The document is a strengths insight report for Sherrie Armistead that was completed on September 9, 2016. It summarizes her top 5 themes as Positivity, Strategic, Learner, Responsibility, and Connectedness. For each theme, it provides a shared theme description and personalized insights into what makes Sherrie stand out in that theme based on her responses. The report examines how her strengths help her approach situations and relationships in her life and work.

1. Sherrie Armistead
Strengths Insight Report
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 09-09-2016
DON CLIFTON
Father of Strengths Psychology and
Inventor of CliftonStrengths
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2. Sherrie Armistead
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 09-09-2016
Your Top 5 Themes
1. Positivity
2. Strategic
3. Learner
4. Responsibility
5. Connectedness
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3. Positivity
SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION
People who are especially talented in the Positivity theme have an enthusiasm that is contagious.
They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do.
YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS
What makes you stand out?
It’s very likely that you are very fond of and devoted to the people in your life. You thrive when
individuals reciprocate — that is, return — your feelings of warmth and affection. Because of your
strengths, you typically go out of your way to tell your coworkers how much you value their
contributions, talents, ideas, and successes. By nature, you notice that life is a lot better for you when
people accommodate your biological need to work in the evening. You customarily produce optimal —
that is, most satisfactory — results in the evening or the hours after midnight. Instinctively, you may be
known for your optimism, cheerfulness, or easygoing personality. These qualities partially explain why
you sometimes get a thrill out of starting friendly discussions with newcomers or outsiders. Driven by
your talents, you usually appear enthusiastic about life. Most people are energized by your vim and
vigor. Often you have thought, “What is there not to like about life?” You are undoubtedly puzzled by
people who see life as a struggle or seldom experience its joys.
Strategic
SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION
People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced
with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS
What makes you stand out?
It’s very likely that you work diligently to invent alternative courses of action. You notice new as well
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4. as unusual configurations in facts, evidence, or data. Others, however, can see only separate,
unrelated bits of information. You are fascinated by problems that puzzle, confound, or frustrate most
people. Instinctively, you probably feel very good about yourself and life in general when you know the
exact words to express an idea or a feeling. Language has fascinated you since childhood. Your ever-
expanding vocabulary often earns you compliments. By nature, you long to know more so you remain
on the cutting edge of your field or areas of interest. Your inventive mind usually generates more
possibilities than you can handle or fund. Nonetheless, you are committed to acquiring knowledge
and/or skills. You study everything involved in a situation and conceive entirely new ways of seeing or
doing things. What you already know prompts you to ask questions and delve even deeper into a
subject or problem. Because of your strengths, you are innovative, inventive, original, and resourceful.
Your mind allows you to venture beyond the commonplace, the familiar, or the obvious. You entertain
ideas about the best ways to reach a goal, increase productivity, or solve a problem. First, you think of
alternatives. Then you choose the best option. Chances are good that you automatically generate
numerous ways to enhance, upgrade, revise, correct, or revamp a process, action plan, or itinerary.
Your suggestions often influence how a project will unfold in the coming months, years, or decades.
You tend to find fault with your own and even other people’s talents, skills, and/or knowledge. Fixing
people or things ranks high on your favorite activities.
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?
Chances are good that you have the extra energy to work hard whenever you are acquiring
information to broaden your base of knowledge. You desire to deepen your understanding of various
topics, opportunities, problems, solutions, situations, events, or people. Instinctively, you prefer to
register for rigorous courses of study rather than take easy classes. This often satisfies your need to
do things that do not come naturally. You trust you can endure the unpleasantness and difficulties that
accompany the expansion of your knowledge base, the acquisition of skills, and the conquest of
deficiencies. It’s very likely that you dedicate yourself to acquiring knowledge and using your skills.
You likely are self-taught in many ways. You probably work with instructors, trainers, coaches, or
mentors. You embrace opportunities to expose your mind to new ideas. You welcome the chance to
practice new ways of plying — that is, diligently practicing — your trade or craft. By nature, you might
direct your mental and physical energy to required tasks, while optional tasks receive less attention.
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5. Under these circumstances, your ability to work or study for hours at a time may work to your
advantage. Your biological makeup might determine when you are most alert, efficient, or productive.
Driven by your talents, you yearn to increase your knowledge by being kept in the information loop.
This explains why you gravitate to people who converse about ideas at a deeper and more thoughtful
level than most individuals are capable of doing. “Making small talk” — that is, engaging in idle
conversation — probably seems like a waste of time to you.
Responsibility
SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION
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.
YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS
What makes you stand out?
Instinctively, 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. Chances are good that you may
enjoy hearing people describe you as more serious than some of your colleagues, classmates,
teammates, friends, or coworkers. Because of your strengths, you are a person upon whom others
can depend. When you make a promise, you keep it. You feel obligated to honor your commitments.
You do things correctly, accurately, and properly. By nature, you conduct yourself in a proper, ethical,
legal, and upright manner to avoid feeling you have done something wrong. You truly regret making a
mistake, violating a rule, breaking a trust, or producing poor results. You set high standards for
yourself in various areas of your life. It’s very likely that you often ponder what you must do better.
You find new ways to deliver on the commitments you have made. Keeping promises is just one way
you enhance the quality of your work.
Connectedness
SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION
People who are especially talented in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links between all
things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.
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6. YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS
What makes you stand out?
Driven by your talents, you rely on your awareness of others’ feelings, thoughts, and needs to guide
you into and through partnerships. You consider various ways to initiate, nurture, and sustain the
linkages between individuals and groups. You bring people together. You help them discover reasons
to cooperate and support one another. It’s very likely that you might be determined to do good for
people and/or the environment. Perhaps you are puzzled by people who cause harm without realizing
they are hurting themselves. By nature, you are genuinely fascinated with the mystery of life. Your
capacity to feel good about yourself does not hinge on having logical or rational explanations for
everything. You sense you are part of the lives of other individuals and accept they are part of your
existence. This outlook on life probably influences what you say or do for people as well as how you
care for the environment. Because of your strengths, you conclude that your life is more meaningful
and you are happier when you can dedicate yourself to something of importance to humankind. It can
be something simple rather than something grand. You sense your acts of kindness influence
individuals to perform good deeds. You are likely to inspire generosity in many people. Instinctively,
you argue that hard work influences the course of your life more than anything else. You make your
own good fortune by preparing yourself to take advantage of opportunities as they arise. Each time
you are successful, you can outline exactly what you did to reach a goal. You link together facts,
incidents, conversations, or available resources to understand your accomplishments. You resist the
notion that life is nothing more than a game of chance.
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