CliftonStrengths Themes
CliftonStrengths
Each person has a unique ranking of natural talents — how we organically think, feel, and behave. Decades of research led by Don Clifton, classify these natural talents into 34 CliftonStrengths themes, focusing on what’s right with people. When you put effort into developing these natural talents, they become your strengths.
You can uncover your unique combination of natural talents by taking the CliftonStrengths assessment.
Explore the 34 Strengths
Achiever
Activator
Adaptibility
Analytical
Arranger
Belief
Command
Communication
Competition
Connectedness
Consistency
Context
Deliberative
Developer
Discipline
Empathy
Focus
Futuristic
Harmony
Ideation
Includer
Individualization
Input
Intellection
Learner
Maximizer
Positivity
Relator
Responsibility
Restorative
Self-Assurance
Significance
Strategic
Woo
Each person has a unique ranking of natural talents — how we organically think, feel, and behave. Decades of research led by Don Clifton, classify these natural talents into 34 CliftonStrengths themes, focusing on what’s right with people. When you put effort into developing these natural talents, they become your strengths.
You can uncover your unique combination of natural talents by taking the CliftonStrengths assessment.
CliftonStrengths Domains
Each of the 34 CliftonStrengths are grouped into four domains based on similar contributions and needs. These domains can be used to better understand your partners and how to work with them more effectively.
The four domains include:
- Executing
- Influencing
- Relationship Building
- Strategic Thinking
Executing
Leaders with dominant strength in the executing domain know how to make things happen. When you need someone to implement a solution, these are the people who will work tirelessly to get it done. Leaders with a strength to execute have the ability to “catch” an idea and make it a reality.
Contributions:
- Concrete reality
- Details
- Goals
- Processes
Needs:
- Task orientation
- Practical steps & application
- Need to see where we’re going
- Systems and Rules
Achiever
Arranger
Belief
Consistency
Deliberative
Discipline
Focus
Responsibility
Restorative
Influencing
Influencing leaders help their team reach a much broader audience. Leaders with strength in this domain sell the team’s ideas inside and outside the organization. When you need someone to take charge, speak up, and make sure your group is heard, look to someone with the strength to influence.
Contributions:
- Convincing
- Igniting
- Enrolling
- Energizing
Needs:
- Verbal processing
- Connect to a cause
- Validation
- Energy
- Leadership
Activator
Command
Communication
Competition
Maximizer
Self-
Assurance
Significance
WOO
Relationship Building
Those who lead through relationship building are the essential glue that holds a team together. Without these strengths on a team, in many cases, the team is simply a composite of individuals. Leaders with Relationship Building strength have the ability to create teams that are much greater than the sum of their parts.
Contributions:
- Connecting
- Inviting
- Listening
- Accepting
Needs:
- Authentic relationships
- Encouragement
- Listening back
- Non-judgmental
- Connection to team
Adaptability
Connectedness
Developer
Empathy
Harmony
Includer
Individualization
Positivity
Relator
Strategic Thinking
Leaders with great strategic thinking strengths are the ones who keep us all focused on what could be. They are constantly absorbing and analyzing information and helping the team make better decisions. People with strength in this domain continually stretch our thinking for the future.
Contributions:
- Creating possibilities
- Direction
- Information
- Ideas
Needs:
- Room to Imagine
- High level why/what
- Explore ideas for
- Meaning
- Giving/Sharing ideas
Analytical
Context
Futuristic
Ideation
Input
Intellection
Learner
Strategic
Explore the 34 Strengths
Achiever
Activator
Adaptibility
Analytical
Arranger
Belief
Command
Communication
Competition
Connectedness
Consistency
Context
Deliberative
Developer
Discipline
Empathy
Focus
Futuristic
Harmony
Ideation
Includer
Individualization
Input
Intellection
Learner
Maximizer
Positivity
Relator
Responsibility
Restorative
Self-Assurance
Significance
Strategic
Woo
Each person has a unique ranking of natural talents — how we organically think, feel, and behave. Decades of research led by Don Clifton, classify these natural talents into 34 CliftonStrengths themes, focusing on what’s right with people. When you put effort into developing these natural talents, they become your strengths.
You can uncover your unique combination of natural talents by taking the CliftonStrengths assessment.
Explore the 34 Strengths
Achiever
Activator
Adaptibility
Analytical
Arranger
Belief
Command
Communication
Competition
Connectedness
Consistency
Context
Deliberative
Developer
Discipline
Empathy
Focus
Futuristic
Harmony
Ideation
Includer
Individualization
Input
Intellection
Learner
Maximizer
Positivity
Relator
Responsibility
Restorative
Self-Assurance
Significance
Strategic
Woo
Each person has a unique ranking of natural talents — how we organically think, feel, and behave. Decades of research led by Don Clifton, classify these natural talents into 34 CliftonStrengths themes, focusing on what’s right with people. When you put effort into developing these natural talents, they become your strengths.
You can uncover your unique combination of natural talents by taking the CliftonStrengths assessment.
What is a Strengths-Based Organization?
A strengths-based organization shifts away from simply managing people to more effective, forward-thinking ways of developing them by leveraging their strengths.
The CliftonStrengths assessment gives people a common language and vocabulary to better describe, communicate with and understand each other.
