EMotions

.Saturday, January 22, 2011.

This is so me

Tang Weng Chuen Raymond
Many years of research conducted by The Gallup Organization suggest that the most
effective people are those who understand their strengths and behaviors. These
people are best able to develop strategies to meet and exceed the demands of their
daily lives, their careers, and their families.
A review of the knowledge and skills you have acquired can provide a basic sense of
your abilities, but an awareness and understanding of your natural talents will
provide true insight into the core reasons behind your consistent successes.
Your Signature Themes report presents your five most dominant themes of talent, in
the rank order revealed by your responses to StrengthsFinder. Of the 34 themes
measured, these are your "top five."
Your Signature Themes are very important in maximizing the talents that lead to
your successes. By focusing on your Signature Themes, separately and in
combination, you can identify your talents, build them into strengths, and enjoy
personal and career success through consistent, near-perfect performance.
Includer
“Stretch the circle wider.” This is the philosophy around which you orient your life.
You want to include people and make them feel part of the group. In direct contrast
to those who are drawn only to exclusive groups, you actively avoid those groups that
exclude others. You want to expand the group so that as many people as possible can
benefit from its support. You hate the sight of someone on the outside looking in. You
want to draw them in so that they can feel the warmth of the group. You are an
instinctively accepting person. Regardless of race or sex or nationality or personality
or faith, you cast few judgments. Judgments can hurt a person’s feelings. Why do that
if you don’t have to? Your accepting nature does not necessarily rest on a belief that
each of us is different and that one should respect these differences. Rather, it rests
on your conviction that fundamentally we are all the same. We are all equally
important. Thus, no one should be ignored. Each of us should be included. It is the
least we all deserve.
Command
Command leads you to take charge. Unlike some people, you feel no discomfort with
imposing your views on others. On the contrary, once your opinion is formed, you
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01/23/2011need to share it with others. Once your goal is set, you feel restless until you have
aligned others with you. You are not frightened by confrontation; rather, you know
that confrontation is the first step toward resolution. Whereas others may avoid
facing up to life’s unpleasantness, you feel compelled to present the facts or the truth,
no matter how unpleasant it may be. You need things to be clear between people and
challenge them to be clear-eyed and honest. You push them to take risks. You may
even intimidate them. And while some may resent this, labeling you opinionated,
they often willingly hand you the reins. People are drawn toward those who take a
stance and ask them to move in a certain direction. Therefore, people will be drawn
to you. You have presence. You have Command.
Input
You are inquisitive. You collect things. You might collect information—words, facts,
books, and quotations—or you might collect tangible objects such as butterflies,
baseball cards, porcelain dolls, or sepia photographs. Whatever you collect, you
collect it because it interests you. And yours is the kind of mind that finds so many
things interesting. The world is exciting precisely because of its infinite variety and
complexity. If you read a great deal, it is not necessarily to refine your theories but,
rather, to add more information to your archives. If you like to travel, it is because
each new location offers novel artifacts and facts. These can be acquired and then
stored away. Why are they worth storing? At the time of storing it is often hard to say
exactly when or why you might need them, but who knows when they might become
useful? With all those possible uses in mind, you really don’t feel comfortable
throwing anything away. So you keep acquiring and compiling and filing stuff away.
It’s interesting. It keeps your mind fresh. And perhaps one day some of it will prove
valuable.
Responsibility
Your Responsibility theme forces you to take psychological ownership for anything
you commit to, and whether large or small, you feel emotionally bound to follow it
through to completion. Your good name depends on it. If for some reason you cannot
deliver, you automatically start to look for ways to make it up to the other person.
Apologies are not enough. Excuses and rationalizations are totally unacceptable. You
will not quite be able to live with yourself until you have made restitution. This
conscientiousness, this near obsession for doing things right, and your impeccable
ethics, combine to create your reputation: utterly dependable. When assigning new
responsibilities, people will look to you first because they know it will get done. When
people come to you for help—and they soon will—you must be selective. Your
willingness to volunteer may sometimes lead you to take on more than you should.
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01/23/2011Individualization
Your Individualization theme leads you to be intrigued by the unique qualities of
each person. You are impatient with generalizations or “types” because you don’t
want to obscure what is special and distinct about each person. Instead, you focus on
the differences between individuals. You instinctively observe each person’s style,
each person’s motivation, how each thinks, and how each builds relationships. You
hear the one-of-a-kind stories in each person’s life. This theme explains why you pick
your friends just the right birthday gift, why you know that one person prefers praise
in public and another detests it, and why you tailor your teaching style to
accommodate one person’s need to be shown and another’s desire to “figure it out as
I go.” Because you are such a keen observer of other people’s strengths, you can draw
out the best in each person. This Individualization theme also helps you build
productive teams. While some search around for the perfect team “structure” or
“process,” you know instinctively that the secret to great teams is casting by
individual strengths so that everyone can do a lot of what they do well.
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Your Top 5 Themes
Includer
Command
Input
Responsibility
Individualization
Includer
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Includer theme are accepting of others. They show
awareness of those who feel left out, and make an effort to include them.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
It’s very likely that you genuinely care for every person you meet. You have a capacity for
discovering a person’s unique interests and characteristics. You make a special effort to
welcome newcomers and strangers into your life. Chances are good that you capitalize on
your ability to ask questions and listen to people’s answers, especially when meeting
strangers or newcomers. You might even be tempted to eavesdrop on what they are telling
someone else. Not wanting anyone to feel like an outsider, you are apt to draw individuals
into the conversation. Unquestionably, you search for reasons to involve them in your own or
the group’s activities. Because of your strengths, you solicit the thoughts, feelings, and advice
of many people. You do not want anyone to feel left out of a conversation, activity, meeting,
plan, or decision. Instinctively, you want everyone to feel part of the group and its activities.
You do and say things to spare people the misery of rejection and loneliness. Once someone
joins your circle, you identify the talents that make this person so very special. By nature, you
find a way to involve everyone so each person has a good experience. You strive to create a
sense of belonging and acceptance. When someone feels left out, you often are the person
who finds a way to engage that individual in the group’s activities and conversations.
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Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Command theme have presence. They can take
control of a situation and make decisions.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Driven by your talents, you sometimes feel comfortable sharing your original ideas with
groups. Perhaps they welcome your innovations. Maybe they realize you suggest novel ways
of doing things they would never have considered. Chances are good that you sometimes
insist that you need to work by yourself. You may reject being too closely supervised.
Perhaps as a child you insisted on having your own space and being independent. Because of
your strengths, you occasionally vied for the top ranking in contests or games as a child. You
might remember a few instances of being unusually self-sufficient, assertive, or bold.
Instinctively, you are known for being realistic and unsentimental. Nonetheless, there are
times when you wish you did a better job of expressing your own feelings and allowing
others to voice theirs. The moment people start getting too emotional, you tend to redirect
their attention to practical matters or objective facts. It’s very likely that you commonly
influence people to produce results, sign up to work on projects, or rally around causes. When
you take time to know them as individuals, many people are willing to move into action at
your prompting. They are apt to realize you appreciate their special qualities, talents,
interests, or experiences.
Input
Shared Theme Description
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.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you genuinely feel better about life when you can take the mystery
out of complicated procedures. Often you outline in detail the steps to understand exactly
what is happening and why. It’s very likely that you comprehend what has gone wrong.
Eagerly, you uncover facts. Sorting through lots of information rarely intimidates you. You
welcome the abundance of information. Like a detective, you sort through it and identify key
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01/23/2011pieces of evidence. Following these leads, you bring the big picture into view. Next, you
generate schemes for solving the problem. Finally, you choose the best option after
considering prevailing circumstances, available resources, and desired outcomes.
Instinctively, you can simplify the most complex, convoluted, or intricate procedure. People
usually rely on you to offer clear and easy-to-comprehend explanations. Driven by your
talents, you enjoy sharing ideas, exchanging information, and trading stories. During
conversations, you usually are the person who simplifies complicated details. You can help
individuals understand intricate procedures, theories, regulations, or plans. Chances are good
that you customarily figure out what makes each person special. You talk to, observe, or
study individuals who produce nothing less than excellence to identify what inspires them.
Unquestionably, you prefer to associate with those who share your passion for taking
something good and making it better. Once you understand what drives a person, you can
motivate him or her to transform whatever was made better into something utterly superb.
Responsibility
Shared Theme Description
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.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Driven by your talents, you choose your friends with care and caution. Like you, these
individuals have a reputation for honoring their commitments. Like you, they do exactly what
they say they will do. Your most enduring friendships are built on a foundation of mutual
trust. Instinctively, you have a strong sense of commitment. It motivates you to make sure
that things are carried through to completion even when difficulties arise. Chances are good
that you sometimes volunteer to do things rather than wait to be asked to assume more duties.
By nature, you ordinarily feel very good about yourself and life in general when you keep all
the promises you have made to yourself and others. Because of your strengths, you may wish
to have a broader range of control and accountability on the job or in your personal life.
Individualization
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Individualization theme are intrigued with the
unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how people who are
different can work together productively.
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01/23/2011Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Chances are good that you occasionally figure out what factors caused someone to behave in
a certain way. Once in a while, you present evidence that explains why a particular event
occurred. Perhaps some people rely on you to help them find reasonable explanations. Driven
by your talents, you sometimes like to participate in meetings with individuals who are trying
to set their goals. Maybe you ask questions or make suggestions that help them clearly define
their objectives. Without your intervention, some people might flounder as they attempt to
identify their performance targets. Instinctively, you are keenly aware of people’s unique
traits. You notice characteristics that distinguish each person from everyone else. By nature,
you sometimes rely on reason to determine how an event, decision, or condition led to a
specific event. Perhaps you desire to understand how things converge to produce the final
result. It’s very likely that you distinguish the fine points of each person’s contribution to a
conversation. You guide the exchange of information by drawing out the singular
perspectives of everyone involved. You help individuals bring forth their varied, peculiar,
eccentric, quaint, or unusual viewpoints. By honoring the uniqueness of each human being,
you enliven many dialogues.
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