If you have the Clifton StrengthsFinder talent theme of Strategic high, you seem to have the ability to SEE subconscious patterns and the best path to everything! You see the upside, the downside and everything in between, and you see it INSTANTLY. You can cut a clear path through all of the clutter and get us where we’re going, step-by-step.
Those high in Strategic notice subconscious patterns very quickly.
Subconscious Patterns
Your brain notices patterns — at a subconscious level more often than not — and you’re constantly playing out scenarios all the way to the end. It’s like some kind of internal vision in your mind’s eye that’s able to play multiple scenarios very quickly and choose which way is best in that moment.
Often, rather than explain it step-by-step (because that takes too much time), you say, “Just trust me….” to get us to go along with your plans. And to those of us who are not high in Strategic, it’s like asking us to go out in the dark. Naked. We may not trust you because we can’t see what you see!
This may be why Achiever is the most likely StrengthsFinder talent to also be present in your Top 5. You might as well just do it yourself, rather than wait to explain it! Harmony is the least likely talent to be present and that makes sense, too. You’re far more likely to head out on your own and not wait around for the rest of us to get it.
Chunk it Down
You’re able to “chunk” things down, too, into steps that the rest of us should be able to see. Only we don’t always. You watch us heading down the road haphazardly or wrong-headedly and you wonder, “Why can’t they see it?” Well, we just can’t. And we’re not stupid, either! We’re just “other gifted!”
Not everyone can see subconscious patterns like those high in Strategic!
We appreciate the plans you bring — especially when you slow down long enough to fill us in!
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Rhonda is a Gallup Certified StrengthsFinder coach and the founder of Rhonda Boyle LLC, a coaching and consulting company. She uses Clifton Strengths and BP10 methodology to foster personal development and professional growth. She can be heard on the OklahomaTalkingCo podcast network and is the host of the Activate Your Strengths Show.
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