Key strengths identification using Gallup Clifton Strength Finder and Johari Window Theories

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KNOW YOURSELF
Key strengths identification using Gallup Clifton Strength Finder and Johari Window
Theories
Introduction
I am pursuing a business course mainly dealing with financial aspects including
budgeting, auditing and financial planning. My career aspirations are one day heading a financial
department and ultimately heading a financial institution. It is my hope and expectation that I
will one day be the founder of highly successful multinational business in the future. The
Business courses I am taking afford me the competence to run a business department, an
organization, and also start and run a business from scratch. The Knowledge gained during my
studies will stand me in good stead at the job market, and I hoping to leverage the theoretical
knowledge to provide solutions to practical business situations.
After taking the Gallup’s Clifton Strength Finder survey, the five top themes that I
closely associate with are Harmony, Individualization, Deliberative, Consistency, and Relator.
These themes not only indicate my strengths, but they also mirror my passion in life. Studying
the contents of each of the themes, I have come to realize that I possess many strengths which I
took for granted.
Gallup Clifton strength Finder Johari Window theory have deals with themes concerning
people’s strengths when relating to others whether during normal socialization with people or
dealing with colleagues at the workplace (Rath 2017). In Clifton’s Strengths Finder, my top five
themes relate well with how I operate and will support me in my endeavors to achieve my
aspirations. When relating with others, I do not like conflicts and I do everything in power to
find solutions to conflicts. Conflicts precipitate instability in relations and at the workplace. I

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find myself regularly engaging in seeking ways of promoting stability in my daily relations and
at the workplace. I do not necessarily try to avoid conflicts, but rather, I endeavor to find
solutions and areas of agreements and not dwelling on the areas of disagreements. All these traits
fall squarely within the theme of harmony. In associating with people I tend to focus on each
person’s strengths and talent to figure out where the person can fit and be most productive
Johari Window theories deal with issues of personal and interpersonal awareness within a
group. Johari window theories consist in studying and application of knowledge on how an
individual relates with other members of a team, or how a team associates with other teams in an
organization (Stoakes & Stoakes 2014). For new teams, the members know very little about each
individual meaning that the open area is relatively small compared to other quadrants such as
blind area, hidden area and unknown areas. As a team gets established, each member knows a lot
more about other members and they too learn a lot about him or her. At the same time, the
people learn about the organization and their relationship with each other regarding their roles
and responsibilities, feelings, emotions and other personal traits thus increasing the open area
and reducing the blind area quadrant (West 2010).
Applying elements of these theories to Achieve Career Aspirations
Getting ahead in any endeavor involves interacting with people, and the extent of success
depends on how well is able to associate with business colleagues and partners. If I have to make
headway in my career, I have to leverage the strengths identified at using the Gallup Clifton
Strength Finder while interacting with colleagues, especially when working in teams. The Johari
model and related theories including emotional intelligence and Tuckman’s Forming, Storming
Norming Performing team development model (Hall 2015), will facilitate my learning processes