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Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide

SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 03-12-2012
Kia Ferguson Your Top 5 Themes

Belief Consistency Arranger Responsibility Relator
What's in This Guide?

Section I: Awareness A brief Shared Theme Description for each of your top five themes Your Personalized Strengths Insights, which describe what makes you stand out from others with the same theme in their top five Questions for you to answer to increase your awareness of your talents Section II: Application 10 Ideas for Action for each of your top five themes Questions for you to answer to help you apply your talents Section III: Achievement Examples of what each of your top five themes "sounds like" -- real quotes from people who also have the theme in their top five Steps for you to take to help you leverage your talents for achievement
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Section I: Awareness
Belief
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out? Instinctively, you often argue that people should be held to the highest moral standards. You insist that those who break the law be required to accept the consequences of their deeds. You have little sympathy for people who are caught in the act of taking things that do not belong to them. Its very likely that you want only the very best for your family. This is a top priority for you. Your desire to provide for loved ones is evident in what you say and do every day. By nature, you may value financial security but not think about it as much as some people do. Perhaps you measure the quality of your life in less tangible but more meaningful ways. You might place a higher priority on spending time with family and friends than working overtime to make extra money. You might prefer a simple, less costly vacation to an expensive trip. You might treasure a gift someone made for you more than a costly present purchased at an upscale, trendy store. Driven by your talents, you have no doubts about being linked in some way with everything in the universe. This includes all creation and all humankind. Chances are good that you may concede that monetary rewards, though important, are not a substitute for feeling content with your life.
Questions
1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to you? 2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?
Consistency
People who are especially talented in the Consistency theme are keenly aware of the need to treat people the same. They try to treat everyone in the world with consistency by setting up clear rules and adhering to them.

What makes you stand out? By nature, you might consider yourself a no-nonsense, practical thinker. Some people have called your approach businesslike. Perhaps you have a reputation for pointing out things others fail to notice. Because of your strengths, you might concentrate on having fun when playing games and want others to do the same. Perhaps you stress the importance of getting along that is, working together in a friendly way. Maybe you can sense the instant when one or more people start feeling angry, frustrated, or upset. Occasionally you say, Remember, this is only a game. If we cannot cooperate, we ought to stop playing right now. Driven by your talents, you sometimes have fun setting up routines for yourself and your students or the people you mentor. Perhaps you provide structure for individuals who struggle to stay organized. You may feel your efforts are rewarded when you make it easier for someone to grasp a concept or master a skill. Its very likely that you may approach work and life in a practical manner. Once in a while, your realistic and commonsensical style allows you to make progress. You might leave little room for fanciful thinking. To some degree, you recognize that the unrestrained imagination of others can slow you down. Chances are good that you might be the person who causes specific individuals or groups to stop what they are doing and conduct a reality check. In a matter-of-fact and straightforward way, sometimes you help certain kinds of people consider what is really happening and what is the truth. Rather than leap to conclusions, you try to give equal attention to each idea or suggestion. Perhaps your evenhanded way of dealing with people and their issues produces a climate of mutual understanding or cooperation.
Questions
Arranger
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.

What makes you stand out? By nature, you are frequently the team member who pays close attention to whatever people say. Its very likely that you frequently sign up for group activities that involve physical exertion and/or long hours. You probably notice your work ethic is much stronger than that of your teammates. Chances are good that you may want people to regard you as trustworthy, dependable, or reliable. Perhaps this yearning motivates you to do whatever you said you would do. Driven by your talents, you often join teams to acquire new skills and gain additional information. Because of your strengths, you sometimes volunteer to do things rather than wait to be asked to assume more duties.
Questions
Responsibility
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.

What makes you stand out? By nature, you might do everything possible to fulfill obligations. Maybe you are thorough and devoted to doing what you promise. This partially explains why people describe you as reliable. To some extent, you have established a reputation for honoring your commitments. Perhaps this causes individuals to trust you more than they trust others. Driven by your talents, you might take on some additional duties or tasks when you feel fairly optimistic about yourself and your life. Because of your strengths, you may be exact about certain things you do or how you do them. Perhaps you follow your conscience when you need to distinguish right from wrong or excellence from mediocrity. Its very likely that you are naturally compelled to admit the truth. If someone asked you or told you to intentionally mislead someone, you would reply, I cannot and I will not do that! Chances are good that you might draw on your reserve of personal accountability if pressed to complete tasks. A deadline or a commitment to teammates may spur you to do whatever it takes to complete a project.
Questions
Relator
People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.

What makes you stand out? By nature, you may enjoy sharing your point of view with certain individuals who ask, What do you think? When you are familiar with the topic, problem, or people involved, you might be comfortable expressing yourself. From time to time, you set out to discover specific facts and weigh them with care before speaking your mind that is, giving advice or openly stating your ideas. Chances are good that you sometimes congratulate yourself for being a good counselor. Certain people may keep coming back to you for words of wisdom. Others might seek your recommendations about how to handle problems or take advantage of opportunities. Because of your strengths, you may notice that certain people turn to you for guidance. Maybe your willingness to share the knowledge you have gained over the years partially explains the fondness they have for you. Some individuals might have benefited from what you have read, observed, or experienced. Its very likely that you have the ability to instruct, train, or offer suggestions to people who look to you for assistance. Instinctively, you sometimes offer guidance to friends who seek your assistance. Maybe you keep your opinions, recommendations, or suggestions to yourself until you are invited to share them.
Questions
Questions
1. How does this information help you better understand your unique talents? 2. How can you use this understanding to add value to your role? 3. How can you apply this knowledge to add value to your team, workgroup, department, or division? 4. How will this understanding help you add value to your organization? 5. What will you do differently tomorrow as a result of this report?
Section II: Application
Belief
Ideas for Action:
Clarify your values by thinking about one of your best days ever. How did your values play into the satisfaction that you received on that day? How can you organize your life to repeat that day as often as possible? Actively seek roles that fit your values. In particular, think about joining organizations that define their purpose by the contribution they make to society. The meaning and purpose of your work will often provide direction for others. Remind people why their work is important and how it makes a difference in their lives and in the lives of others. Your Belief talents allow you to talk to the hearts of people. Develop a purpose statement and communicate it to your family, friends, and coworkers. Your powerful emotional appeal can give them a motivating sense of contribution. Create a gallery of letters and/or pictures of the people whose lives you have substantially influenced. When you are feeling down or overwhelmed, remind yourself of your value by looking at this gallery. It will energize you and revive your commitment to helping others. Set aside time to ensure that you are balancing your work demands and your personal life. Your devotion to your career should not come at the expense of your strong commitment to your family. Dont be afraid to give voice to your values. This will help others know who you are and how to relate to you. Actively cultivate friends who share your basic values. Consider your best friend. Does this person share your value system? Partner with someone who has strong Futuristic talents. This person can energize you by painting a vivid picture of the direction in which your values will lead. Accept that the values of other people might differ from your own. Express your beliefs without being judgmental.
Questions
1. Which of these action items speak to you? Highlight the actions that you are most likely to take. 2. How will you commit to taking action? Write your own personalized action item that you will take in the next 30 days.
Consistency
Ideas for Action:
Make a list of the rules of consistency by which you can live. These rules might be based on certain values that you have or on certain policies that you consider non-negotiables. Counterintuitively, the more clear you are about these rules, the more comfortable you will be with individuality within these boundaries. Seek roles in which you can be a force for leveling the playing field. At work or in your community, become a leader in helping provide disadvantaged people with the platform they need to show their true potential. Cultivate a reputation for pinpointing those who really deserve credit. Make sure that respect is always given to those who truly performed the work. You can become known as the conscience of your organization or group. Find a role in which you can enforce compliance to a set of standards. Always be ready to challenge people who break the rules or grease the wheels to earn an unfair advantage for themselves. Keep your focus on performance. Your Consistency talents might occasionally lead you to overemphasize how someone gets work done, and ignore what he or she gets done. Because you value equality, you find it hard to deal with individuals who bend the rules to fit their situation. Your Consistency talents can help you clarify rules, policies, and procedures in ways that will ensure that they are applied uniformly across the board. Consider drafting protocols to make sure that these rules are clearly stated. Partner with someone with powerful Maximizer or Individualization talents. This person can remind you when it is appropriate to accommodate individual differences. Always practice what you preach. This sets the tone for equality and encourages peaceful compliance. Others will appreciate your natural commitment to consistency between what you have promised and what you will deliver. Always stand up for what you believe, even in the face of strong resistance. You will reap long-lasting benefits. Leverage your Consistency talents when you have to communicate not so pleasant news. You can be naturally adept at helping others appreciate the rationale behind decisions, which will make the situation easier on them and you.
Questions
Arranger
Ideas for Action:
Learn the goals of your coworkers and friends. Let them know that you are aware of their goals, and then help set them up for success. If a team needs to be created, make sure you are involved. You recognize talents, skills, and knowledge in people, and that awareness will help you get the right people in the right spots. You intuitively sense how very different people can work together. Take a close look at groups with divergent personalities and opinions, as they may have the greatest need for your Arranger talents. Be sure to keep track of ongoing deadlines for your many tasks, projects, and obligations. Although you enjoy the chance to juggle lots of activities, others with less powerful Arranger talents may become anxious if they dont see you working on their projects frequently. Inform them of your progress to ease their fears. Seek complex, dynamic environments in which there are few routines. Take on the organization of a big event a convention, a large party, or a company celebration. Give people time to understand your way of doing things when you present it to them. Your mental juggling is instinctive, but others might find it difficult to break with existing procedures. Take the time to clearly explain why your way can be more effective. At work, focus your Arranger talents on the most dynamic areas of your organization. Divisions or departments that are static and routine in nature are likely to bore you. You will thrive when your Arranger talents are energized, and you will suffer when you are bored. Help others see your far-reaching expertise by sharing your what if thinking with them. When they know youve identified and carefully considered all possible options and arrangements, theyll feel more confident. You are flexible in the way you organize people, as well as in how you configure space. Figure out how you can improve workflow by rearranging spaces and/or procedures to maximize efficiency and to free up time for you and for others.
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Responsibility
Ideas for Action:
Emphasize your sense of responsibility when job hunting. During interviews, describe your desire to be held fully accountable for the success or failure of projects, your intense dislike of unfinished work, and your need to make it right if a commitment is not met. Keep volunteering for more responsibility than your experience seems to warrant. You thrive on responsibility, and you can deal with it very effectively. Align yourself with others who share your sense of responsibility. You will flourish when working with people who share your determination to get things done. Tell your manager that you work best when given the freedom to follow through on your commitments that you dont need to check in during a project, just at the end. You can be trusted to get it done. Push yourself to say no. Because you are instinctively responsible, it might sometimes be difficult to refuse opportunities. For this reason, you must be selective. Ask for more responsibility in only the areas that matter most to you. You naturally take ownership of every project you are involved in. Make sure that your capacity to own does not keep you from sharing responsibility. Allow others the opportunity to experience the challenges of ownership. In doing so, you will contribute to their growth and development. Learn to manage your Responsibility talents by considering whether you really are the person who should be handling a particular issue. Defer to your existing responsibilities and goals before undertaking additional burdens, as you may end up skimping on quality if you have too many tasks or competing demands. Partner with someone especially talented in Discipline or Focus. This person can help you stay on track and prevent you from becoming overloaded. Working with a like-minded, responsible colleague is satisfying for you. Be sure to clarify expectations and boundaries so that each person can feel ownership for his or her particular tasks without stepping on each others toes. Responsible individuals like to know they have delivered on their commitments, so create metrics and goals to gauge how effectively you meet your obligations. Also, make sure you have explicit and concrete expectations so that there is no question regarding quality outcomes and so that you can hit the mark as promised.
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Relator
Ideas for Action:
Find a workplace in which friendships are encouraged. You will not do well in an overly formal organization. In job interviews, ask about work styles and company culture. Deliberately learn as much as you can about the people you meet. You like knowing about people, and other people like being known. By doing this, you will act as a catalyst for trusting relationships. Let it be known that you are more interested in the character and personality of others than in their status or job title. This is one of your greatest talents and can serve as a model for others. Let your caring show. For example, find people in your company to mentor, help your colleagues get to know each other better, or extend your relationships beyond the office. No matter how busy you are, stay in contact with your friends. They are your fuel. Be honest with your friends. True caring means helping the other person be successful and fulfilled. Giving honest feedback or encouraging your friend to move out of a role in which he or she is struggling is a compassionate act. You probably prefer to be seen as a person, an equal, or a friend, rather than as a function, a superior, or a title. Let people know that they can address you by your first name, rather than formally. You might tend to withhold the most engaging aspects of your personality until you have sensed openness from another person. Remember, building relationships is not a oneway street. Proactively put yourself out there. Others will quickly see you for the genuine individual you are, and you will create many more opportunities to cultivate strong, longlasting connections. Make time for family and close friends. You need to spend quality moments with those you love in order to feed your Relator talents. Schedule activities that allow you to get even closer to the people who keep you grounded and happy. Make an effort to socialize with your colleagues and team members outside of work. It can be as simple as lunch or coffee together. This will help you forge more connected relationships at work, which in turn can facilitate more effective teamwork and cooperation.
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Section III: Achievement

Look for signs of achievement as you read these real quotes from people who share your top five themes.
Belief sounds like this:

Michael K., salesperson: The vast majority of my nonworking time goes to my family and to the things we do in the community. I was on the countywide Boy Scouts board of directors. And when I was a Boy Scout, I was pack leader. When I was an Explorer, I was junior assistant leader for the Boy Scouts. I just like being with kids. I believe thats where the future is. And I think you can do a whole lot worse with your time than investing it in the future. Lara M., college president: My values are why I work so hard every day at my job. I put hours and hours into this job, and I dont even care what I get paid. I just found out that I am the lowest paid college president in my state, and I dont even care. I mean, I dont do this for the money. Tracy D., airline executive: If you are not doing something important, why bother? Getting up every day and working on ways to make flying safer seems important to me, purposeful. If I didnt find this purpose in my job, I dont know if I could work through all the challenges and frustrations that get in my way. I think I would get demoralized.
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Consistency sounds like this:

Simon H., hotel general manager: I often remind my senior managers that they shouldnt be abusing their parking privileges or using their position to take golf tee times when there are guests waiting. They hate my drawing attention to this, but I am just the kind of person who dislikes people abusing their perks. I also spend a great deal of time with our hourly employees. I have tremendous respect for them. Jamie K., magazine editor: I am the person who always roots for the underdog. I hate it when people dont get a fair shot because of some circumstance in their life that they couldnt control. To put some teeth to this, I am going to set up a scholarship at my alma mater so that journalism students of limited means can do internships in the real world without having to keep paying for their college tuition. I was lucky. When I was an intern in New York at NBC, my family could afford it. Some families cant, but those students should still get a fair shot. Ben F., operations manager: Always give credit where credit is due; thats my motto. If I am in a meeting and I bring up an idea that one of my staff actually came up with, I make sure to publicly attribute the idea to that person. Why? Because my bosses always did that with me, and now it seems like the only fair and proper thing to do.
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Arranger sounds like this:

Sarah P., finance executive: I love really complicated challenges where I have to think on my feet and figure out how all the pieces fit together. Some people look at a situation, see thirty variables, and get hung up trying to balance all thirty. When I look at the same situation, I see about three options. And because I see only three, its easier for me to make a decision and then put everything into place. Grant D., operations manager: I got a message the other day from our manufacturing facility saying that demand for one of our products had greatly exceeded the forecast. I thought about it for a moment, and then an idea popped into my head: Ship the product weekly, not monthly. So I said, Lets contact our European subsidiaries, ask them what their demand is, tell them the situation we are in, and then ask what their weekly demand is. That way we can meet requirements without building up our inventory. Sure, itll drive shipping costs up, but thats better than having too much inventory in one place and not enough in another. Jane B., entrepreneur: Sometimes, for instance, when we are all going to a movie or a football game, this Arranger theme drives me up the wall. My family and friends come to rely on me Jane will get the tickets, Jane will organize the transportation. Why should I always have to do it? But they just say, Because you do it well. For us it would take half an hour. For you, it seems to go much faster. You just call up the ticket place, order the right tickets, and just like that, its done.
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Responsibility sounds like this:

Nigel T., sales executive: I used to think that there was a piece of metal in my hand and a magnet on the ceiling. I would just volunteer for everything. I have had to learn how to manage that because not only would I end up with too much on my plate, but I would also wind up thinking that everything was my fault. I realize now that I cant be responsible for everything in the world thats Gods job. Kelly G., operations manager: The country manager in Sweden called me in November and said, Kelly, could you please not ship my inventory until January 1. I said, Sure. Sounds like a good plan. I told my people about the plan and thought I had all the bases covered. On December 31, however, when I was checking my messages while on a ski slope, making sure everything was hunky-dory, I saw that his order had already been shipped and invoiced. I had to call immediately and tell him what happened. Hes a nice man, so he didnt use any four-letter words, but he was very angry and very disappointed. I felt terrible. An apology wasnt enough. I needed to fix it. I called our controller from the chalet, and that afternoon we figured out a way to put the value of his inventory back on our books and clean it off his. It took most of the weekend, but it was the right thing to do. Harry B., outplacement consultant: I was just a young bank manager in one of the branches when the president of the company decided that he wanted to foreclose on a property. I said, Thats fine, but we have a responsibility to give the people full value for their property. He didnt see it that way. He wanted to sell the property to a friend of his for what was owed, and he said my problem was that I couldnt separate my business ethics from my personal ethics. I told him that was correct. I couldnt because I didnt believe and still dont believe that you can have two standards. So I quit the firm and went back to earning five dollars an hour working for the forestry service picking up trash. Since my wife and I were trying to support our two kids and make ends meet, it was a hard decision for me to make. But looking back, on one level, it really wasnt hard at all. I simply couldnt function in an organization with those kinds of ethics.
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Relator sounds like this:

Gavin T., flight attendant: I have many wonderful acquaintances, but as for true friends that I hold dear, not very many. And Im real okay with that. My best times are spent with the people Im tightest with, like my family. We are a very tight-knit Irish Catholic family, and we get together every chance we can. Its a large family I have five brothers and sisters and ten nieces and nephews but we all get together about once a month and yuk it up. Im the catalyst. When Im back in Chicago, even if there is no birthday or anniversary or whatever, I become the excuse for getting together and hanging out for three or four days. We really enjoy one anothers company. Tony D., pilot: I used to fly in the Marines, and, boy, you had better be comfortable with the word friend in the Marines. You had better feel good about trusting someone else. I cant tell you how many times I put my life in someone elses hands. I was flying off my friends wing, and Id be dead if he couldnt get me back safely. Jamie T., entrepreneur: Im definitely selective about my relationships. When I first meet people, I dont want to give them very much of my time. I dont know them; they dont know me so lets just be pleasant and leave it at that. But if circumstances make it so that we get to know each other better, it seems like a threshold is reached where I suddenly start wanting to invest more. Ill share more of myself, put myself out for them, do things for them that will bring us a little closer, and show that I care. Its funny because I am not looking for any more friends in my life. I have enough. And yet with each new person I meet, as soon as that threshold is reached, I feel compelled to go deeper and deeper. Now I have ten people working for me, and I would call each of them my very good friend.
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Questions
1. Talk to friends or coworkers to hear how they have used their talents to achieve.
2. How will you use your talents to achieve?
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2000, 2006-2012 GALLUP, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide

Kia Ferguson Your Top 5 Themes

What's in This Guide?

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

Section II: Application

Section III: Achievement

Belief sounds like this:

Consistency sounds like this:

Arranger sounds like this:

Responsibility sounds like this:

Relator sounds like this:

2. How will you use your talents to achieve?

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