joshua keller strengthsfinder report

StrengthsFinder 2.0 Report

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Joshua Keller

Your Top 5 Themes

IndividualizationStrategicLearnerArrangerCommand

Strengths Insight Guide

183707727 (Joshua Keller) © 2000, 2006-2008 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Individualization

Shared Theme Description

People who are especially talented in the Individualization theme are intrigued with theunique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how people who aredifferent can work together productively.

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?

Driven by your talents, you sometimes coordinate the efforts of diverse individuals withoutdenying them their uniqueness. You might emphasize their common goals. You might callattention to their talents, skills, knowledge, backgrounds, or other traits. Perhaps you helppeople peacefully coexist. This may enhance their overall productivity. By nature, you mightaid certain individuals by making recommendations, suggesting changes, or providing advice.To some degree, you feel this is your forte — that is, strength. It’s very likely that you areperiodically delighted to assist individuals or groups in setting their goals. To some degree,you prefer to discuss goals with people whose work ethics are strong. Maybe you are lessenthusiastic about helping individuals who seldom meet their objectives. Because of yourstrengths, you occasionally lighten the loads of others by shouldering part of their burdens.Maybe you are more apt to assist to individuals who speak candidly to you about yourshortcomings because you feel their comments are helpful rather than harmful. Instinctively,you might assist certain individuals by sharing with them information you have acquired,skills you have mastered, or experiences you have had. In some situations, you may claim tobe a good instructor, tutor, or trainer.

Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines standout to you?

2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most inyou?



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Strategic


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.



Instinctively, you sometimes know what has gone wrong. You try to uncover facts. Perhapsyou are not intimidated by an overwhelming amount of information. Like a detective, youmight sort through it, attempting to identify pieces of evidence. Following a few leads, youmight begin to see the big picture. Maybe you generate schemes for solving the problem. Youmight choose the best option after considering some of the prevailing circumstances,available resources, or desired outcomes. Chances are good that you occasionally opt to workby yourself. Perhaps you trust your talents, knowledge, and skills in identifying problems.You might consider numerous solutions before you pinpoint an appropriate course of action.Sometimes questions and answers materialize without much effort on your part. Driven byyour talents, you may be viewed by some people as an innovative and original thinker.Perhaps your ability to generate options causes others to see there is more than one way toattain an objective. Now and then, you help certain individuals select the best alternative afterhaving weighed the pros and cons in light of prevailing circumstances or available resources.It’s very likely that you may see solutions before other people know there is a problem. Youmight start formulating answers before your teammates, coworkers, or classmates understandthe question. Sometimes you generate numerous ideas before sorting to the one that makesthe most sense in a particular situation. Because of your strengths, you may pay attention tosome of the things going on around you. Perhaps you listen, quiz people, read, or take notes.As you accumulate information, you might disregard what is unrelated, and pay heed to whatseems important. Sometimes the more you reflect on what you know, certain problems revealthemselves, and eventually some solutions start taking shape in your mind. Then you try toselect the best plan from your list of options.

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Learner


People who are especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and wantto continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome,excites them.



Instinctively, you sometimes dedicate yourself to acquiring specific types of knowledge orusing particular skills. Maybe you are self-taught. Maybe you work with an instructor, trainer,coach, or mentor. You might embrace opportunities to expose your mind to new ideas. Youmight welcome the chance to practice new ways of plying — that is, diligently practicing —a trade or a craft. Driven by your talents, you show some signs of wanting to acquire newknowledge or skills in particular areas of interest. Perhaps you rely on conversations with afew intelligent people to complement — that is, complete — what you have already gainedthrough classes or reading. Chances are good that you occasionally figure out what factorscaused someone to behave in a certain way. Once in a while, you present evidence thatexplains why a particular event occurred. Perhaps some people rely on you to help them findreasonable explanations. It’s very likely that you might offer assistance to people when thepredicament in which they find themselves fascinates you. Maybe you come to the aid ofothers when they ask you to study an intriguing problem, unanswered question, or unfamiliarsubject. Occasionally you are delighted to report back to them your discoveries andconclusions. By nature, you might yearn to be inspired by your work. You might wantexperience to be your teacher. You might need to feel enthusiastic about your job or studies.Perhaps the acquisition of knowledge and skills is a lifelong activity for you. You might feelmost alive when you study facts, ponder concepts, test theories, or sharpen your skills. Youattempt to avoid people and situations that prevent you from expanding your mind.

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Arranger


People who are especially talented in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have aflexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces andresources can be arranged for maximum productivity.



Driven by your talents, you may value relationships with certain authority figures. Why?Perhaps they make your work, studies, or life more meaningful. Chances are good that youmay recognize the unique talents of people. Perhaps you demonstrate or explain ways theycan cooperate with one another to meet challenges, work on projects, or overcomedifficulties. It’s very likely that you may work earnestly for an authority figure when thatperson takes an interest in you. You sometimes do only what is expected when teachers,coaches, or supervisors treat you like an underling, consider you hired help, or ignore you. Bynature, you occasionally pinpoint the unique qualities, motivations, strengths, limitations,preferences, or attitudes of certain people. Perhaps you look for one or two good things ineach person. Maybe this information permits you to set up opportunities for particularindividuals to cooperate. You might compliment those who freely share bits of theirknowledge, skills, or talents with their teammates, classmates, colleagues, coworkers, friends,or family members. Because of your strengths, you might have a reputation for beingdependable. Certain individuals routinely rely on you to follow through with assignments.Perhaps some people refrain from checking your progress. Why? Maybe they trust you willdo what you said you would do.

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Command


People who are especially talented in the Command theme have presence. They can takecontrol of a situation and make decisions.



Because of your strengths, you may be the person to whom group members turn for originalthoughts. Perhaps ideas pop into your consciousness as soon as someone describes a problemor an opportunity. Instinctively, you frequently throw newcomers or outsiders off balance bypressing 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 aswell as do what you tell them to do. Driven by your talents, you probably have exhibited thetraits of boldness, assertiveness, and/or self-reliance since childhood. Chances are good thatyou sometimes dive into challenging situations because you trust yourself to survive or excel.Maybe you know that you have the talent to deal with obstacles or hazards as you encounterthem. Launching new ventures might thrill you. Tackling impossible goals might energizeyou. Stepping out of your comfort zone into unfamiliar territory might stimulate you. Bynature, you might enjoy assisting certain groups by sharing your innovative thoughts withthem. Perhaps people rely on you to present more creative proposals or solutions than anyoneelse.

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