STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0 by Tom Rath (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-59562-015-6
Strengths Finder 2.0 (20% of your final grade)
During the term you will read the book, complete the assessment, and write a final paper about your strengths.
This paper will allow you to examine your strengths and develop a plan for moving forward.
I. What Do You Do Best?
¢ Of all the things you do well, which two do you do best and why?
¢ Which activities do you seem to pick up quickly and why?
¢ Which activities bring you the greatest satisfaction and why?
II. STRENGTHSFINDER Results
¢ What are your top five Signature Themes as identified by the Clifton STRENGTHSFINDER? Which theme resonates with you the most and why?
¢ Based on your Signature Themes, what should a manager/supervisor know about working with you and why?
¢ Based on your Signature Themes, what should a co-worker know about working with you and why?
¢ How can a manager/supervisor help you with your strengths more within your current role and why?
III. Celebrating Successes
¢ What was your most significant accomplishment in the past 12 months?
¢ When do you feel the most pride about your work?
¢  How do you like to be supported in your work?
IV. Applying Talents to the Role
¢ What things distract you from being positive, productive, or accurate? 
¢ Which talents do you have that could benefit the team if you had better opportunities to use them? 
¢ What steps could be taken to ensure you have an opportunity to apply your natural talents to your role? 
¢ Submit a 5-page paper double spaced
¢ Include a cover page and a reference page (not to be included in the 5 pages of paper content)
¢ Use the questions and bullets above as the framework and outline of your paper.
¢ Please provide at least four (4) scholarly references to support your paper in addition to the STRENGTHSFINDER text.
¢ All references should be used as in-text citations. 
¢ All work must be completed in APA format. 
¢ You MUST submit your paper to the Smarthinking tool for review prior to submission.