1. Strengths Insight Report
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 08-11-2015
David Kennedy
Your Top 5 Themes
Empathy
Adaptability
Arranger
Maximizer
Harmony
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?
Because of your strengths, you bring a keen awareness about human behavior to the classroom,
laboratory, seminar, playing field, or tutoring session. You spontaneously tune in to what individuals
are thinking and feeling minute by minute. These insights are likely to make you a better educator.
Instinctively, you frequently detect impending conflict sooner than most people do. Your keen
awareness allows you to sense what others are thinking and feeling. Before issues cause people to
be angry, you direct everyone’s attention to areas where they already share the same ideas,
philosophies, or viewpoints. Simply put: You have a gift for helping people find common ground. This
makes it easier for them to politely and courteously resolve their differences. By nature, you are highly
perceptive about others’ thoughts, emotions, and needs. This ability allows you to discover what
makes each person special. You usually know how to respond to someone depending upon his or her
unique circumstances, moods, background, or successes. It’s very likely that you automatically rely on
your gut instincts to guide you toward the right conclusion. You probably follow your intuition and
feelings when making major choices in life. Driven by your talents, you are attuned to the full gamut of
human feelings. Whenever your own or someone else’s life becomes emotionally barren, you search
for people and activities to fill the void.
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2. Adaptability
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Adaptability theme prefer to “go with the flow.” They tend to
be “now” people who take things as they come and discover the future one day at a time.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Driven by your talents, you sometimes gravitate to roles where you can handle tasks or deal with
issues as they arise. Perhaps life is wonderful when you have the freedom to do what you decide is
necessary. You might be grumpy on days when you are forced to follow a rigid schedule or
procedure. Because of your strengths, you are apt to be the unflappable — that is, not easily excited
— member of your group. Your teammates often rely on you to remain calm in the face of unexpected
changes, obstacles, or challenges. They appreciate how you deal with whatever occurs as it occurs.
You probably have little difficulty altering your original plan. It’s very likely that you might have an
ability to accept and deal with each day as it unfolds. You may be flexible enough to handle
unexpected discoveries and situations. Chances are good that you react to situations as they occur.
You rely on your intuition to make the right choices. By nature, you may decide that all is well in your
life when you allow each day to unfold on its own terms. You might feel restricted or boxed in by
people who force you to adhere to their plans, processes, rules, or procedures. Occasionally you
argue that people must be flexible as they plan for the future. Why? Life is filled with constant
surprises and change. Perhaps you avoid creating undue stress for yourself or others by
acknowledging this simple fact.
Arranger
Shared Theme Description
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.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
It’s very likely that you are likely to be the team member who is naturally congenial, pleasant, and
accommodating. Many people appreciate your willingness to let them do things their way as well as
state their views. Others value your ability to listen, gather facts, and/or find common ground when
discussions become overly emotional. You probably help your teammates find ways to compromise
without losing the respect of others or jeopardizing their status in the group. Because of your
strengths, you are aware of what you do naturally and well. You prefer to leverage your talents rather
than spend time trying to overcome your shortcomings. You expect excellence from yourself and
others. Being average at best and mediocre at worst is unacceptable to you. Instinctively, you are the
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3. team member who usually points out problems and states grievances when no one else will. You
typically make the first move. Then others in the group feel comfortable echoing your views. You
routinely cause your team to squarely confront issues. Chances are good that you probably have a
reputation for being a hard worker. Even so, you are willing to accept help from individuals who
possess the talents, knowledge, and/or skills needed to overcome obstacles. You resist the
temptation to interfere in the efforts of these people once they begin making progress. Driven by your
talents, you make a point of acknowledging and applauding the unique contributions of your
teammates. You probably call attention to their talents, knowledge, and skills.
Maximizer
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Maximizer theme focus on strengths as a way to stimulate
personal and group excellence. They seek to transform something strong into something superb.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you might be the person who shares the most innovative ideas during
brainstorming sessions. Perhaps knowing this about yourself inspires you to be even more prepared
for meetings, activities, conversations, or debates. Driven by your talents, you may give yourself credit
for setting aside time to become absorbed in thoughts about the future. Perhaps you develop plans to
transform a few of your forward-looking ideas into tangible results. It’s very likely that you occasionally
set aside time to reflect on your unique abilities. You may ponder some of the things you do well.
Perhaps looking at what is right about yourself or your life energizes you. Dwelling on your
shortcomings might strike you as a waste of time. By nature, you may trust yourself to keep the
overall plan or goal in sharp view. Sometimes you allow related or unrelated events to unfold
naturally. Perhaps you do this better when you are dealing with specific individuals or managing
certain types of situations. Instinctively, you occasionally credit yourself with unraveling tangled
issues, dilemmas, or puzzles. Perhaps you instinctively find the right solutions or correct answers.
Harmony
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Harmony theme look for consensus. They don’t enjoy
conflict; rather, they seek areas of agreement.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
By nature, you might realize you interact with certain people better when you maintain a healthy
equilibrium — that is, an intellectual or emotional poise — in all areas of your life. Perhaps you
intentionally avoid dedicating every waking moment to one thing, whether it is your job, studies,
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4. volunteering, or community service. You might notice that conflicts or disagreements are less intense
when you finish the assignments that key individuals give to you each day. Instinctively, you
occasionally collect bits and pieces of information. At the time, the value of this material may not be
apparent. In specific cases, you have found it useful to turn to some specialists for help. Perhaps
these individuals can provide you with enough direction so you can ask some questions, render a few
decisions, or try to map courses of action without upsetting anyone in the process. You avoid
angering certain people by consulting with them before doing anything. Because of your strengths,
you may be practical or realistic as you process ideas. Perhaps you think sequentially. You might
appreciate projects that have simple steps or defined starting and stopping points. Sometimes you
test your ideas with specialists who might be able to confirm their accuracy or usefulness. Chances
are good that you occasionally enjoy being physically and/or mentally active. Perhaps this is the case
when you are assigned specific tasks to finish by day’s end. As long as the overall workload appears
to be evenly distributed among people, you might look forward to doing certain kinds of daily chores.
It’s very likely that you occasionally desire to amass knowledge. Being somewhat practical, you might
turn to particular specialists for their insights, information, or guidance. It is not your style to make
certain people think you know everything. Instead, you may want to arrive at correct conclusions and
make proper decisions. By seeking the counsel of a few wise and experienced individuals, maybe you
discover common ground and avoid disagreements.
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