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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
informative
fast-paced
A good reference book
Shared info efficiently
It’s a helpful tool
Shared info efficiently
It’s a helpful tool
A helpful resource that goes along with the StrengthsFinder online survey.
I liked the focus on strengths and completely agree with Rath that this is the key to success rather than trying to master one's perceived challenges, but I had hoped for more specific tips on how to implement these strengths into one's life after identifying them.
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
This isn’t really a book that you read, but rather one that you reference on a regular basis to practice and develop your strengths.
I have gotten much better at talking about what I’m good at in interviews and performance conversations with leaders. And I’ve also implemented lots of these suggested practices to develop my strengths with fantastic results.
I have gotten much better at talking about what I’m good at in interviews and performance conversations with leaders. And I’ve also implemented lots of these suggested practices to develop my strengths with fantastic results.
The manager of my department asked everyone to take the StrengthFinder test and encouraged us to read this book. I've found it interesting, and I can see myself returning to it. I think it will be especially helpful once our team meetings in a month or two and discusses our scores.
I've got mixed feelings about personality tests, in that I love categories and systematization, and I believe the whole process is psuedoscientific bullshit of the highest order, one step removed from searching for portents in sheep entrails. Are you seriously telling me that a survey of white Americans made during WW2 contains the 16 archetypical personalities?
Can't find my good Myers-Briggs meme showing all the types as the kind of malicious person they are, so have a meme of MBTI Wojaks
Strengths Finders is a little more developed than the MBTI, based on the Strengths Psychology approach of Don Clifton. There are 34 qualities which a person can have, and based on answer a 200 question survey of the form "Would you rather X or Y", the test figures out how to order your strengths. Not surprisingly, I scored a bunch of intellectual and analytical traits, but I also scored very high on relationships, like because I answered that I'd rather be with a small group of friends rather in any other social situation. This may have skewed the results.
The reason why this is three stars is that for your $40 you get a short book with a brief description of each strength and how they approach different workplace situations, and a one use code to take the Gallup Strength Finder test. I "borrowed" this book from my mom, who got it as part of an executive search for a non-profit, and it was moderately interesting, but is it worth your $40? An ordinary person doesn't need this, a good manager already knows it, and a bad manager is going to ignore it.
Can't find my good Myers-Briggs meme showing all the types as the kind of malicious person they are, so have a meme of MBTI Wojaks
Strengths Finders is a little more developed than the MBTI, based on the Strengths Psychology approach of Don Clifton. There are 34 qualities which a person can have, and based on answer a 200 question survey of the form "Would you rather X or Y", the test figures out how to order your strengths. Not surprisingly, I scored a bunch of intellectual and analytical traits, but I also scored very high on relationships, like because I answered that I'd rather be with a small group of friends rather in any other social situation. This may have skewed the results.
The reason why this is three stars is that for your $40 you get a short book with a brief description of each strength and how they approach different workplace situations, and a one use code to take the Gallup Strength Finder test. I "borrowed" this book from my mom, who got it as part of an executive search for a non-profit, and it was moderately interesting, but is it worth your $40? An ordinary person doesn't need this, a good manager already knows it, and a bad manager is going to ignore it.
I'm... not sure where I stand on this.
On the one hand, it feels very horoscop-ical (sure, that's a word). I took their 30 minute quiz and it told me my prime traits are (sequentially) Learner, Intellection, Input, Harmony, and Relator. As I read the descriptions, I could make each fit me in the broad sense, and sometimes fairly specifically. But as I flipped to other traits, I found I fit in some of those tropes as well (like responsibility or consistency). It felt like an official-looking Buzzfeed quiz; perhaps I could take it again and get an entirely converse profile. (Also, side note, some of these strengths sure don't feel like strengths. Harmony, for instance, made me sound like I was a spineless, wishy-washy dope who avoids conflict. Excuuuuuse me, but do you know the family I grew up in??)
On the other hand, some of these do sound preeetty like me. What's interesting is that my top 3 traits were all pertaining to my strategic thinking skills, and the other two were about my relationships. Does that mean that none of my strengths lie in my physical body or attitude? I'm still not clear on the dimensions being measured... the book (and site) did a very poor job of laying them out clearly. BUT it shows that I invest a lot in my introspection, lust for learning, and close relationships- which is all incredibly accurate.
I'm not sure how much I'd invest in this assessment! I had to take it for graduate school, but I don't think I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for personal study (especially since you have to pay for the test). You might be able to find a free variation elsewhere.
On the one hand, it feels very horoscop-ical (sure, that's a word). I took their 30 minute quiz and it told me my prime traits are (sequentially) Learner, Intellection, Input, Harmony, and Relator. As I read the descriptions, I could make each fit me in the broad sense, and sometimes fairly specifically. But as I flipped to other traits, I found I fit in some of those tropes as well (like responsibility or consistency). It felt like an official-looking Buzzfeed quiz; perhaps I could take it again and get an entirely converse profile. (Also, side note, some of these strengths sure don't feel like strengths. Harmony, for instance, made me sound like I was a spineless, wishy-washy dope who avoids conflict. Excuuuuuse me, but do you know the family I grew up in??)
On the other hand, some of these do sound preeetty like me. What's interesting is that my top 3 traits were all pertaining to my strategic thinking skills, and the other two were about my relationships. Does that mean that none of my strengths lie in my physical body or attitude? I'm still not clear on the dimensions being measured... the book (and site) did a very poor job of laying them out clearly. BUT it shows that I invest a lot in my introspection, lust for learning, and close relationships- which is all incredibly accurate.
I'm not sure how much I'd invest in this assessment! I had to take it for graduate school, but I don't think I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for personal study (especially since you have to pay for the test). You might be able to find a free variation elsewhere.
Not really a "book." You're really paying for the code inside to take the (fully online) Strengths Finder 2.0 assessment.
I appreciated the highlighting of our tendency to focus on weakness rather than on our best talents. Giving attention only to our child's lowest grades is disheartening and doesn't invest in their potential. Operating from our strengths makes us happier and more productive.
It is interesting to learn about the 34 strengths and to see the ideas for action.
**However, this isn't a good choice for a library book because the code included to do the online assessment and access resources is only good for one user.
It is interesting to learn about the 34 strengths and to see the ideas for action.
**However, this isn't a good choice for a library book because the code included to do the online assessment and access resources is only good for one user.
