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I hear a lot of curiosity about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Learner to your career.
In this series, I break down one strength per post \\u2014 so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make a better alignment between your job and your strengths.
- If you\\u2019re exploring this concept as a manager, use this series for career development ideas and even new clues about responsibilities you could give a person with this talent theme so that they can show up at their best.
- If you\\u2019re exploring this concept for yourself, use this as a chance to build a reputation for your strengths so that you\\u2019re more likely to be given assignments that live in your strengths zone.
You\\u2019ll get three layers to chew on:
1. Career Branding
2. Red Flag Situations At Work
3. Fresh Application Ideas
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You probably already have a reputation for what you know. Think about your personal resume, CV, or your LinkedIn profile, I bet it\'s full of \\u201cthe what,\\u201d which are things like job titles, skills, knowledge, expertise, or the degree you earned. What\\u2019s missing is usually "the how,\\u201d and this is where your StrengthsFinder talent themes live.
Chances are good that you are a lot like my StrengthsFinder training clients, where you don\\u2019t physically see your teammates and customers every day. That\\u2019s why LinkedIn has become so important for career branding. It\\u2019s how your teammates, customers, and vendors go look you up before a meeting - to see who they\\u2019re about to talk to. And rather than only telling them what you know, you should also give them a peek at how it is to work with you.
So here are a bunch of Learner-related adjectives to consider using in your career branding efforts and your LinkedIn profile:
These are the cultures, interactions, or situations that feel like soul-sucking drudgery to someone with the talent theme of Learner. They might even make you want to quit the team. So I\\u2019ll give you a couple of these to be on watch for \\u2014 because if they fester, you might get the urge to quit the job or become detached and disengaged at work.
Here are two Red flags for Learner:
These are ways to apply the talent theme of Learner at work, even when the job duties on the team feel pretty locked in. If you\\u2019re exploring this concept as a team manager, be sure to have a conversation around these ideas. You\\u2019ll both be able to come up with places to apply them.
For someone who leads through Learner, put this talent to good use with one of these options:
So there you have it. It\\u2019s a quick tour for building your career through the talent theme of Learner. So, here\\u2019s your homework:
If you\\u2019re thinking about doing a virtual or in-person event to kick off your strengths-based culture, head on over to our training page to see if our current offerings are a good fit for you. Until next time, thank you for being part of this powerful strengths movement that helps people unleash the awesomeness already inside them.
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