Post 1 I found the StrengthsFinder assessment to be pretty accurate when describ

Post 1
I found the StrengthsFinder assessment to be pretty accurate when describing my strengths. My top five signature themes of talent in order are Achiever, Maximizer, Includer, Strategic, and Woo. The Achiever theme is my number one talent and is characterized by a strong work ethic and a sense of purpose. The Maximizer theme is my number two talent and is characterized by building upon natural abilities and talents to create strengths. Includer is my third signature theme and is characterized by including all individuals regardless of their differences. My fourth signature theme is Strategic and is characterized by inventing original and innovative techniques for dealing with expected and unexpected challenges. And finally, Woo is my fifth signature theme, characterized by meeting new people and winning them over, with the goal of wanting others to feel the same fondness for you that you feel toward them (Rath, 2007).
Based on the results of my StrengthsFinder assessment, I would like to strengthen two core values, two strengths, and two characteristics. Core values are personal ethics that guide you when making decisions, building relationships, and solving problems (Keiling, 2022). Because of my sensitive nature, I easily practice empathy toward my patients’ problems. Empathy is the ability to understand and share a person’s feelings without passing judgment (Waters, 2022). However, I need to be able to create better boundaries to prevent myself from taking their burdens home with me. In other words, I need to learn how to leave work at work when I go home. I also need to work on the core value of perseverance. It can be so easy to give up when things do not go exactly as planned, but I can pull from my Strategic strength to create alternate ways to proceed. Two strengths that I would like to build on are Positivity and Harmony. I work in a dialysis clinic and my manager does not get along well with my co-worker. It is difficult to create a positive, harmonious environment when there is so much tension. My natural characteristic leads me to stay to myself and let them work it out amongst themselves, but their conflict can easily cause distraction. I must keep my focus on the goals of my job and learn appropriate stress management skills. Two characteristics of mine, that led me to become a nurse, are caring and compassion. I would always strive to improve on those characteristics and not allow myself to grow cold in my profession. Nursing is a profession of growth and taking the StrengthsFinder assessment provided good insight on my strengths and how I can better improve in a nursing leadership role.
POst 2
My signature theme report presents my five most dominant themes of talent. I am a deliberative, strategic, relator, arranger, and maximizer. Based on my StrengthsFinder assessment, two core values I would like to strengthen are sensing risks. Everything may seem in order, but beneath the surface, I sense the many risks. Rather than denying these risks, I draw each one out into the open. Then each risk can be identified, assessed, and ultimately reduced. According to an article I read, risk sensing can improve things such as moving more timely and decisively (Advisory, 2018). Another value I would like to strengthen is when faced with a complex situation involving many factors, I enjoy managing all of the variables, aligning and realigning them until I am sure I have arranged them in the most productive configuration possible. When reviewing my strengths, one I would like to strengthen is being a maximizer and enjoying taking something from below average to above average. I feel as if this would help me build my career. Another strength I would like to increase is by being a relator. People with the strength of Relator have a profound relational capacity to develop a relationship with anyone. However, they might be drawn to people they already know (Schubring, 2015). I derive a great deal of pleasure and strength from being around my close friends. A characteristic I would like to strengthen is being strategic. I play out alternative scenarios, always asking, “What if this happened? Okay, well what if this happened?” This recurring question helps you see around the next corner. An effective strategic leader sees the organization as interdependent and interconnected so that actions and decisions in one part of the organization are undertaken with their impact on other parts of the organization in mind (How to Become a Strategic Leader – Center for Creative Leadership, 2022). Another characteristic I would like to strengthen is avoiding certain people because I am a maximizer. I tend to avoid those who want to fix me and make me well-rounded.