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Tables of Contents for Now, Discover Your Strengths
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Introduction: The Strengths Revolution at Work
The Revolution
``What are the two assumptions on which great organizations must be built?''
5
6
Two Million Interviews
``Whom did Gallup interview to learn about human strengths?''
11
8
I. The Anatomy of a Strength
Strong Lives
The Investor, the Director, the Skin Doctor, and the Editor
``What does a strong life look like?''
19
6
Tiger Woods, Bill Gates, and Cole Porter
``What is a strength?''
25
3
Three Revolutionary Tools
``What does you need to build your life around your strengths?''
28
11
Strength Building
Is He Always This Good?
``What can we learn about strengths from Colin Powell?''
39
2
Knowledge and Skills
``Which aspects of you can you change?''
41
7
Talent
``Which aspects of you are enduring?''
48
19
II. Discover the Source of Your Strengths
StrengthsFinder
The Traces of Talent
``How can you identify your own talents?''
67
9
The StrengthFinder Profile
``How does it work, and how do I complete it?''
76
7
The Thirty-four Themes of StrengthsFinder
Achiever
83
1
Activator
84
1
Adaptability
85
1
Analytical
86
1
Arranger
87
1
Belief
88
1
Command
89
1
Communication
90
1
Competition
91
1
Connectedness
92
1
Context
93
1
Deliberative
94
1
Developer
95
1
Discipline
96
1
Empathy
97
1
Fairness
98
1
Focus
99
1
Futuristic
100
1
Harmony
101
1
Ideation
102
1
Inclusiveness
103
1
Individualization
104
1
Input
105
1
Intellection
106
1
Learner
107
1
Maximizer
108
1
Positivity
109
1
Relator
110
1
Responsibility
111
1
Restorative
112
1
Self-assurance
113
1
Significance
114
1
Strategic
115
1
Woo
116
5
III. Put Strenghts to Work
The Questions You're Asking
Are there any obstacles to building my strenghts?
121
10
Why should I focus on my signature themes?
131
3
Is there any significance to the order of my signature themes?
134
2
Not all of the phrases in the theme description apply to me. Why?
136
1
Why am I different from other people with whom I share some of the same themes?
137
2
Are any of the themes ``opposites''?
139
2
Can I develop new themes if I don't like the ones I have?
141
3
Will I become too narrow if I focus on my signature themes?
144
4
How can I manage around my weaknesses?
148
12
Can my themes reveal whether I am in the right career?
160
11
Managing Strengths
``Fidel,'' Sam Mendes, and Phil Jackson
``What is the secret of their success?''
171
5
One By One
``How can you manage each of the thirty-four themes of Strengths Finder?''
176
37
Building a Strengths-based Organization
The Full Story
``Who is leading the strengths revolution at work?''
213
5
The Practical Guide
``How can you build a strengths-based organization?''
218
29
Appendix
A Technical Report on StrengthsFinder
``What research underpins the StrengthsFinder Profile, and what research is planned to refine the instrument?''
247