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CliftonStrengths

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

Introduction to Achiever Strength

People who are especially talented in the Achiever theme have a great deal of stamina and work hard. They take great satisfaction from being busy and productive.

- Gallup, Inc. 2000, 2018

Find out more about the Achiever strength at the following links:

Description of Achiever by Gallup (includes video)

Leadership Vision provides additional information about the Achiever.

Strengths School Achiever Theme

Let's Talk Personality Achiever Theme

The following elaborates on the Yucks, Yays, Blind Spots, Feeding Strengths, Honored, and Insulted for the Achiever

“Ignite Strengthsfinder Talents - Your Top 5 Strengths.” Lead Through Strengths, 4 Nov. 2022, https://leadthroughstrengths.com/talents/.

Yucks: Potential Soul-Sucking Tasks and Situations at Work

Lack of diligence or hard work around you; when there's no finish line in sight because it's too far away or it keeps getting moved

Yays: Find Work You Love

Completing lots of milestones, tasks, projects, or to-dos; checking items off the list — you worked hard and got things finished

Blind Spots: How Your Talents Could be Perceived as Your Weakness Zone if Your Strengths are Overused or Misapplied

Work seems more important to you than people do; you might go into "heads-down" mode and become withdrawn from peers; not interactive with team because you're so focused on "get 'r done" mode

Feeding Strengths: How You're Perceived at Work When Feeding Your Strengths

One of the hardest workers on the team; a pace-setter to show others the outputs that are really possible if they get in their flow; diligent employee and teammate who focuses on the accomplishment of goals

Honored: Situations and Cultures that Feel Aligned with You at Your Natural Best

Being given the freedom to control the pace of your work; opportunity to see things through to the end

Insulted: How You Might Get Insulted at a Values Level

Things not getting to the finish line — you get satisfaction when things are complete, so every "restart" can feel like a punch in the arm