1. Strengths Insight Report
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 02-02-2015
Jonathan McNorgan
Your Top 5 Themes
Command
Adaptability
Activator
Ideation
Restorative
Command
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Command theme have presence. They can take control of a
situation and make decisions.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
By nature, you are known for being realistic and unsentimental. Nonetheless, there are times when
you wish you did a better job of expressing your own feelings and allowing others to voice theirs. The
moment people start getting too emotional, you tend to redirect their attention to practical matters or
objective facts. Driven by your talents, you empower people with your air of certitude — that is,
confidence. Your very presence reassures them that they indeed are quite ready and capable of
tackling assignments, spearheading projects, or playing key positions on a team. Because of your
strengths, you purposely interject highly technical language into your conversations — language that
may be understood by a limited number of people. Your vocabulary, in and of itself, tends to alert
listeners that your ideas and opinions carry extra weight. Simply put: Your air of authority causes
individuals to take quite seriously whatever you tell them. Chances are good that you can enliven or
stop conversations with your thought-provoking statements, unusual viewpoints, jarring questions,
pointed demands, or candid opinions. You play the devil’s advocate role well. You compel people to
think philosophically about the meaning of good, evil, truth, justice, or happiness. Instinctively, you feel
comfortable being surrounded by possibility thinkers. You often voice concerns about the ideas they
propose for the future. You keep asking questions and even argue until they clarify what they plan to
accomplish in the coming months, years, or decades.
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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?
Chances are good that you are filled with awe by beauty in the world, in people, and in the cosmos.
Whether you gaze upon nature’s wonders or marvel at the work of human hands, you are filled with
wonder. You can suddenly stop what you are doing to watch a sunset, listen to the rustle of leaves,
stand before a work of art, hear a piece of music, look through a telescope, or hold a newborn child.
You experience beauty at a level many people cannot imagine. Once the moment has passed, you
can still picture the scene or hear the sound in your memory. Because of your strengths, you react to
what is happening as it happens. For you, the present — not the future or the past — is most
important. You continually monitor and adjust what you are doing and how you are doing it as
circumstances change and needs arise. By nature, you are quite comfortable letting the day’s events
and people’s demands determine what really deserves your attention. Driven by your talents, you
react to situations as they occur. You rely on your intuition to make the right choices. Instinctively, you
deal with things as they happen. “Why rush? Why hurry?” you ask. You understand the wisdom of the
long distance runner who sets a pace that suits his or her body, mind, and spirit. Your work style
mirrors that of a marathoner who runs at a measure, predictable, and even pace from start to finish.
Activator
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Activator theme can make things happen by turning
thoughts into action. They are often impatient.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Driven by your talents, you step forward to take charge of start-up projects, processes, procedures, or
initiatives. This is most apt to occur when you know your talent, skill, and/or knowledge perfectly
match the task at hand. You carefully select the endeavors you are willing to spearhead. When you
lack the expertise required for success, you wisely let someone else assume the leadership role.
Because of your strengths, you rarely avoid telling people about yourself, your experiences, or even
your shortcomings. You reflect on what you should do better, more completely, or more perfectly. You
are comfortable admitting all sorts of things about yourself. Instinctively, you undertake projects on
your own. This is apt to occur when individuals delay decisions, block approvals, or continue meeting
without finalizing plans. You probably help them overcome their objections and quell their fears by
starting to work. You simply intend to prove to them that the impossible is possible. Chances are good
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3. that you frequently throw newcomers or outsiders off balance by pressing them to talk with you. With
some individuals, you intentionally do this. With others, you are unaware of how forceful you are. You
are eager to get things moving and completed. Even so, you strive to temper your demanding style.
You probably want people to like you as well as do what you tell them to do. It’s very likely that you
compel individuals or groups to quickly move into action by using official-sounding words. Your
extensive vocabulary also contains hard-to-understand terminology that sets you apart. Thus, you
speak with an air of authority that you often fail to hear. So, when you display impatience and say,
“Let’s get started right now!” many people refrain from questioning your decision.
Ideation
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to
find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
It’s very likely that you come to the assistance of individuals or groups that must invent new ways of
doing everyday chores and tackling never-before-tried projects. Your imaginative mind creates all
sorts of novel ideas. You probably enjoy brainstorming sessions. Why? No one is allowed to render a
judgment until all the practical and outlandish ideas have been presented. By nature, you frequently
opt to systematically study various subjects, rules, processes, mechanisms, or programs when you
work alone. In your opinion, having the freedom to decide how to approach a project is one of the
advantages of being an individual contributor. Because of your strengths, you frequently identify parts
of your life you want to change for the better. You also seek ways to upgrade things. You feel
renewed mentally, physically, and emotionally each time you turn around a situation with your
innovative thinking. Driven by your talents, you spontaneously tune in to what others think of you as a
person and as a professional. As a result, you intentionally commit to memory complicated and
intricate words as well as specialized terminology. You use language to your advantage in situations
when you desire to influence, confront, make demands of, or issue orders to people. Your vocabulary
allows you to speak with authority. Chances are good that you relish conversations with people whose
vocabulary is as sophisticated as their thinking. Discussing philosophies, theories, or concepts is
exhilarating. You do not have to translate this or that word or explain the basic points of a complex
thought. You love to ask questions and be readily understood. As engaged as you are in the dialogue,
you still make a point of pulling together insights so you can use this knowledge later.
Restorative
Shared Theme Description
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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4. Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
By nature, you participate in conferences, seminars, or classes when ideas are exchanged about how
to make things better. A natural talker, you enjoy telling others about the upgrades you have made.
You probably emphasize different ways you increased efficiency. Driven by your talents, you usually
have ideas for ridding the environment of any temptations that make it easy for people to take things
that are not rightfully theirs. You pinpoint areas where security upgrades need to be implemented to
protect the organization’s resources. You also figure out how to protect people from themselves. It’s
very likely that you are very earnest and businesslike about the things you choose to perfect, do
better, or upgrade. You give careful and thorough consideration to the changes you want to make.
You are seldom inclined to act in haste or be superficial in your handling of important matters.
Instinctively, you are a no-nonsense person. This explains why you spend time thinking about things
you could and should review, revise, repair, reorganize, or do better. Because of your strengths, you
frequently consider what you want to make better about yourself, a project, another person, a plan, or
an event. When people recognize your commitment to quality, many are willing to reveal to you their
innermost thoughts and feelings. Few things mean more to you than being trusted not to tell anyone
what was meant for you alone to hear.
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