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Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide

SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 10-25-2015
Taylor Winner
Your Top 5 Themes
Empathy
Responsibility
Relator
Arranger
Individualization
What's in This Guide?

Section I: Awareness
A brief Shared Theme Description for each of your top five themes
Your Personalized Strengths Insights, which describe what makes you stand out from others
with the same theme in their top five
Questions for you to answer to increase your awareness of your talents
Section II: Application
10 Ideas for Action for each of your top five themes
Questions for you to answer to help you apply your talents
Section III: Achievement
Examples of what each of your top five themes "sounds like" -- real quotes from people who
also have the theme in their top five
Steps for you to take to help you leverage your talents for achievement
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Section I: Awareness
Empathy
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Empathy theme can sense the feelings of other people by
imagining themselves in others lives or others situations.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?
Its very likely that you may tune in to the emotions or needs of certain individuals. Perhaps your
intuitive insights tell you if a person needs to be cheered up, offered support, or given approval.
Occasionally this gift of yours helps specific types of people grow personally or professionally. It also
may free some of them to feel good about themselves or what they can do. Instinctively, you now and
then cause others to pay attention to their innermost thoughts or feelings. Some people are confident
of your ability to exercise good judgment or common sense. Specific people trust you to keep to
yourself whatever they choose to share. Perhaps your capacity to imagine their situations or be
sensitive to their needs allows a few individuals to unburden themselves. Sometimes you listen. You
might acknowledge their unique circumstances. By nature, you might be aware of the needs or
desires of the people closest to you. These insights allow you to sometimes freely share your talents,
knowledge, and skills with others. Perhaps you instinctively understand how to make others feel good.
You may be known as a giver, not a taker. Some people look forward to spending time with you.
Because of your strengths, you might clearly see the unique qualities of specific individuals. Perhaps
your keen awareness of the differences between certain people enables you to appreciate or cope
with each person. Maybe you understand a few of their habits, strengths, limitations, likes, dislikes,
idiosyncrasies, or interests. Driven by your talents, you may be able to brighten a persons day by
accurately describing an emotion he or she is feeling. It might be sadness or happiness,
disappointment or elation, despair or hope, hate or love, tranquility or anger. Perhaps your awareness
of certain individuals moods helps them turn around their negative thinking. Some of your best days
might come when you change at least one frown into a smile.
Questions
1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to
you?
2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

Responsibility
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.

Driven by your talents, you might shoulder your obligations and duties with relative ease. You might
be motivated to behave in ways that cause individuals to say you are dependable. By nature, you may
gravitate to team tasks rather than work alone. Once you join a group, you might make a firm
commitment to do your fair share of the mental and physical labor. To some degree, you understand
that teams reach their goals when their individual members perform well. Because of your strengths,
you consistently work at assignments and chores to their conclusion. People have confidence that you
will see whatever you do through to the very end. Instinctively, you may want people to regard you as
trustworthy, dependable, or reliable. Perhaps this yearning motivates you to do whatever you said you
would do. Chances are good that you might be particularly earnest about doing things right. Perhaps
taking shortcuts strikes you as unprincipled, thoughtless, or careless. You might refuse to produce
sloppy work or engage in unethical practices.
Questions
you?

Relator
People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They
find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.

Its very likely that you might feel happier if you are busy, even if it means performing routine or
mundane tasks. When you have nothing to do, perhaps you are the type of person who looks for
something to do. Driven by your talents, you might be drawn to certain individuals who reveal their
goals to you. Armed with these bits of information, you may ask questions or observe them in action.
Occasionally you can pinpoint some of the unique likes, dislikes, strengths, limitations, work style, or
experiences of particular people. Instinctively, you may do some of your best work when you can
bring your expertise to a particular enterprise that is, undertaking. Perhaps you like activities that
keep you busy from start to finish. Because of your strengths, you periodically are sought out by
people whom you have befriended. They may trust you when you have taken time to know them
individually. This may partially explain why certain people come back again and again for ideas or
suggestions. They might realize you try to tailor your words of wisdom to fit their unique situations,
needs, strengths, limitations, goals, or personalities. Chances are good that you attempt to treat
individuals impartially. You might let a number of people know the details and steps you take to
perform specific chores, projects, hobbies, assignments, or errands.
Questions
you?

Arranger
People who are especially talented in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have a flexibility
that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be
arranged for maximum productivity.

Because of your strengths, you occasionally gravitate to groups where you can be a contributing
member. Your ability to acquaint yourself with people may allow you to recognize some of the special
qualities each person possesses. Driven by your talents, you occasionally turn to others for help if
unexpected problems threaten a project. You may concentrate on producing first-rate and accurate
outcomes. You might think it is foolhardy to try to do everything by yourself. Occasionally you know it
is impractical to shut out those who have the knowledge, skills, and talent you need to get through
difficult times. Perhaps you have seen certain individuals discover and appreciate one anothers
special gifts as they moved toward a common goal in a spirit of cooperation. Chances are good that
you may be the team member who is naturally congenial, pleasant, and accommodating. Some
people appreciate your willingness to let them do things their way or state their views. Others might
value your ability to listen, gather facts, or find common ground when discussions become overly
emotional. To some extent, you help certain teammates find ways to compromise without losing the
respect of others or jeopardizing their status in the group. By nature, you may have had an educator,
a boss, or a coach who took a personal interest in you. Occasionally you recall the influence this
individual has had on your success. This might inspire you to know as much as you can about people
in your life. Its very likely that you may want to know a lot about certain members of your team. If you
can become more familiar with them as individuals, it might be easier for you to collaborate.
Questions
you?

Individualization
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.

Instinctively, you enhance your own quality of life each time you reach out to someone in need of
assistance. Chances are good that you sense people appreciate the advice you give them. You
believe that you help individuals deal with problems and take advantage of opportunities. Because of
your strengths, you may have an ability to watch people or determine with some degree of accuracy
what makes one unique, distinct, or special. Perhaps certain talents, weaknesses, likes, dislikes,
moods, or motivations attract your attention when you observe others actions or listen to their words.
Its very likely that you help people stay aware of the latest news and current events. By nature, you
sometimes view events from the perspectives of the people involved. Perhaps your sensitivity permits
you to feel the joys and sorrows of certain individuals. You might sense what particular people are
thinking before they utter a word.
Questions
you?

Questions
1. How does this information help you better understand your unique talents?
2. How can you use this understanding to add value to your role?
3. How can you apply this knowledge to add value to your team, workgroup, department, or
division?
4. How will this understanding help you add value to your organization?
5. What will you do differently tomorrow as a result of this report?

Section II: Application
Empathy
Ideas for Action:
Help your friends and colleagues be more aware when one of your peers is having a
difficult time. Remember, most people do not have your ability to pick up on sensitive
situations.
Act quickly and firmly when others behave in a way that is unhealthy for themselves or
others. Understanding someones emotional state does not mean that you must excuse
this behavior. Be aware that when your empathy turns to sympathy, others might see you
as a bleeding heart.
Partner with someone with strong Command or Activator talents. This person will help you
take needed action, even though peoples feelings might suffer as a result.
Consider serving others as a confidante or mentor. Because trust is paramount to you,
people are likely to feel comfortable approaching you with any need. Your discretion and
desire to be genuinely helpful will be greatly valued.
At times, your empathy for others may overwhelm you. Create some rituals that you can
use at the end of your day to signal that work is over. This will help buffer your emotions
and prevent burnout.
Identify a friend who has strong Empathy talents, and check your observations with him or
her.
Sensitive to the feelings of others, you readily gauge the emotional tone of a room. Use
your talents to forge a bridge of understanding and mutual support. Your empathy will be
especially important during trying times because it will demonstrate your concern, thereby
building loyalty.
Witnessing the happiness of others brings you pleasure. Consequently, you are likely to be
attuned to opportunities to underscore others successes and positively reinforce their
achievements. At each opportunity, deliver a kind word of appreciation or recognition. In
doing so, you are likely to make a profound and engaging impression.
Because you are observant of how others are feeling, you are likely to intuit what is about
to happen before it becomes common knowledge. Although your intuitions may at times
seem nothing more than hunches, take conscious note of them. They may turn out to be
valuable assets.
Sometimes empathy does not require words at all. A kind gesture may be all someone
needs to be reassured. Use your Empathy talents to nonverbally comfort others with a
glance, a smile, or a pat on the arm.
Questions
1. Which of these action items speak to you? Highlight the actions that you are most likely to
take.
2. How will you commit to taking action? Write your own personalized action item that you will
take in the next 30 days.

Responsibility
Ideas for Action:
Emphasize your sense of responsibility when job hunting. During interviews, describe your
desire to be held fully accountable for the success or failure of projects, your intense
dislike of unfinished work, and your need to make it right if a commitment is not met.
Keep volunteering for more responsibility than your experience seems to warrant. You
thrive on responsibility, and you can deal with it very effectively.
Align yourself with others who share your sense of responsibility. You will flourish when
working with people who share your determination to get things done.
Tell your manager that you work best when given the freedom to follow through on your
commitments that you dont need to check in during a project, just at the end. You can
be trusted to get it done.
Push yourself to say no. Because you are instinctively responsible, it might sometimes be
difficult to refuse opportunities. For this reason, you must be selective. Ask for more
responsibility in only the areas that matter most to you.
You naturally take ownership of every project you are involved in. Make sure that your
capacity to own does not keep you from sharing responsibility. Allow others the opportunity
to experience the challenges of ownership. In doing so, you will contribute to their growth
and development.
Learn to manage your Responsibility talents by considering whether you really are the
person who should be handling a particular issue. Defer to your existing responsibilities
and goals before undertaking additional burdens, as you may end up skimping on quality if
you have too many tasks or competing demands.
Partner with someone especially talented in Discipline or Focus. This person can help you
stay on track and prevent you from becoming overloaded.
Working with a like-minded, responsible colleague is satisfying for you. Be sure to clarify
expectations and boundaries so that each person can feel ownership for his or her
particular tasks without stepping on each others toes.
Responsible individuals like to know they have delivered on their commitments, so create
metrics and goals to gauge how effectively you meet your obligations. Also, make sure you
have explicit and concrete expectations so that there is no question regarding quality
outcomes and so that you can hit the mark as promised.
Questions
take.

Relator
Ideas for Action:
Find a workplace in which friendships are encouraged. You will not do well in an overly
formal organization. In job interviews, ask about work styles and company culture.
Deliberately learn as much as you can about the people you meet. You like knowing about
people, and other people like being known. By doing this, you will act as a catalyst for
trusting relationships.
Let it be known that you are more interested in the character and personality of others than
in their status or job title. This is one of your greatest talents and can serve as a model for
others.
Let your caring show. For example, find people in your company to mentor, help your
colleagues get to know each other better, or extend your relationships beyond the office.
No matter how busy you are, stay in contact with your friends. They are your fuel.
Be honest with your friends. True caring means helping the other person be successful
and fulfilled. Giving honest feedback or encouraging your friend to move out of a role in
which he or she is struggling is a compassionate act.
You probably prefer to be seen as a person, an equal, or a friend, rather than as a
function, a superior, or a title. Let people know that they can address you by your first
name, rather than formally.
You might tend to withhold the most engaging aspects of your personality until you have
sensed openness from another person. Remember, building relationships is not a one-way
street. Proactively put yourself out there. Others will quickly see you for the genuine
individual you are, and you will create many more opportunities to cultivate strong, longlasting connections.
Make time for family and close friends. You need to spend quality moments with those you
love in order to feed your Relator talents. Schedule activities that allow you to get even
closer to the people who keep you grounded and happy.
Make an effort to socialize with your colleagues and team members outside of work. It can
be as simple as lunch or coffee together. This will help you forge more connected
relationships at work, which in turn can facilitate more effective teamwork and cooperation.
Questions
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Arranger
Ideas for Action:
Learn the goals of your coworkers and friends. Let them know that you are aware of their
goals, and then help set them up for success.
If a team needs to be created, make sure you are involved. You recognize talents, skills,
and knowledge in people, and that awareness will help you get the right people in the right
spots.
You intuitively sense how very different people can work together. Take a close look at
groups with divergent personalities and opinions, as they may have the greatest need for
your Arranger talents.
Be sure to keep track of ongoing deadlines for your many tasks, projects, and obligations.
Although you enjoy the chance to juggle lots of activities, others with less powerful
Arranger talents may become anxious if they dont see you working on their projects
frequently. Inform them of your progress to ease their fears.
Seek complex, dynamic environments in which there are few routines.
Take on the organization of a big event a convention, a large party, or a company
celebration.
Give people time to understand your way of doing things when you present it to them.
Your mental juggling is instinctive, but others might find it difficult to break with existing
procedures. Take the time to clearly explain why your way can be more effective.
At work, focus your Arranger talents on the most dynamic areas of your organization.
Divisions or departments that are static and routine in nature are likely to bore you. You
will thrive when your Arranger talents are energized, and you will suffer when you are
bored.
Help others see your far-reaching expertise by sharing your what if thinking with them.
When they know youve identified and carefully considered all possible options and
arrangements, theyll feel more confident.
You are flexible in the way you organize people, as well as in how you configure space.
Figure out how you can improve workflow by rearranging spaces and/or procedures to
maximize efficiency and to free up time for you and for others.
Questions
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Individualization
Ideas for Action:
Select a vocation in which your Individualization talents can be both used and appreciated,
such as counseling, supervising, teaching, writing human interest articles, or selling. Your
ability to see people as unique individuals is a special talent.
Become an expert in describing your own strengths and style. For example, answer
questions such as: What is the best praise you ever received? How often do you like to
check in with your manager? What is your best method for building relationships? How do
you learn best? Then ask your colleagues and friends these same questions. Help them
plan their future by starting with their strengths, then designing a future based on what
they do best.
Help others understand that true diversity can be found in the subtle differences between
each individual regardless of race, sex, or nationality.
Explain that it is appropriate, just, and effective to treat each person differently. Those
without strong Individualization talents might not see the differences among individuals
and might insist that individualization is unequal and therefore unfair. You will need to
describe your perspective in detail to be persuasive.
Figure out what every person on your team does best. Then help them capitalize on their
talents, skills, and knowledge. You may need to explain your rationale and your philosophy
so people understand that you have their best interests in mind.
You have an awareness and appreciation of others likes and dislikes and an ability to
personalize. This puts you in a unique position. Use your Individualization talents to help
identify areas where one size does not fit all.
Make your colleagues and friends aware of each persons unique needs. Soon people will
look to you to explain other peoples motivations and actions.
Your presentations and speaking opportunities will be most engaging when you relate your
topic to the experiences of individuals in the audience. Use your Individualization talents to
gather and share real-life stories that will make your points much better than would generic
information or theories.
You move comfortably among a broad range of styles and cultures, and you intuitively
personalize your interactions. Consciously and proactively make full use of these talents
by leading diversity and community efforts.
Your Individualization talents can help you take a different approach to interpreting data.
While others are looking for similarities, make a point of identifying distinctiveness. Your
interpretations will add a valuable perspective.
Questions
take.

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Section III: Achievement

Look for signs of achievement as you read these real quotes from people who share your top five
themes.
Empathy sounds like this:

Alyce J., administrator: Recently, I was in a meeting of trustees where one of the individuals was
presenting a new idea that was critical to her and to the life of this group. When she was finished, no
one heard her opinion, no one really heard her. It was a powerfully demoralizing moment for her. I
could see it in her face, and she wasnt herself for a day or two afterward. I finally raised the issue with
her and used words that helped describe how she was feeling. I said, Somethings wrong, and she
started to talk. I said, I really understand. I know how important this was for you, and you dont seem
like yourself, and so on. And she finally gave words to what was going on inside her. She said,
Youre the only one who heard me and who has said one word to me about it.
Brian H., administrator: When my team is making decisions, what I like to do is say, Okay, what will
this person say about this? What will that person say about it? In other words, put yourself in their
position. Lets think about the arguments from their perspective so that we can all be more
persuasive.
Janet P., schoolteacher: I never played basketball because they didnt have it for women when I was
a kid, but I believe I can tell at a basketball game when the momentum is changing, and I want to go
to the coach and say, Get them revved up. You are losing them. Empathy also works in large groups;
you can feel the crowd.

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Responsibility sounds like this:

Nigel T., sales executive: I used to think that there was a piece of metal in my hand and a magnet on
the ceiling. I would just volunteer for everything. I have had to learn how to manage that because not
only would I end up with too much on my plate, but I would also wind up thinking that everything was
my fault. I realize now that I cant be responsible for everything in the world thats Gods job.
Kelly G., operations manager: The country manager in Sweden called me in November and said,
Kelly, could you please not ship my inventory until January 1. I said, Sure. Sounds like a good plan.
I told my people about the plan and thought I had all the bases covered. On December 31, however,
when I was checking my messages while on a ski slope, making sure everything was hunky-dory, I
saw that his order had already been shipped and invoiced. I had to call immediately and tell him what
happened. Hes a nice man, so he didnt use any four-letter words, but he was very angry and very
disappointed. I felt terrible. An apology wasnt enough. I needed to fix it. I called our controller from the
chalet, and that afternoon we figured out a way to put the value of his inventory back on our books
and clean it off his. It took most of the weekend, but it was the right thing to do.
Harry B., outplacement consultant: I was just a young bank manager in one of the branches when the
president of the company decided that he wanted to foreclose on a property. I said, Thats fine, but
we have a responsibility to give the people full value for their property. He didnt see it that way. He
wanted to sell the property to a friend of his for what was owed, and he said my problem was that I
couldnt separate my business ethics from my personal ethics. I told him that was correct. I couldnt
because I didnt believe and still dont believe that you can have two standards. So I quit the firm
and went back to earning five dollars an hour working for the forestry service picking up trash. Since
my wife and I were trying to support our two kids and make ends meet, it was a hard decision for me
to make. But looking back, on one level, it really wasnt hard at all. I simply couldnt function in an
organization with those kinds of ethics.

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Relator sounds like this:

Gavin T., flight attendant: I have many wonderful acquaintances, but as for true friends that I hold
dear, not very many. And Im real okay with that. My best times are spent with the people Im tightest
with, like my family. We are a very tight-knit Irish Catholic family, and we get together every chance
we can. Its a large family I have five brothers and sisters and ten nieces and nephews but we
all get together about once a month and yuk it up. Im the catalyst. When Im back in Chicago, even if
there is no birthday or anniversary or whatever, I become the excuse for getting together and hanging
out for three or four days. We really enjoy one anothers company.
Tony D., pilot: I used to fly in the Marines, and, boy, you had better be comfortable with the word
friend in the Marines. You had better feel good about trusting someone else. I cant tell you how
many times I put my life in someone elses hands. I was flying off my friends wing, and Id be dead if
he couldnt get me back safely.
Jamie T., entrepreneur: Im definitely selective about my relationships. When I first meet people, I
dont want to give them very much of my time. I dont know them; they dont know me so lets just
be pleasant and leave it at that. But if circumstances make it so that we get to know each other better,
it seems like a threshold is reached where I suddenly start wanting to invest more. Ill share more of
myself, put myself out for them, do things for them that will bring us a little closer, and show that I
care. Its funny because I am not looking for any more friends in my life. I have enough. And yet with
each new person I meet, as soon as that threshold is reached, I feel compelled to go deeper and
deeper. Now I have ten people working for me, and I would call each of them my very good friend.

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Arranger sounds like this:

Sarah P., finance executive: I love really complicated challenges where I have to think on my feet
and figure out how all the pieces fit together. Some people look at a situation, see thirty variables, and
get hung up trying to balance all thirty. When I look at the same situation, I see about three options.
And because I see only three, its easier for me to make a decision and then put everything into
place.
Grant D., operations manager: I got a message the other day from our manufacturing facility saying
that demand for one of our products had greatly exceeded the forecast. I thought about it for a
moment, and then an idea popped into my head: Ship the product weekly, not monthly. So I said,
Lets contact our European subsidiaries, ask them what their demand is, tell them the situation we are
in, and then ask what their weekly demand is. That way we can meet requirements without building
up our inventory. Sure, itll drive shipping costs up, but thats better than having too much inventory in
one place and not enough in another.
Jane B., entrepreneur: Sometimes, for instance, when we are all going to a movie or a football game,
this Arranger theme drives me up the wall. My family and friends come to rely on me Jane will get
the tickets, Jane will organize the transportation. Why should I always have to do it? But they just say,
Because you do it well. For us it would take half an hour. For you, it seems to go much faster. You
just call up the ticket place, order the right tickets, and just like that, its done.

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Individualization sounds like this:

Les T., hospitality manager: Carl is one of our best performers, but he still has to see me every week.
He just wants a little encouragement and to check in, and he gets fired up a little bit after that meeting.
Greg doesnt like to meet very often, so theres no need for me to bother him. And when we do meet,
its really for me, not for him.
Marsha D., publishing executive: Sometimes I would walk out of my office and you know how
cartoon characters have those balloons over their head? I would see these little balloons over
everyones head telling me what was in their minds. It sounds weird, doesnt it? But it happens all the
time.
Andrea H., interior designer: When you ask people what their style is, they find it hard to describe, so
I just ask them, What is your favorite spot in the house? And when I ask that, their faces light up, and
they know just where to take me. From that one spot, I can begin to piece together the kind of people
they are and what their style is.

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Questions
1. Talk to friends or coworkers to hear how they have used their talents to achieve.
2. How will you use your talents to achieve?

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Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide

What's in This Guide?

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Your Personalized Strengths Insights

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Relator sounds like this:

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Arranger sounds like this:

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Individualization sounds like this:

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