1. Megan Seidl
Strengths-Based Leadership Report (Brief)
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 01-03-2017
DON CLIFTON
Father of Strengths Psychology and
Inventor of CliftonStrengths
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2. Leader: Megan SeidlSURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 01-03-2017
Gallup found that it serves a team well to have a representation of strengths in each of the four
domains of leadership strength: Executing, Influencing, Relationship Building, and Strategic Thinking.
Instead of one dominant leader who tries to do everything or individuals who all have similar
strengths, contributions from all four domains lead to a strong and cohesive team. This doesn't mean
that each person on a team must have strengths exclusively in a single category. In most cases, each
team member will possess some strength in multiple domains.
According to our latest research, the 34 Clifton StrengthsFinder themes naturally cluster into these
four domains of leadership strength. See below for how your top five themes sort into the four
domains. As you think about how you can contribute to a team and who you need to surround yourself
with, this may be a good starting point.
YOUR TOP FIVE CLIFTON STRENGTHSFINDER THEMES
EXECUTING INFLUENCING RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING
STRATEGIC THINKING
Restorative Harmony
Consistency Relator
Deliberative
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3. Your Personalized Strengths Insights
RESTORATIVE
By nature, you sometimes spend hours assessing the reasons why you failed or missed a goal. In
other instances, you may examine why you were caught off guard by a crisis, stalled by a problem, or
stymied by an obstacle. When you arm yourself with the right answers, you might attempt to do
certain things better. You might try to break through some barriers and succeed. Chances are good
that you may be inclined to read certain types of books, publications, or Internet sites that offer tips on
how you might improve yourself as a person, a parent, a student, a professional, an investor, or a
craftsperson. Perhaps you are unapologetic about wanting to conquer some of your shortcomings.
Driven by your talents, you may enjoy reading certain kinds of self-improvement books, publications,
or Internet sites. Perhaps tips, exercises, suggestions, questions, or resource lists momentarily
capture your interest when the topic aligns with your needs. Using some of the information you collect,
you might concentrate your mental or physical energy on doing specific things better than you ever
have in the past. Because of your strengths, you periodically address personal shortcomings by
confronting them. You might aim to minimize or eliminate some of them. Once in a while, you go on a
quest to enhance your skills, polish your style, revamp your appearance, or expand your knowledge.
It’s very likely that you may appreciate people who are frank about what you need to do better when
you work or study independently. Perhaps you are attracted to individuals who offer suggestions that
might enhance your performance or speed your progress.
HARMONY
It’s very likely that you can sometimes resist jumping on the bandwagon — that is, taking the popular
position or joining the popular side. Rather than act on impulse, you might think before speaking.
Perhaps this behavior reflects how your objective and practical mind works. You may see certain
things the way they actually are. Being a realist, you occasionally pose questions to understand what
particular individuals are thinking, seeing, accepting, or endorsing. Maybe you promote peace and
cooperation by helping people build on their common ideas and interests. Driven by your talents, you
periodically resist the temptation of presenting yourself as an expert on everything. Even though you
have worked hard to master certain topics, disciplines, or skills, you may wait to be asked before
sharing your knowledge. Perhaps you refer people to highly trained individuals if you cannot answer
their questions. Your commitment to obtain the correct information or solution might override your
desire to impress others. Your reputation might remain intact as a result. Instinctively, you may seek
objective advice when situations are unclear, confusing, or tainted by political undercurrents. Being a
realist, you know that certain individuals occasionally have access to specific facts, see things from an
insider’s perspective, or possess a bit of expertise you lack. Perhaps you put off adopting any
particular suggestion until you have had sufficient time to give the ideas equal consideration. Chances
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4. are good that you sometimes ease the worries of individuals who become overanxious about certain
situations, rumors, or comments. Perhaps your straightforward presentation of facts offers a bit of
comfort to people who feel upset or overwhelmed. You might be able help a few of them put things in
perspective — that is, in order of importance or in relation to other information. Maybe you know it is
right to share your knowledge with everyone rather than with a chosen few. By nature, you derive
some pleasure from sorting, assembling, mobilizing, or coordinating for others. Maybe you have a gift
for simplifying, rather than complicating, chores. Perhaps you find an easier, rather than a more
difficult, way to do an assignment. Your capacity for orchestrating special celebrations, projects, or
trips might cause some individuals to feel less stressed or overworked. Occasionally you make it
possible for particular people to enjoy one another’s company instead of wasting energy feeling angry,
frustrated, or confused.
CONSISTENCY
Chances are good that you sometimes have fun setting up routines for yourself and your students or
the people you mentor. Perhaps you provide structure for individuals who struggle to stay organized.
You may feel your efforts are rewarded when you make it easier for someone to grasp a concept or
master a skill. Driven by your talents, you may have a reputation for straightening up certain types of
things such as your workstation, home, files, tools, storage areas, study notes, or important
documents. Perhaps you have a detailed plan or a rotating schedule for cleaning, organizing, and
maintaining your physical environment or your personal appearance. Instinctively, you now and then
create daily rituals or repetitious patterns of behavior to make progress. Perhaps these familiar
procedures allow you to sequence the steps of certain projects, programs, or processes. Maybe you
want to do some things in an orderly or efficient manner. It’s very likely that you may be adept — that
is, thoroughly proficient — at setting up processes that make it easier to perform certain repetitious
assignments or tasks. Perhaps you appreciate individuals who regularly follow these procedures
rather than insist on doing things their own way. Because of your strengths, you might create a set of
procedures to follow to do your job or handle your studies. Perhaps these repetitious behaviors
ensure that certain tasks get done or specific deadlines are met. Having processes in place may
serve you well when you choose to work on projects by yourself.
RELATOR
Driven by your talents, 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. Chances are good that you might make certain types of difficult-to-understand ideas a little
bit easier for people to comprehend. It’s very likely that you may have a reputation for being well-read.
Perhaps this partially explains why certain people seek you out to solicit your point of view on specific
topics. Others’ questions sometimes inspire you to delve more deeply into specific subjects. By
reading, you now and then add fresh ideas to your mind’s storehouse of information. By nature, you
might share your perspective on things when asked. Perhaps you appreciate people who can begin
discussions or make small talk. Occasionally these individuals create a safe environment for you to
express a few of your ideas or feelings. Because of your strengths, you might be well-read in
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5. particular subjects. Some people whom you have befriended may turn to you for guidance. By
referring to something you have read, occasionally you can help a person see a specific situation or a
particular problem from a different perspective. For you, reading might be a key that opens the door to
a world of fresh ideas. Maybe you collect them, never knowing whether something you read will
benefit someone else.
DELIBERATIVE
Instinctively, you periodically choose to keep certain facts about your life to yourself. You might avoid
some jobs, projects, or titles, especially when they cause you to be regarded as a public figure. Driven
by your talents, you may prefer to have a small circle of close friends with whom you feel safe sharing
just about anything. Chances are good that you may enjoy reading, as it gives you some topics to talk
about other than yourself. You might prefer to discuss specific kinds of ideas rather than delve — that
is, make a detailed search for information — into your own or another’s personal life. Because of your
strengths, you may produce the right outcomes when you withdraw from people to think. You might
consider what you need to do better or more perfectly in the future. It’s very likely that you may be
selective about how much you reveal to particular individuals about your history, future intentions, or
current affairs. Maybe you are less inclined than some people to launch into chitchat or discussions.
Why? You realize you might be asked or expected to answer some personal questions.
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