StrengthsFinder - What Role Fits for Maximizer Careers?

StrengthsFinder Definition - Maximizer

People exceptionally talented in the Maximizer theme focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. They seek to transform something strong into something superb. Here's the full list of CliftonStrengths definitions so you can check out your other talents as well.

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StrengthsFinder Maximizer Careers - What Work Cultures Fit?

StrengthsFinder: Maximizer Careers - Energy Takers & Energy Makers

In the next section, you'll explore what fuels you up and what drains you. Just like gas (or petrol) in your car, you need to keep your personal tank full to be at your best. Each StrengthsFinder talent theme is energized and drained by different things. When you see the stick figure who looks strong, you can consider how these things fuel you up at work. They're your energy makers. When you see the stick figure who looks weak, consider if these things are draining you at work. They're your energy takers.

Yucks for CliftonStrengths Maximizer

  • Delivering work that isn’t great — good isn't enough.
  • Obsession with pulling up weaknesses and what's broken, when instead we could be spending time figuring out how to make ourselves truly exceptional.

Example yuck from client: "I hate the phrase 'it's good enough where I come from.' C'mon people. That is an excuse to be lazy and average. Every product and person has the potential to be great, and if the people around me don't care about finding excellence, I feel stunned that they can think that way."

Yays for CliftonStrengths Maximizer

  • Quality. Those who lead through Maximizer live out the concept of taking things from "Good to Great."
  • Focusing on what works. Maximizers love to bring potential into fruition.

Example yay from client: "A week of efficient and deep work that allows us to bring customers something that blows their expectations out of the water. Give me time to make the quality shine...not just focus on quantitative measures. A great day for me is when a client sends a testimonial about profound change and signs up for renewal."

Build Fitting Maximizer Careers - You At Your Best

Most people have a good handle on "What" they bring to the workplace. Resumes, CVs, and career development conversations are filled with lists of skills and job titles that show "what" you can do. Nearly everyone misses the "How".

Your Clifton StrengthsFinder talent themes help you communicate "How" you show up. It's how you think. It's how you feel. It's how you act. These are huge differences in each person that are differentiators on the job. Consider these adjectives you might want to consciously put into your personal branding efforts.

We recommend working a "How" description into the Summary section in your LinkedIn profile (if you don't yet use that section, don't worry, most people haven't paid attention to it until now). Of course, make up adjectives or phrases that describe you at your best. Try to avoid words like "motivated, self-starter" because they're so overused that you'll blend in with everyone else. Here are some ideas to spark your thinking:

  • Never Done
  • Refiner
  • Improver
  • Challenger
  • Transformer
  • Iterator
  • Efficient
  • Sorter
  • Leader
  • Driver
  • Choosy
  • Selective
  • Persuader
  • Strengths-Oriented
  • Excellence-Seeker
  • Tinkerer
  • Quality Booster