Dictionary.com defines Courage like this: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
Many authors have suggested that leadership requires courage. The Clifton StrengthsFinder™ specifically isolates and measures a person’s courage in a trait called Self-Assurance®.
The Clifton StrengthsFinder™ defines Self-Assurance® like this: People exceptionally talented in the Self-Assurance® theme feel confident in their ability to manage their own lives. They possess an inner compass that gives them confidence that their decisions are right.
More than 16.7 million people globally have now taken a Clifton StrengthsFinder™ assessment. When 15,000,000 had taken a Clifton StrengthsFinder™, I crunched some interesting numbers.
Out of 34 traits, Self-Assurance® comes in at number 33 in terms of how often it shows up in a person’s Top 5 traits or themes. Out of 15,001,435 StrengthsFinder™ assessments, Self-Assurance came up 710,060 times in assessment taker’s Top 5 Traits. This number equates to .047% of the time.
When I dug further, I found that for men, Self-Assurance® came up .061% of the time in their Top 5 themes. For women, Self-Assurance came up .025% of the time in their Top 5 themes.
Self-Assurance®, as measured by the Clifton StrengthsFinder, ™ is a powerful influencing theme. What this means is that people who have this trait and people to turn this trait into a strength are specially equipped with a talent that fits well in leadership roles.
If you lead or you want to lead, find out where the Self-Assurance® falls among your 34 traits on the Clifton StrengthsFinder™.
Don’t stop once you find out. The power behind the Clifton StrengthsFinder™ occurs when a person:
- learns their potential strengths
- when they take ownership over their potential strengths
- when they turn their traits into strengths and
- when they properly aim their strengths towards work or activities where they can produce the best version of themselves
This is what an experienced Strengths Coach can do when you engage with them in their Strengths Coaching methodology.
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