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Your Task: Your task in Assessment 1, is to complete the Gallup Strengths Finder and submit a brief report on the results and their implications for your development as a leader. Instructions for completing Gallup strength finder: REGISTRATION Navigate to the StrengthsQuest OS website at the following URL: https://TorrensANZ.gallup.com It is highly recommended to set aside 30 minutes of noninterrupted time to complete this test as the questions are set on a short timer to capture initial and instinctual responses. This means the instructions to register and log in are as follows: REGISTRATION: 1. Navigate to the StrengthsQuest OS website at the following URL: https://TorrensANZ.gallup.com 2. On the Sign In page, click Create an Account below the Register heading. NOTE: If you have taken the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment before, click Link Existing Gallup Account and follow the instructions provided. 3. On the Registration page, type your information in the available fields. Ensure you use the student email given to you by the university. Select the “I have read and agree …” box, and then click Create Account. 4. You will receive an email confirming your registration. Click the link in the email message to complete your registration. Once completed, you can log in to the StrengthsQuest site using your username and password. SIGN IN: 1. Navigate to the StrengthsQuest OS website (see URL above). 2. Below the Login page’s Login heading, type your username and password in the available fields, and then click Login. NOTE: If you cannot access your StrengthsQuest account, click the Forgot username/password link and follow the instructions on the Account Assistance page. Analysing results: When you receive your results, look at your report and read the background document on the Gallup psychometric assessment. You should then prepare a 500-word report which covers the following issues: 1) A brief discussion of the theoretical foundation of the Gallup Strengths Finder (Positive Psychology) and why it is important. 2) A brief description of how your results reflect your authentic values. Provide a copy of your report as an Appendix. It will not be included in the word count. 3) Your initial reactions to your results: where have you seen these strengths being used in your life to date? 4) Your initial thoughts on the fit between your authentic self (as represented by your strengths) and the way you have approached the university degree for which you are currently studying Reflexive Writing - First Person: You should write in the first person, because this is about YOU, your reflections and your interpretations. (e.g. “I considered this advice to be….. because it had a big impact on my……..and it helped me to understand my………..”) Try to be as specific as possible, use brief examples to illustrate your points and try to select examples that enable you to demonstrate learning against the attributes in the rubric. All other principles of academic writing apply, including strict referencing, acknowledgement of the work of others and avoidance of plagiarism. FOUR DOMAINS OF TEAM STRENGTH EXECUTING INFLUENCING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING STRATEGIC THINKING Those with dominant themes in the Executing domain know how to make things happen. When the team needs someone to implement a solution, these are the people who will work tirelessly to get it done. Those with a strength to execute have the ability to “catch” an idea and make it a reality. Those with dominant themes in the Influencing domain help their team reach a much broader audience. These individuals can sell the team’s ideas inside and outside the organization. When the team needs someone to take charge, speak up, and make sure the group is heard, look to someone with the strength to influence. Those with dominant themes in the Relationship Building domain can provide the essential glue to hold a team together. Without these strengths on a team, in many cases, the group is simply a composite of individuals. In contrast, team members with exceptional Relationship Building strength have the unique ability to help the group become much greater than the sum of its parts. Those with dominant Strategic Thinking themes are the ones who keep the team 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 the team’s thinking for the future. Achiever Arranger Belief Consistency Deliberative Discipline Focus Responsibility Restorative Activator Command Communication Competition Maximizer Self-Assurance Significance Woo Adaptability Connectedness Developer Empathy Harmony Includer Individualization Positivity Relator Analytical Context Futuristic Ideation Input Intellection Learner Strategic Copyright © 2000, 2013 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. Gallup®, StrengthsFinder®, Clifton StrengthsFinder®, and each of the 34 Clifton StrengthsFinder theme names are trademarks of Gallup, Inc. YOUR UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEAM While each Clifton StrengthsFinder theme has its own power and edge, it can be useful to think about how your talents and strengths help you and the team execute, influence others, build relationships, and absorb and think about information. In the table below, circle your top five Signature Themes. Then answer the questions that follow. EXECUTING INFLUENCING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING STRATEGIC THINKING Achiever Arranger Belief Consistency Deliberative Discipline Focus Responsibility Restorative Activator Command Communication Competition Maximizer Self-Assurance Significance Woo Adaptability Connectedness Developer Empathy Harmony Includer Individualization Positivity Relator Analytical Context Futuristic Ideation Input Intellection Learner Strategic 1. Which domain is most dominant for you? 2. In which domain are you least dominant? 3. Have you been maximizing your dominant domain? (Are your colleagues aware of your talents and strengths in this domain?) 4. Have you been “blind” to any of your less dominant domains? Copyright © 2000, 2013 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. Gallup®, StrengthsFinder®, Clifton StrengthsFinder®, and each of the 34 Clifton StrengthsFinder theme names are trademarks of Gallup, Inc. Copyright © 2010 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. CSfS_GettingMostCSWs_en-US_051717_bk Getting the Most Out of Your CliftonStrengths Report 1) What was your first reaction to the CliftonStrengths results? 2) What new discovery have you made about yourself? 3) What surprised you? 4) What theme did you think you would see at the top, but didn’t? 5) Have you shared your Signature Themes report with anyone? What was the reaction?