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Clifton Strengths Self Analyzation The Clifton Strength assessment for measuring what makes people unique, broken down into thirty-four themes. Out of the thirty- four themes, the top five are my greatest strengths. My top five are: connectedness, restorative, individualization, strategic and activator. I will be going over each of my top five themes and my analysis of the results. Connectedness            Everything has a purpose; nothing happens for no reason. Reading about the description that someone must share something in common with someone else, is very me. I like to make sure that people have a connection with other people, I believe when everyone knows each other, everyone can get along better. The weakness area for this is: likely to lose motivation if my perception cannot connect ideas or if I do not see how something matters to the goal. Another weakness is the same attitude that everything happens for a reason, can come across in a negative way to downplay others. I also have a weak area were unexpected, or drastic changes can be upsetting to me. I have had the misfortune of people becoming more distant because I am just trying to make light of something to make someone feel better about something and the intent was not to make the person feel worse, but it sometimes comes across in a negative way. Restorative            Finding ways to resolve problems and having enough knowledge or experience about something to fully feel like I have acceptable results. I often feel like if I have not mastered something, knowing the ins and outs of it, that I am not comfortable with that area. I do seek out people that I believe are honest, and dependable to seek feedback about myself or situations, or how I could have managed things differently. I like to be efficient and effective, so when I am
looking back and analyzing what had happened, I want someone I can trust and is also knowledgeable. Reliable resources for other perspectives. Individualization            This one describes me very well! I want people to succeed, and knowledge is power. I am good at getting people to work together with the result of productivity to be the goal; it is okay if people do not have a good relationship with each other all the time, it does not mean they cannot work together to get something done, that needs to be. If I feel experienced in an area, I am going to try and help others to also be successful, when everyone is successful it helps everyone. Often- times, I am aware about everything that is going on with everything, I like to be aware because it is helpful information to pass on or needed information to be able to get things done. Some of these things might seem obscure information at times but it is good to keep in mind. Weaknesses with this theme: may be slow to make decisions, I might come off as not genuine, and I sometimes do this one, copying others study habits that work for them, they do not work for me. Strategic            I do often have more ideas or solutions, and sometimes I do feel more engaged by challenging things, and I understand select things faster than others. I also lack understanding of things sometimes though but that might be due to my dyslexic brain. On the downside of this, I sometimes have too many options, and I can get stuck picking a plan. Classes that do not challenge me can be boring. Currently in life I am trying to decide on, living situation, and there are so many variables and options that I honestly have not been able to see clearly what I want to do. Activator
 The Strategic theme contradicts this theme, Activator is about turning thoughts into actions. Thinking about it further, if I have not picked a plan, said plan will not turn into action. I find motivation in solving problems and constantly seeking out a multitude of methods to achieve the goal. Weaknesses with this theme are “…trouble finding the energy to complete things” (Gallup, 2023, p. 4). This weakness applies very much to me, I frequently have too much motivation at times, on the other hand, I find myself trying to motivate myself to get stuff done.  In conclusion, I see myself in the description of these five themes. Previously, I have acknowledged a few of my strengths and weaknesses; I like this assessment because it describes me very well and clearly. I really liked this from the Gallup website, “Most people are taught to work on their weaknesses—to fix them. But instead, they should be learning how their strengths can overshadow their weaker areas” (Gallup). Focusing on what I am good at and being aware of what I am lacking sounds better than forcing myself to be good at everything. Transformational Leadership Theory Strengths Three of my top themes from the Clifton Strength Assessment: connectedness, individualization, and restorative; align well with the Transformational theory leadership. Transformational theory is people focused, help followers internalize organizational goals, and powerful morel, motivational and team building skills (One-Minute Leadership Theories Discription) . Connectedness theme is everything has a purpose, and everyone can connect to each other; much like the people focusing in the transformational theory. Individualization is getting people together to achieve a goal, like the transformational theory of helping followers internalize organizational goals. Restorative theme, seek out people that are honest, and dependable to get a different point of view about myself or situations, or how I could
have managed things differently; a very helpful attribute on how to motivate and team build in the transformational theory. Chemers said that “True transformational leadership occurs when followers adopt institutional objectives as part of their own self-concept and pursue their own personal fulfilment by achieving collective purposes” (Aaleteeg, 2017, p. 41) . Self-Awareness This topic highlights the following objectives: Explain how the four components of emotional intelligence influence management practices. o Self-awareness:”95 percent of people think they’re self-aware, but only 10 to 15 percent actually are, and that can pose problems for your employees.” o Self-management: ability to manage your emptions, particularly in stressful situations and maintain a positive outlook despite setbacks. o Social awareness: ability to recognize others emptions and dynamics in play within your organization o Relationship management: ability to influence, coach and mentor others and resolve conflict effectively. Describe two methods of leadership self-assessment. o Myer- Briggs Type o 5 big personality traits Myer Briggs Possible relationship between elements of personality (measured by Myer-Briggs type indicator [MBTI]) and transformational leadership [TL] measured from multifactor leadership questionnaire [MLQ]. (Brown & Reilly, 2009)
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