Strengths Insight Report

Christopher McLaughlin
Strengths Insight Report
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 09-19-2016
DON CLIFTON
Father of Strengths Psychology and
Inventor of CliftonStrengths
(Christopher McLaughlin)
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Christopher McLaughlin
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 09-19-2016
Your Top 5 Themes
1. Learner
2. Restorative
3. Achiever
4. Analytical
5. Input
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Learner
SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION
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.
YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS
What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you crave knowledge. You search for meaningful information. When you
are researching a subject, you are likely to delve far beneath the surface. You isolate key ideas and
thoroughly examine each one. Your methodical approach allows you to make sense of the topic. You
probably become an expert because you work so diligently. Driven by your talents, you are motivated
to continually acquire knowledge and skills. Discovering new ways to use your talents energizes you.
You are likely to escape from situations and avoid people who want you to keep doing what you
already know how to do well. Maintaining an intellectual status quo is unacceptable to you.
Instinctively, you have little difficulty giving intense effort to projects, problems, or opportunities that
capture and keep your attention. Chances are good that you earnestly direct your attention toward the
ideas, issues, situations, or possibilities that stir your curiosity. In fact, you devote more time than
most people do to exploring topics, problems, prospects, opportunities, or techniques that pique —
that is, arouse or excite — your interest. When something has to be completed, you are eager to
acquire the necessary knowledge or skills to meet the challenge. It’s very likely that you exhibit a
never-ending need to gather lots of facts, data, or background information. Frequently you combine
your interest in collecting ideas with your ability to make individuals feel truly valued. For example,
when a person enlightens you about something you did not know, you are apt to tell him or her how
much you appreciate that insight. People usually recognize your sincerity. They enjoy having
influenced you.
Restorative
People who are especially talented in the Restorative theme are adept at dealing with problems. They
are good at figuring out what is wrong and resolving it.
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Instinctively, you reduce processes, programs, machines, procedures, and plans to their most basic
parts. You search for minor flaws others fail to notice. In doing so, you figure out what needs to be
fixed, upgraded, and updated. Driven by your talents, you automatically set out to do things right. As a
result, you usually invent better ways to tackle assignments, studies, or chores. You are apt to make
small yet necessary upgrades to enhance the efficiency and overall performance of various processes
or individuals. By nature, you routinely acquire knowledge or skills when your aim is to deliver better
outcomes. You have an abiding interest in fixing things that are broken. This probably inspires you to
enroll in subjects that relate to your job or area of study. You usually are eager to apply your
classroom experiences to real life situations. Chances are good that you are fascinated with the way
things operate. You frequently have insights about how to upgrade a process, mechanism, regulation,
program, or project. Individuals, situations, and things have benefited from your betterment plans. It’s
very likely that you are sometimes particularly aware of what you could or should do better. Perhaps
you invest a lot of time, effort, and energy in overcoming your limitations. Maybe you have decided to
let your natural abilities — your talents — grow on their own, while you attend to problem areas.
Achiever
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.
Driven by your talents, you persevere in your efforts because you believe diligence is rewarded.
Reaching your goals spurs you to toil with even greater purpose. By nature, you see yourself as a
logical, rational, sensible, and wise person. Once you establish this reputation with people, you work
very hard to maintain it. Chances are good that you approach your work-related or academic
assignments with a great deal of intensity. You are known for putting in long hours and working hard.
Instinctively, you prefer to work or study by yourself. You probably spend as much time as you need
to reach a particular goal and produce quality results. You can lose track of time when you are
engrossed in a task. It’s very likely that you usually spend hours assessing the reasons why you failed
or missed a goal. In other instances, you carefully 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
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probably do things much better. You probably break through barriers and succeed.
Analytical
People who are especially talented in the Analytical theme search for reasons and causes. They have
the ability to think about all the factors that might affect a situation.
Chances are good that you are a reasonable person. You regularly investigate people’s behavior to
discover the truth about them. This explains why you find something to approve of in so many
different types of individuals. Because of your strengths, you truly enjoy instructing people. You prefer
to invest your time in trainees or students who genuinely appreciate your carefully reasoned approach
to a particular topic. Driven by your talents, you are keenly aware of the many factors that contribute
to an environment or an outcome. You routinely consider productivity, profit, academic grades, returns
on financial investments, or sports statistics. As you examine the data and facts, you probably identify
areas in need of redesign, upgrades, improvements, or renovation. Instinctively, you are aware of the
elements affecting your work or studies. You likely accomplish much more and draw far better
conclusions from the evidence you collect when you can conduct an independent investigation. Your
deductive reasoning usually improves when distractions and interruptions are eliminated. It’s very
likely that you might search for facts when coping with uncertain situations. By taking a problem apart
piece by piece, you occasionally discover its glitches — that is, its minor problems that cause
temporary setbacks. Once in a while, your objective investigation benefits individuals, particularly
those who become emotional when confronted with difficulties. Perhaps your insights into what is
factual enable them to view things a bit more matter-of-factly. Maybe this is one way you help some
people agree on how to deal with unpleasant circumstances or overcome obstacles.
Input
People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to
collect and archive all kinds of information.
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Instinctively, you favor conversations where information, facts, or data are considered objectively —
that is, emotions do not distort the truth. You pose questions, evaluate answers, and figure out how
things work. Reducing an idea, theory, or process to its most basic parts provides you with many
insights. You are likely to archive — that is, preserve — your discoveries so you can use them later.
Driven by your talents, you thirst for new ideas and knowledge. Often you lose yourself in a book. You
pore over the ideas contained on its pages for long stretches of time. Why? You want to absorb as
much information as you can. Chances are good that you usually feel upbeat about your life when you
engage in mentally stimulating conversations with people who are curious or smart. Because of your
strengths, you spend hours unraveling the mysteries of complicated procedures, routines, or systems.
Your step-by-step descriptions help numerous individuals understand how things operate. It’s very
likely that you usually equate education — formal and informal — with understanding more about
something today than you understood about it yesterday.
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