Relationships How do you build and develop relationships? How important are relationships to you?

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1 n A primary objective of the strengths development process is to encourage individuals to consider how their talents impact their relationships, influence, motivation, and thought process/learning style. The next step then is to communicate what you learn to your mentors, peers, customers, friends, and family. We have found that self-reflection and talking with others about your talents builds engagement and momentum toward positive outcomes. Please respond to the following questions. Then use your responses to write a paragraph or two that captures the essence of your Clifton StrengthsFinder results. Share what you write with important people in your life. Relationships How do you build and develop relationships? How important are relationships to you? How do you feel when conflict arises in your relationships? How do you deal with conflict in your relationships? Please give an example. What does respect mean to you? How do you establish respect and trust within your relationships? When you feel frustrated or uncomfortable, do you prefer to be asked how you are doing or do you prefer to be left alone? Please explain. Do any of your top themes contribute to your relationship style? Please list them here.

2 Influence Do you enjoy sharing your ideas and opinions with others? How do you get others excited and committed to supporting your ideas? What is the best way to encourage your participation and support in new initiatives or innovative ideas or solutions? Do you see yourself as a leader? If so, please explain how you lead others toward goals. Please give an example. Please describe a specific time when you won another person over to supporting a cause that you believed in.

3 What drives you to perform each day? Considering the past three months, please describe a situation in which you experienced success and received recognition that motivated you. Considering the past three months, please describe a situation in which you experienced success, but either you did not receive recognition or the recognition you received actually de-motivated you. Is there a particular person or group that provides feedback you consider exceptionally valuable? Please describe the kind of feedback you prefer and the individuals or groups that you prefer that it come from.

4 Motivation Does pressure positively motivate you? Please explain. How do you feel in high-pressure situations? Do any themes contribute to your motivation? Please list them here. Thought Process/Learning Style Do you enjoy solving problems? Please describe a recent time that you solved a problem and you were proud of that solution. How do you feel about change? When change occurs in your life, what helps you move through it?

5 Thought Process/Learning Style Do you enjoy learning new things? How do you learn best? Do you learn most from your successes or from your mistakes? Please give an example. Do any of your top themes contribute to your ability to solve problems and your capacity to learn new things? Please list them here.