StrengthsFinder Themes: Belief, Command, Communication, Competition, and Connectedness

Flashcards covering definitions, judgmental perceptions, behavioral dynamics, role identifiers, and descriptive traits for the Belief, Command, Communication, Competition, and Connectedness themes.

People especially talented in the __________ theme have certain core values that are unchanging, out of which emerges a defined purpose for their life.

Belief

When engaging constructively, a person talented in Belief __________ those with differing values.

Moves towards and engages

Nouns identifying someone with the Belief theme include missionary, value-driven, others-oriented, family-driven, contributor, and __________.

believer

Descriptive adjectives associated with the Belief theme include certain, stable, unchanging, convicted, passionate, committed, and __________.

sacrificial

People especially talented in the __________ theme have presence and can take control of a situation and make decisions.

Command

The judgmental label applied to an individual talented in the Command theme is __________.

Bossy / Overbearing

When moving away from or against, a person talented in the Command theme __________ external authority or control.

Resists

In a mature or positive expression, a person with Command exerts authority and control in situations where __________.

they are lacking

Role identifiers for the Command theme include decider, controller, leader, driver, clarifier, persuader, fighter, challenger, and __________.

intimidator

People exceptionally talented in the __________ theme generally find it easy to put their thoughts into words, and are good conversationalists and presenters.

Communication

The judgmental perception commonly given to someone with the Communication theme is __________.

Chatterbox

When moving away from or against, someone in the Communication theme experiences: 'I get into trouble for __________.'

not being quiet

When moving towards and engaging others, a person with Communication says: 'My words build __________, relationships, and inspiration.'

understanding

Descriptors for the Communication theme include talker, presenter, conversationalist, story-teller, verbal processor, explainer, and __________.

writer

People exceptionally talented in the __________ theme measure their progress against the performance of others and strive to win first place and revel in contests.

Competition

The judgmental label often assigned to someone with the Competition theme is __________.

Sore loser

In an immature reaction to losing, someone high in Competition states: 'I despise losing and the people who defeat me. Feels __________ after a loss.'

bad

When moving towards constructive engagement, someone talented in Competition remembers the bad feeling from a loss and uses it as a source of __________ for doing better next time.

motivation

Roles characterizing the Competition theme include winner, score-keeper, comparer, and __________.

measurer

Descriptive traits of the Competition theme include score-keeping, comparing, winning, measuring, aspiring, driven, intense, and __________.

selective

People exceptionally talented in the __________ theme have faith in the links among all things, believing there are few coincidences and that almost every event has meaning.

Connectedness

The judgmental description associated with the Connectedness theme is '__________, new-ager, not in touch with reality.'

Flaky

When moving towards constructive engagement, a person with the Connectedness theme submits to spiritual forces and follows __________.

spiritual voices

Role identifiers for the Connectedness theme include integrator, bridge-builder, environmentalist, humanitarian, communitarian, unifier, and __________.

social