Gallup Strengths - Balconies and Basements Balconies Realtor Caring, trusting, a great friend, forgiving, generous Strategic Anticipates alternatives, intuitive, sees different paths Connectedness Spiritual, “doesn’t sweat the small stuff”, strong faith, always looking at the big picture, helps others see purpose Learner Always learning, catches on quickly, interested in many things, finds life intriguing Ideation Improves on the existing, learns quickly, agile mind Basements Realtor Lives in a clique, crony, has an inner circle, plays favourites Strategic Jumps to quick decisions, difficult to understand his or her thinking, closed-minded Connectedness Passive, naive, too idealistic, wishy-washy Learner A know it all, lacks focus on results, interested in many things, finds life intriguing Ideation Serendipitous, lacks follow-through, creates more work Summary Best of me when I am given ample time to think, rather than be put on the spot; we have a good rapport or a chance to build it over time or we connect on values we share. You can count on me to Help you through any difficulties you may have; I am able to build connections with people through learning from or teaching to them and love to share knowledge. Worst of me when Unexpected, unplanned things are thrown in my direction; I am thrust into environments with many unknown people and factors and am faced with people whom are not willing to learn and listen to each other. This is what I need from you I need us to take time to build a relationship so I may best support you by knowing your strengths and weaknesses and also feel like I can rely on you to do the same for me; I don’t always tell you exactly how I’m feeling if I feel it’s irrelevant to team growth and can really benefit from those who can support before prompting.