DEVELOPER
CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder) Theme
KEYWORD: Growth, Potential
GENIUS STATEMENT
People exceptionally talented in the Developer (CliftonStrengths • StrengthsFinder) theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of any improvements and derive satisfaction from making progresses.
CHARACTERISTICS
People with Developer (CliftonStrengths • StrengthsFinder) talents enjoy the journey of reaching your goals as you see how your strengths flourish along the way, while others focus on results. When meeting people, you are almost always thinking “How can I help this person realize his/her strengths?”. You want them to experience success and you challenge them to help them grow. It can be easy to overlook small improvements but you see it as a glimpse of excellence, affirms and celebrates it. This makes the people around you empowered to better themselves.
YOUR WORLD VIEW
Everyone is a work in progress and alive with possibilities. You believe in investing in others’ success.
WHAT YOU ARE KNOWN FOR
Empowering and encouraging
Ability to see potential of others
Genuine
POTENTIAL PITFALLS
Unable to let go of people who do not want to improve
Lack of individual contribution
WHAT FRUSTRATES YOU
Being in a system that forces you to care more about results and profits than understanding and growing others potential
WHAT YOU VALUE
Opportunities to help and encourage others
Opportunities to mentor others
People who approach you for help to improve themselves
When others see their strengths and potential because of you
YOUR GREATEST CONTRIBUTION
You are able to create opportunities that help people to grow
You have the ability to see areas of potential or excellence others may have and push them to champion those skills
You have the ability to see talents, strengths and improvements in others that they cannot see in themselves
“The genius of the Developer (CliftonStrengths • StrengthsFinder) talent lies in your ability to see the raw potential and incremental progress of others, and to actively invest in furthering that development.