After reading a few chapters of Strengths Quest, I was instructed to participate in the Strengths Finder assessment (Anderson, Clifton, & Schreiner, 2006). This 30 minute assessment was an interesting tool that pointed out my greatest strengths. It also provided a detailed description of what having those strengths mean and examples of how they are prominent in a person 's life. After taking the StrengthsFinder survey, I discovered that my five dominant strengths are empathy, harmony, consistency, relator, and restorative.
My strongest ranking strength is empathy, which is the ability to “sense the emotions of those around you (Anderson, Clifton, & Schreiner, 2006, p. 46). I have used empathy a lot throughout my life by listening to others and by imagining myself in their situation. Over the years, I 've had coworkers confide in me problematic details about their lives. Being able to relate to what they were going through or how they were feeling, created some strong, lasting, friendships.
My second strength revealed that I have harmony, or a desire for peace (Anderson, Clifton, & Schreiner, 2006). At a young age, I can remember being troubled by my sister 's teenage squabbles. As an adult, when conflicts arise, whether at home or at work, I try to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Being a peacemaker doesn’t always work …show more content…
When teamwork is performed, a group of employees work together to accomplish great things. A group of employees with various strengths will be able to offer more ideas, thoughts, and productivity more than one employee with only a few specific strengths. Some employees are innovative. They like to challenge the status quo and are open to experiment. Some employees are analytical and research based while other employees are collaborative and enjoy discussion type work. If all of these strengths are used collaboratively, it will benefit an
My strongest ranking strength is empathy, which is the ability to “sense the emotions of those around you (Anderson, Clifton, & Schreiner, 2006, p. 46). I have used empathy a lot throughout my life by listening to others and by imagining myself in their situation. Over the years, I 've had coworkers confide in me problematic details about their lives. Being able to relate to what they were going through or how they were feeling, created some strong, lasting, friendships.
My second strength revealed that I have harmony, or a desire for peace (Anderson, Clifton, & Schreiner, 2006). At a young age, I can remember being troubled by my sister 's teenage squabbles. As an adult, when conflicts arise, whether at home or at work, I try to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Being a peacemaker doesn’t always work …show more content…
When teamwork is performed, a group of employees work together to accomplish great things. A group of employees with various strengths will be able to offer more ideas, thoughts, and productivity more than one employee with only a few specific strengths. Some employees are innovative. They like to challenge the status quo and are open to experiment. Some employees are analytical and research based while other employees are collaborative and enjoy discussion type work. If all of these strengths are used collaboratively, it will benefit an