Chapter 6

Only strengths that are observable in daily work are of value to an organization.

False

Talents and strengths are basically the same.

False

The only two ways that one can discover his or her true strengths are to take either the StrengthsFinder 2.0 online or to fill out the Leadership Strengths Questionnaire that appears in the chapter.

False

If your strength is that you are deliberative, what would make the most sense for you to do at work to be your most effective self?

Put yourself in a situation where you can provide order to a project.

Asking a person what attributes impacted a successful time in his or her life is a good way to discover strengths.

True

Because weaknesses drain one's energy, they can result in poor performance.

True

Developing one's strengths is a process involving many steps.

True

Effective leaders understand their own strengths and the strengths of their followers.

True

Gallup initiated a survey that focused on people's talents and what they are good at, and this contributed to a new body of research all on its own.

True

Gallup is associated with political polls but also conducts research in the social sciences.

True

Howard Gardner (1997) is reputed to associate exceptional individuals with the ability to identify their strengths and use them to their advantages.

True

Lead with your strengths, not what you wish to have as strong suits.

True

People in the workplace may become detached and lose morale if a leader puts them in a position that is not one of strength.

True

Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes life most worth living.

True

Researchers at the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) argued that strengths are more fluid than personality traits and can emerge over a lifetime through our experiences.

True

Researchers have tied strengths to consistent performance and exceptional work.

True

There is a direct relationship between leaders fostering positive meaning in their organizations and higher levels of engagement and productivity in employees.

True

______ are less visible, and they help one meet his or her goals.

Unrealized strengths

A strength is best described as ______, whereas a skill is best described as ______.

a natural ability; a learned ability

One key difference between the VIA Classification and CliftonStrengths is that the former is more focused on ______.

a person's character

A strength is best described as an attribute that ______.

accounts for successful performance

A strength is a/an ______.

applied trait

In Positive Leadership, Cameron (2012) describes the importance of a positive climate. Which is an aspect of a positive climate?

compassion

Keshon wants to gain more opportunities at work to develop her strength of problem solving. Which action is most likely to help promote her as a problem solver to her colleagues the fastest?

listing her strengths, including problem solving, in her email signature

Warren Buffett's ______ was evidenced by his practice of only investing in companies that he believes will be successful in the long run.

patience

Warren Buffett is a proven entrepreneur and business leader. Which of the following traits is he especially well known for?

practicality

Linley (2008) ties strengths to ______ within a person, which is authentic.

preexisting capacity

A/an ______ is an attribute of an individual that accounts for successful performance.

strength

Leaders face a challenge of identifying ______ of their own and of others.

strengths

Six universal core virtues--courage, justice, humanity, temperance, transcendence, and wisdom--represent the basic structure around which researchers used to develop ______.

the Values in Action Classification of Character Strengths

What is the primary focus of the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) assessment?

the changing nature of strengths

What is the most likely reason a person would use CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder 2.0)?

to improve their performance

Sharing one's traits allows him or her to appear more ______ to others.

transparent

Understanding one's ______ may help one recognize what can be improved.

weaknesses