, I found that my
car window had been smashed and the stereo stolen. I was annoyed, of course, but it didnt throw me
off my day one bit. I just cleared it, mentally moved on, and went right on with the other things I had to
get done that day.

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Harmony sounds like this:

Jane C., Benedictine nun: I like people. I relate to them easily because I am very strong in
adjustment. I take the shape of the vessel into which I am poured, so I dont irritate easily.
Chuck M., teacher: I dont like conflict in class, but I have learned to let things run their course
instead of trying to stop it right away. When I first started teaching, if someone said something
negative, I would think, Oh, why did you have to say that? and try to get rid of it right away. But now I
simply try to get the opinion of someone else in the class so that perhaps we can have different points
of view on the same topic.
Tom P., technician: I can remember vividly when I was ten or eleven and some of the kids in my
school would get into arguments. For some reason, I would feel compelled to get in the middle of
things and find the common ground. I was the peacemaker.

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Input sounds like this:

Ellen K., writer: Even as a child, I found myself wanting to know everything. I would make a game of
my questions. What is my question today? I would think up these outrageous questions, and then I
would go looking for the books that would answer them. I often got in way over my head, deep into
books that I didnt have a clue about, but I read them because they had my answer someplace. My
questions became my tool for leading me from one piece of information to another.
John F., human resources executive: Im one of those people who thinks that the Internet is the
greatest thing since sliced bread. I used to feel so frustrated, but now if I want to know what the stock
market is doing in a certain area or the rules of a certain game or what the GNP of Spain is or other
different things, I just go to the computer, start looking, and eventually find it.
Kevin F., salesperson: I am amazed at some of the garbage that collects in my mind, and I love
playing Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit and anything like that. I dont mind throwing things away as long
as theyre material things, but I hate wasting knowledge or accumulated knowledge or not being able
to read something fully if I enjoy it.

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Responsibility sounds like this:

Nigel T., sales executive: I used to think that there was a piece of metal in my hand and a magnet on
the ceiling. I would just volunteer for everything. I have had to learn how to manage that because not
only would I end up with too much on my plate, but I would also wind up thinking that everything was
my fault. I realize now that I cant be responsible for everything in the world thats Gods job.
Kelly G., operations manager: The country manager in Sweden called me in November and said,
Kelly, could you please not ship my inventory until January 1. I said, Sure. Sounds like a good plan.
I told my people about the plan and thought I had all the bases covered. On December 31, however,
when I was checking my messages while on a ski slope, making sure everything was hunky-dory, I
saw that his order had already been shipped and invoiced. I had to call immediately and tell him what
happened. Hes a nice man, so he didnt use any four-letter words, but he was very angry and very
disappointed. I felt terrible. An apology wasnt enough. I needed to fix it. I called our controller from the
chalet, and that afternoon we figured out a way to put the value of his inventory back on our books
and clean it off his. It took most of the weekend, but it was the right thing to do.
Harry B., outplacement consultant: I was just a young bank manager in one of the branches when the
president of the company decided that he wanted to foreclose on a property. I said, Thats fine, but
we have a responsibility to give the people full value for their property. He didnt see it that way. He
wanted to sell the property to a friend of his for what was owed, and he said my problem was that I
couldnt separate my business ethics from my personal ethics. I told him that was correct. I couldnt
because I didnt believe and still dont believe that you can have two standards. So I quit the firm
and went back to earning five dollars an hour working for the forestry service picking up trash. Since
my wife and I were trying to support our two kids and make ends meet, it was a hard decision for me
to make. But looking back, on one level, it really wasnt hard at all. I simply couldnt function in an
organization with those kinds of ethics.

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Questions
1. Talk to friends or coworkers to hear how they have used their talents to achieve.
2. How will you use your talents to achieve?

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Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide

What's in This Guide?

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Your Personalized Strengths Insights

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Section III: Achievement

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Adaptability sounds like this:

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Harmony sounds like this:

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Input sounds like this:

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Responsibility sounds like this:

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