Strengths Final

____ focused on studying and researching what was right with people rather than fixating on their weaknesses for 50 years, earning him the title of "father of strengths-based psychology."

Don Clifton

A person with this strength brings a logical and objective approach to a team.

Analytical

In your second coaching session, Alicia doesn't seem herself. After a few probing questions, she mentioned that she failed her first MATH 164 exam. She is feeling like a complete failure since she knows how hard she worked, and even worse, she reels like she has net only let herself down but also her parents. The "guilt is weighing on her. Which strengths may be influencing these feelings?

Achiever and Responsibility

Which of the following statements are guiding principles for strengths-based development? Select all that apply

Themes are neutral

Lead with positive intent

Differences are advantages

A person with this strength is often referred to as a "conductor". They are energized when they can bring order. This strength thrives in dynamic environments, working with and through others to get work done.

Arranger

A great question to ask someone with this strength is "What daily routines do you need to be successful?"

Discipline

Which step of the coaching session do you help students to apply their strengths to achieve goals?

Aim It

During your first coaching session with Rodger, he shared that during his senior year his high school football team gained a new coach, which caused great conflict among the players. Rodger felt that it was his duty to reduce any conflict and increase cooperation and collaboration among the team so they could be at their best to outperform other teams and win state. Which strengths was Rodger leveraging?

Competition and Harmony

A great question to ask someone with this strength is "When was the last time you were direct and took control of a situation that seemed out of control?"

Command

Gallup developed the CliftonStrengths to measure talent across ___ different themes of talent

34

A great question to ask someone with this strength is "What is the first step to get started?"

Activator

Talent X ____ = Strength

Investment

This strength brings tangible tools that can facilitate growth and performance

Input

Which strength does this raw vs. mature pairing represent?

Raw: My attention span may be short

Mature: My real-time (in the moment) awareness helps me respond quickly

Adaptability

Which strength does this help vs. hinder pairing represent?

Help: good judgment, identifies risk, makes solid decisions, can plan for the unexpected

Hinder: standoffish, aloof, cautious, slow, introverted, afraid to act

Deliberative

Which two strengths are represented in this strengths contrast?

Deep inquiry and broad curiosity

Intellection and Learner

Which strength does this raw vs. mature pairing represent?

Raw: Moves away from or against those with differing values

Mature: Moves toward and engages those with differing values

Belief

The primary impact of this strength is being verbally expressive to clarify concepts and make social connections.

Communication

Miranda, a coach in your coach team, explains that she senses some negative tension between the students in her small group, causing some students to become disengaged during recitation. She wants to work collaboratively with the coach team to develop a way to productively manage and reduce the tension to promote effective teamwork among her students. Miranda is leveraging which two strengths?

Empathy and Harmony

This strength needs relevant background for discussion and decisions

Context

Even though recitation begins each Friday at 8 am, Eduardo brings enthusiastic energy to the team every week. He is the social connector within the class. When students in class seem down, he is there to cheer them up and lift their spirits. Eduardo is leveraging which two strengths?

Positivity and Woo

This strength recognizes and celebrates even the smallest areas of growth

Developer

One of your fellow coaches, Sasha, is frustrated with Isaac, another coach in your team. She explains that Isaac rarely shows up to coach circle and is never prepared for recitation, and she doesn't know why this issue is happening.

She's determined to fix the problem. After considering multiple ways to go about solving the issue, she has decided that the best route would be to sit down with Isaae and talk with him in-person about the situation. Sasha is leveraging which two strengths?

Restorative and Strategic

This strength loves the inspiration that comes from dreaming about what is next

Futuristic

A great question to ask someone with this strength is "How do you present taking on too much?"

Responsibility

This strength sees the potential in human diversity rather than the problems

Individualization

In your coaching session with Patrick, he tells you that he has so much going on with all of his classes, involvement, and work. While balancing his unpredictable schedule, he is still able to remain productive and get his assignments done on time, but the order in which he gets things done doesn't matter to him. Which two strengths do you notice Patrick using?

Achiever and Adaptability

A great question to ask someone with this strength is "How many people are in your inner circle?"

Relator

Which strength does this help vs. hinder pairing represent?

Help: spiritual, helps others to see purpose, always looking at the big picture

Hinder: passive, naive, too idealisitc

Connectedness

This strength brings new and fresh perspectives

Ideation

Which strength does this raw vs. mature pairing represent?

Raw: Enjoys unchanging predictable environments

Mature: Demands fairness for people and efficiency of performance.

Consistency

Which strength does this raw vs. mature pairing represent?

Raw: I may be wrong, but I doubt it.

Mature: Certainty that is open to being made more certain

Self-Assurance

Match each of the strengths with the word or phrase that best describes it.

Potential Growth

Manage the flow

Equal Treatment

Prove It

Collector of Information

Developer

Arranger

Consistency

Analytical

Input

This strength needs an appreciative audience that will bring out your best

Significance

To be involved in, committed to, and enthusiastic about your work is also known as ____

Engagement

Which strength does this metaphor describe?

Outstretched arms that welcome all and judge none.

Includer

Which strength does this help vs. hinder pairing represent?

Help: outgoing, people-oriented, networker

Hinder: fake, shallow, doesn't care about deep relationships

Woo

People with this strength are often intensely and intentionally oriented toward a particular goal or outcome.

Focus

Your student explains to you that they are having extreme roommate problems, which has created a negative, toxic environment, making them feel unsafe in their own room. Which well-being element would you discuss in Coaching Session 2 to help them create an action plan to solve this issue?

Community well-being

Which of the following is not one of the Four Needs of Followers?

Communication

This report is utilized to name and claim CliftonStrengths during coaching and it provides a customized definition for each of your strengths

Strengths Insight Report

What are the Five Elements of Well-Being?

Purpose, Social, Financial, Community, and Physical

Which of the following is NOT one of the building blocks for a strong presentation?

Construct a Visual

Among college graduates who had all six of the Big Six Experiences, ____ were engaged.

65%

During your second coaching session with Max, you notice that he is quieter than he was in the first coaching session. After a few minutes, Max reveals that he feels really lonely on campus, which is causing his stress and anxiety to increase, making it difficult to focus in classes. Which on-campus resource would you think about recommending to him?

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

When we say a strength is in the "raw" form, we are saying the talent ____

is uninformed, inexperienced, self-oriented and often unproductive

People with strengths in the ___ leadership/team domain make things happen. They take action and work tirelessly to implement solutions

Executing

Which insights might you draw from the following team grid? Select all that apply:

It is important to recognize unique contributions among team members.

This team appreciated action items and to-do lists.

Winning is motivating for this team.

Which strength does this help vs. hinder pairing represent?

Help: just, problem-solver, policy maker

Hinder: by the book, inflexible, unwilling to customize or individualize

Consistency

A great question to ask someone with this strength is "What have you been thinking deeply about lately?"

Intellection

During your second coaching session, Haley reveals that she is struggling with time management and can't seem to complete her homework assignments on time. Which campus resource might your recommend to Haley?

Center for Academic Success and Transition (CAST)

Joleen is feeling a little lost in life. She was an Accounting major, but after not doing well on her first accounting exam, she is questioning if accounting is the right major/career for her. She is feeling overwhelmed and unmotivated.

Which well-being element would you consider discussing with Joleen during her second coaching session?

Purpose well-being

Tim came in as a Business Administration major, but he loved his marketing class in high school and is interested in switching his major to marketing.

However, he is curious about what types of jobs and careers you can do with a marketing major. How do you help Tim?

I recommend he speak to an academic advisor in the Business Advising and Student Engagement office.

What is the official name of BSAD 111?

Investing in Strengths

What is the structure of BSAD 111 for students who are enrolled in the class?

BSAD 111 students attend lecture once each week and recitation once each week.

Which of the following are the Big Six Experiences? Select all that apply:

You have an internship or job that applies what you learn in the classroom.

You work on a project for a semester or longer

You have a professor who makes you excited about learning

You are extremely active in extracurricular activities and organizations while attending College

You have a professor who cares about you as a person

You have a mentor who encourages you to pursue your goals and dreams.

Thriving in physical well-being means:

Have good health and enough energy to get things done on a daily basis.

People who focus on using their strengths ___ as likely to be engaged in their jobs.

6x

When are assignments due each week for BSAD 111 students?

Sundays at 11:59p pm CT

Match each of the Four Needs of Followers with the appropriate description

Trust

Compassion

Stability

Hope

Leaders must be open

Leaders must be caring

Leaders must be consistent

Leaders must inspire

BSAD 111 occurs during the first ___ weeks of the semester

8

There is one required textbook for the BSAD 111 course

False

BSAD 111 policies are necessary to ensure that every student is treated fairly and no one is excluded

Which two strengths are described in this statement?

Consistency and Includer

If students are more than ___ minutes late to lecture or recitation, they will receive an unexcused absence

10

BSAD 111 is a ___ credit hour course required by the Collge of Business

1

Your students are working in team meeting preparing their Big Six

Experiences presentations to present next week. Brittany has stepped up to be the team lead and has high expectations for the group to have a high quality presentation. With enthusiastic energy, she encourages the team, letting them know that they are doing an awesome job working together to create the perfect presentation. Brittany is leveraging which two strengths?

Maximizer and Positivity

As a coach, you are sitting in the driver's seat of the coaching conversation

False

Match the phrases below with the correct role.

Partnership, future-focused, self-awareness

Task-focused, specific expertise, content or domain-specific

Therapeutic, mental health focus, healing

Coach

Advisor

Counselor

There are a set strengths that are required to be a successful leader

False

According to the Bucket Theory, whenever we choose to full rather than dip from others' buckets, we in turn fill our own

True

Match each challeneg below with the area of wellbeing that it would most likely affect

Uncertainty when selecting a major

Relationship breakup

Student loans

Roommate conflict

Lack of Sleep

Purpose

Social

Financial

Community

Physical

___ listening looks like engaged body language, empathetic responses, and expressing investment in the other person

Focused

It takes ___ positive interactions to counteract 1 negative interaction

5

The ___ assessment measures entrepreneurial talent

BP10