Gallup StrengthsFinder Strengths-Based Leadership

Question 1

What is the primary focus of strengths-based leadership?

Accepted Answer

Maximizing team members' natural talents

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Correcting employee weaknesses

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Ensuring equal task distribution

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Setting strict performance metrics

Question 2

Who authored 'StrengthsFinder 2.0,' a bestseller that popularized strengths-based development?

Accepted Answer

Tom Rath

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Marcus Buckingham

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Don Clifton

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Barry Conchie

Question 3

According to Gallup research, approximately what percentage of employees are engaged when managers focus on their strengths?

Accepted Answer

61%

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23%

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38%

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79%

Question 4

Which approach best describes how a strengths-based manager handles an employee struggling with a task?

Accepted Answer

Reassign work to leverage the employee's natural strengths

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Mandate remedial training to fix the weakness

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Penalize the employee for underperformance

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Ignore the issue and wait for improvement

Question 5

What does the term 'talent theme' mean in the CliftonStrengths framework?

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A naturally recurring pattern of thought, feeling, or behavior

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A skill developed through formal education

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A job title classification used by HR

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A performance rating assigned by a manager

Question 6

How does a strengths-based team differ from a traditional team model?

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Diverse, complementary strengths among members are leveraged together

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Everyone on the team shares identical strengths

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The team avoids all discussion of weaknesses

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Only high-IQ members are included