"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."
- Gallup, Inc. 2000, 2018
Find out more about the Learner strength at the following links:
Description of Learner Strength by Gallup (includes video)
Leadership Vision provides additional information about the Learner Strength
Strengths School Learner Theme
Let's Talk Personality Learner Theme
The following elaborates on the Yucks, Yays, Blind Spots, Feeding Strengths, Honored, and Insulted for the Learner strength.
“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
Experiencing a "know-it-all" who dominates meetings by asserting his correctness and is not open to curious exploration of new ideas; having a monotonous role or set of tasks
Yays: Find Work You Love
Exploring many interests and being able to follow newly discovered paths; learning as many things as possible, and keeping variety levels high
Blind Spots: How Your Talents Could be Perceived as Your Weakness Zone if Your Strengths are Overused or Misapplied
Not prioritized; focused on the irrelevant; bored
Feeding Strengths: How You're Perceived at Work When Feeding Your Strengths
Relishes learning itself; curious; team’s early adopter and tester
Honored: Situations and Cultures that Feel Aligned with You at Your Natural Best
New experiences; being invited into projects that involve cutting edge technology and thinking
Insulted: How You Might Get Insulted at a Values Level
Being assigned to long-term maintenance of projects or products; stagnation