Back in 2004 I read the book Now Discover Your Strenghts by Marcus Buckingham and loved it. If you have not read the book, I do highly recommend it.
Today I got the updated, or new version of it Strengths Finder 2.0. Not a Buckingham book, but still a good read, and abbreviated. Here is the outcome.
Terry Storch 2004
Strategic
Significance
Relator
Deliberative
Futuristic
Terry Storch 2008
Command
Futuristic
Maximizer
Significance
Strategic
Here are the 08 details if you care.
What about you…..Have you taken the test?
2.0:
Strategic
Achiever
Competition
Ideation
Activator
i liked the parts of the book that talked about how other people perceive each of my strengths. very helpful.
developer, futuristic, arranger, positivity, woo
love using the SF with teams and such – started using them a lot with our summer student team leaders for this summer
would love to hear more about how you guys use the test at lifechurch
1. Maximizer
2. Input
3. Ideation
4. Relator
5. Command
How much influence do you think one’s current job and consequently work mindset has on these tests? In other words, do you think “Relator” and “Deliberatve” fit your 2004 job role better? And do “Command” and “Maximizer” fit your current job description better?
My strengths are:
1. Strategic
2. Communication
3. Learner
4. Maximizer
5. Responsibility
i’ve been wanting to take the strengths finder for a long time, but i never remember to buy the book and get the code. wish i could take it without said code.
Terry – does the new book have different criteria for the strengths, or is just personal growth/change that have shifted your top 5?
The last time I took mine, they were
1. Input
2. Adaptability
3. Ideation
4. Positivity
5. Includer
Thanks for sharing you guys! This is great.
Kent, I do think that my current environment has drawn out different things inside of me.
Crystal- I highly encourage you to pick up the book. It is worth the money. You will enjoy it.
Travis, the criteria is the same. I think growth, and environment has adjusted my 5.
Here is how they break down: (interesting that I don’t have any “Working with People”.
Command- Influencing People
Futuristic- Working Smarter
Maximizer- Influencing People
Significance- Working Harder
Strategic- Working Smarter
So, which of these 2 books would you recommend now?
Terry – we are Strengths Freaks at Pine Ridge Church. Our Executive Pastor, Tom Howe, is actually one of only 12 guys in the country that are level 5 certified for strengths coach training. He is actually in Indiana right now doing some more training. Not sure what all that means because that dude eats, sleep, and drinks strengths.
Anyways, we use strengths for our disguised membership class. We call our ‘membership’ our volunteer staff and we have put together a 2 week series called, “The Discovery Matrix Series”. First week we look at ‘our design’ as a church and the second week we look at ‘their design’ and go through strengths.
We use their strengths to plug them in to different volunteer roles – one that they are passionate about and one have that they have strengths in. Not sure if that is what you had in mind with your question – so I will shut up – quit pimpin’ my church and give you my top 5
Futuristic
Command
Communication
Activator
WOO
Terry,
Bill beat me to the question – if you could only buy 1 of these – would it be the Buckingham 04, or the new 08?
Fred
I thought a big premise of strengthsfinder was that your ‘signature’ themes don’t really change much.
three years ago it was includer, ideation, woo, connectedness, and futuristic.
I’m really tempted to take v2.0 but i’m too cheap. I could probably guess changes that have taken place…
i wish they offered more on synthesizing the total results than just listing them and explaining each theme separately.
Can you help me with mine and an easy way to remember them.
I have -
Relator
Strategic
Maximizer
Command
Communication
I’m trying to figure out how to remember these. I like the Strategic as “Work Smarter”
Yes I have and I’ve embraced them. My company actually promotes and employs them in building stronger people. We call it social sustainability. Without further delay my strengths are as follows. Drum roll please.
Learner
Achiever
Maximizer
Self Assurance
Responsibility
Strategic
Relator
Belief
Input
Focus
My strengths:
Ideation
Intellection
Command
Significance
Relator
(I could use a little Empathy, Focus though!)
I have also taken the test twice.
2001: Self-Assurance, Strategic, Achiever, Arranger, Maximizer.
2009: Strategic, Ideation, Futuristic, Maximizer, Self-Assurance
Interestingly enough, what it told me is that my inner compass has primarily remained true to course. Personally speaking, what I feel has changed in the past 8 years is that I now have a more outward (Futuristic/Ideation: Make the world a better place) as opposed to an inward (Achiever/Arranger: Make my world a better place) focus.
I talk about this in more detail on my blog.
We are using this book in combination w/ the MBTI to better understand my team. We expect to get great insight on how best to position the team w/ in the company and understand what gaps need to be filled to move to the next level.
My 5:
Self Assurance
Competition
Ideation
Restorative
Futuristic
As an aside I am an iNTP falling mid-line w/ the E/I, strong N and off the chart T&P. I see a relationship between the strong T for Competition and Self-Assurance with the NP combo with the other three.
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