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Strengths Quick Reference GuideIncluder (Relationship Building)People strong in the Includer theme are accepting ofothers. They show awareness of those who feel left out andmake an effort to include them.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: invites others in, caring,engages others, sensitive, takes up for others.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: indiscriminate, unable todecide, generous to a fault.Individualization (Relationship Building)People strong in the Individualization theme are intriguedwith the unique qualities of each person. They have a giftfor figuring out how people who are different can worktogether productively.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: sees the uniqueness inall individuals, intuitively knows that “one size doesn’t fitall”, appreciates the differences in others.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: unable to synthesizewhen it comes to people, has difficulty placing groupabove individual, difficulty in making people decisions.Input (Strategic Thinking)People strong in the Input theme have a need to collectand archive. They collect information, ideas, history, oreven relationships.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: great resource,knowledgeable, excellent memory, mind for detail, collectsinteresting things, excellent conversationalist.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: knows a lot of worthlessinformation, pack rat, cluttered house-cluttered mind,boring conversationalist.Intellection (Strategic Thinking)People strong in the Intellection theme are characterizedby their intellectual activity. They are introspective andappreciate intellectual discussions.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: excellent thinker, enjoysmusing, capable of deep and philosophical thought, ableto work alone.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: a loner, slow to act orwastes time thinking too much, isolated, doesn’t work wellwith others.Learner (Strategic Thinking)People strong in the Learner theme have a great desire tolearn and want to continuously improve. In particular, theprocess of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: always learning,catches on quickly, interested in many things, finds lifeintriguing.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: know-it-all, lacks focus onresults, learns a lot – produces little, bookish.Maximizer (Influencing)People strong in the Maximizer theme focus on strengthsas a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. Theyseek to transform something strong into something superb.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: mastery, success,excellence, enjoys working with the best.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: perfectionist, picky,never good enough, always reworking.Positivity (Relationship Building)People strong in the Positivity theme have an enthusiasmthat is contagious. They are upbeat and can get othersexcited about what they are going to do.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: enthusiastic,lighthearted, energetic, generous with praise, optimistic.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: insincere, naïve,superficial, Pollyanna.Relator (Relationship Building)People who are strong in the Relator theme enjoy closerelationships with others. They find deep satisfaction inworking hard with friends to achieve a goal.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: caring, trusting, a greatfriend, forgiving, generous.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: lives in a clique, crony,has an inner circle, plays favorites.Responsibility (Executing)People strong in the Responsibility theme takepsychological ownership of what they say they will do.They are committed to stable values such as honesty andloyalty.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: committed,accountable, independent, trusted, conscientious.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: micromanager,obsessive, can’t say “no,” takes on too much.Restorative (Executing)People strong in the Restorative theme are adept atdealing with problems. They are good at figuring out whatis wrong and resolving it.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: problem solver,troubleshooter, finds improvements and solutions.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: focuses on weaknesses,punitive, negative, critical.58
Self-Assurance (Influencing)People strong in the Self-Assurance theme feel confidentin their ability to manage their own lives. They possessan inner compass that gives them confidence that theirdecisions are right.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: self-confident, stronginner compass, risk-taker.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: arrogant, self-righteous,overconfident, stubborn.Significance (Influencing)People strong in the Significance theme want to be veryimportant in the eyes of others. They are independent andwant to be recognized.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: seeks outstandingperformance, does things of importance, independent.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: recognition-hungry, selffocused,needy.//////////////////////////////////////////////////Step intothe pictureStrategic (Strategic Thinking)People strong in the Strategic theme create alternativeways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they canquickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: good judgment,identifies risk, makes solid decisions, can plan for theunexpected.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: standoffish, aloof,cautious, slow, introverted, afraid to act.Woo (Influencing)People strong in the Woo theme love the challenge ofmeeting new people and winning them over. They derivesatisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connectionwith another person.Healthy/Productive Descriptors: outgoing, peopleoriented,networker, rapport-builder.Unhealthy/Barrier Descriptors: fake, shallow, does notcare about deep relationships.*Clifton StrengthsFinder®, StrengthsFinder®,and each of the 34 Clifton StrengthsFindertheme names are trademarks of Gallup Inc.//////////////////////////////////////////////////campus leadershipinternshipslearning abroad & awayresearchstudent employmentstudent groupsvolunteerengage.umn.edu59
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