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Sarah M Roque
Main Discussion Post
My CliftonStrengths
We all should be aware of our strengths. Knowing our strengths will help us understand our
contributions to teams and who should be on the team to compliment us (Rath & Conchie, 2009).
The results of the StrengthsFinder assessment increased my awareness about my talents and strengths.
According to the assessment, the odds that someone has responsibility, connectedness, empathy, relator
and restorative as their top 5 strengths, as I do, are 1 in 33 million (Gallup, 2023).
“People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what
they say they will do and have commitment to stable values such as honesty and loyalty” (Gallup, 2023).
My talents of connectedness and empathy help me sense the feelings of people and provide safe spaces
where they can be vulnerable. Being talented in the relator and restorative themes helps me use my
problem-solving skills to help others identify their goals. My sense of responsibility drives me to provide
unwavering support to my commitments to others.
Strengthening core values, strengths and characteristics
Being considerate, caring and accepting of others are part of my core values. I value diversity and each
person’s unique talents and skills. I would like to strengthen these values and my ability to connect with
others to help build bridges among people so that they can connect with their similarities and appreciate
their differences. I also want to strengthen my ability to relate to and with others in the development of
genuine relationships that fosters trust and confidence that inspires risk-taking.
Most of my talents are in the realms of executing and relationship building. According to Raso (2019)
most relational or positive leaders practice genuineness, trustworthiness, reliability, connectedness.
Transformational leadership in particular, has been most strongly correlated with job satisfaction and
improved employee work performance and transformational leaders have been characterized as
charismatic and confident. Though I can be charismatic and funny, I am not naturally a charismatic or
motivational person. I would like to develop and strengthen either or both of those characteristics so
that I can practice transformational leadership more effectively.
Reference
Gallup (n.d.). Strengths Insight Guide; Sarah roque 87631433. CliftonStrengths Assessment. Gallup Press,
2006-2012.
Raso, R. (2019). Be you! Authentic leadership. Nursing Management (Springhouse), 50 (5), 18-25. doi:
10.1097/01.NUMA.0000557619.96942.50.
Rath, T., & Conchie, B. (2009). Strengths based leadership: Great leaders, teams, and why people follow.
Gallup Press.
Initial Post -Blair Tomsheck
The five categories that were the most dominant in my assessment are the following: futuristic,
discipline, context, relator, and responsibility. It is interesting to me how they build into one another.
Looking at the future excites me and gives me the energy to continue and push forward into tomorrow.
But my future needs to be orderly, planned, and slightly predictable. I strive for timelines and deadlines
to reach my goals. Within this discipline also comes a sense of needing to control things. Having a
routine and that sense of control negates the messiness of this future-focused life. The regulator in my
relationships brings on greater trust and intimacy among them. My genuine need for closeness means
being vulnerable at the same time. That is what helps me to connect. And finally, the need for my
responsibility to do as I say and say as I do. There are no excuses or rationalizations. There is only doing
the right thing. Realizing these five traits is insightful to my need to set boundaries and allow myself the
recognition to take on only what I can handle. (Rath, 2007)
Two core values that I would like to hold on to for the rest of my professional career are the ability to
network with all kinds of people and stay true to my given word. Your relationships with your partners
are the core of building better communities, more resilient people, and a general sense of hope in
humanity.
Two strengths that I want to continue molding are the ability to keep a disciplined schedule and being
excited for the future. Being a forward-thinking atmosphere creates a culture. Clearly understood visions
and missions bring other ways of finding solutions, not excuses. (Broome & Marshall, 2021)
Two characteristics I would like to strengthen include setting boundaries and needing control. Having
a better understanding of when to hold on tight and when to let it go is a leadership skill. Refining that
skill includes striving for goals but realizing it is only sometimes achievable. (Ntoumanis & Sedikides,
2018).
References
Broome, M., & Marshall, E. S. (2021). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to
influential leader (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
Ntoumanis, N., & Sedikides, C. (2018). Holding on to the Goal or Letting It Go and Moving On? A
Tripartite Model of Goal Striving. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27(5), 363–368.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721418770455
Rath, T. (2007). Strengths Finder 2.0 – with Access Code.
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