StrengthsFinder - What Role Fits for Strategic Careers?

StrengthsFinder Definition - Strategic

People exceptionally talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues. Here's the full list of CliftonStrengths definitions so you can check out your other talents as well.

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Careers for StrengthsFinder Strategic - What Work Cultures Fit?

StrengthsFinder Strategic 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 Strategic

  • Being stuck in the status quo, especially when people resist productive change
  • Waiting for people who are making slow decisions and connections

Yays for CliftonStrengths Strategic

  • Thinking about 101 possibilities and then quickly picking the best one
  • Stripping down a complicated business model into something simple and clear

Build Fitting Strategic 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:

  • Thinker
  • Prioritizer
  • Mapmaker
  • Sorter
  • Decisive
  • Planner
  • Evaluator
  • Strategist
  • Anticipator
  • Creative
  • Pattern-Spotter
  • Future-Oriented
  • Fast Decision Maker
  • Culler Of Lists
  • Vetter Of Ideas
  • Simplifier
  • Creative Strategist