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CliftonStrengths

This guide provides CliftonStrengths (StrengthFinder) information and includes documents, videos, and other material.

Introduction

CliftonStrengths is a personality assessment tool developed by the Gallup organization, aimed at identifying individuals' natural talents and strengths. It is based on the concept of positive psychology, which focuses on what is right with people rather than what is wrong with them.

The CliftonStrengths assessment involves a series of 177 questions that evaluate an individual's natural tendencies in thinking, feeling, and behaving. The assessment produces a report of the individual's top five strengths out of a total of 34 possible themes. These themes include things like "Achiever," "Strategic," "Empathy," "Maximizer," and others.

The CliftonStrengths assessment can be used in a variety of settings, including personal development, team building, and leadership development. By understanding their strengths, individuals can work to leverage them in their personal and professional lives. When used in team settings, CliftonStrengths can help individuals better understand one another and work together more effectively.

Overall, CliftonStrengths is a valuable tool for gaining self-awareness and leveraging one's natural strengths to achieve personal and professional success.

In this Library Guide, we will explore each of the 34 possible themes. Using the information provided, you can gain a better understanding of your own strengths as well as the strengths of co-workers. This can help enable you to build stronger teams and seek assistance from those with strengths that can complement yours.