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I start with CliftonStrengths® because it gives you language for your own patterns.
Then I use it as a springboard into everything else.

A note on names: You'll see both StrengthsFinder® and CliftonStrengths in these articles. They're the same Gallup® assessment. In 2017, Gallup renamed it CliftonStrengths to honor its creator, Don Clifton. The assessment itself stayed the same.

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I start with CliftonStrengths® because it gives you language for your own patterns.
Then I use it as a springboard into everything else.

A note on names: You'll see both StrengthsFinder® and CliftonStrengths in these articles. They're the same Gallup® assessment. In 2017, Gallup renamed it CliftonStrengths to honor its creator, Don Clifton. The assessment itself stayed the same.

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CliftonStrengths for Teams: What It Takes to Make a Rollout Stick

Thinking about a CliftonStrengths workshop for your team? Before you plan one, here's what decides whether the rollout actually sticks.

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First 5 Steps after taking the Gallup StrengthsFinder (or CliftonStrengths) Test

If you’ve taken the Gallup CliftonStrengths (formerly known as StrengthsFinder) Assessment, you might be wondering: “OK, I’ve got my Reports. Now, what should...

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Using CliftonStrengths to Review your Goals & Adjust your Approach

It's the middle of the year & a good time to check in on how you're doing on your Goals - both your Progress thus far & the Approach you're taking! Use your CliftonStrengths...

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The 6 Most Common Mistakes People Make about CliftonStrengths

Over 30 million people worldwide have taken the Gallup CliftonStrengths Assessment (formerly known as StrengthsFinder). Based on over 50 years of research, this test is a...

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CliftonStrengths | Gallup StrengthsFinder Balconies and Basements

CliftonStrengths Balconies and Basements show you the Best and Worst of each Talent Theme.  It can help you identify your personal Strengths and Weaknesses...

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CliftonStrengths | Gallup StrengthsFinder Strengths vs. Performance

If you've taken the CliftonStrengths Test, you've probably taken the time to identify your Strengths.  But are you sure you're not confusing Strengths with just...

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How CliftonStrengths | StrengthsFinder exposes your Unique Needs

Your Needs are different than everyone else's. But, do you even know what your specific Needs are?  Chances are that not even you can put your own Needs into...

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What are the Best Strengths to Have in CliftonStrengths | Gallup StrengthsFinder?

Wondering what are the Best Strengths to have in CliftonStrengths (formerly known as Gallup StrengthsFinder)?  Join me as I answer the most common StrengthsFinder...

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What is Gallup StrengthsFinder? | What is CliftonStrengths?

"What will happen when we think about what is right about people rather than fixating on what is wrong with them?"  That's the basic question that Don Clifton asked.  It's...

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StrengthsFinder Review: Not for Personal Growth Dabblers

Personal development tools are drastically increasing in popularity. Competition is high and the pressure’s on for individuals to take the helm of their own personal growth...

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CliftonStrengths | Gallup StrengthsFinder: Strengths vs. Talent Themes

The most common mistake that people make about their StrengthsFinder results is that they think that their results are their Strengths.  They get their results and they...

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How (and Where) to Use your CliftonStrengths | StrengthsFinder Results

Let’s talk about how to use your StrengthsFinder Results. What can you actually do with your CliftonStrengths Assessment?  But when we have this...

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StrengthsFinder Top 5 Results: My Experience 3 Times over 15 Years

I was thinking back on my experience taking Gallup’s StrengthsFinder Test (which has been renamed to CliftonStrengths), and how I’ve taken it 3 times over a 15-year period...

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The End of Average: 5 Key Takeaways You Should Know

Be honest. How often do you find yourself comparing yourself to others - whether to specific people you know, such as a sibling, your best friend, or even a co-worker, or...

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StrengthsFinder Theme Dynamics: What Talents REALLY Look Like

People get their results and think that their Talent Themes look like 5 separate colors. The truth is that they’re more like a wall of paint samples. Let’s talk about...

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StrengthsFinder: Identifying Personal Strengths and Weaknesses

"I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail."  This quote said by Abraham Maslow in 1966 is known as the Law of the...

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