What is your favorite professional/personal strengthens quiz, tool, or book?
Posted March 18, 2021
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"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." —Confucius.
Good morning all,
What's your favorite or go-to quiz/tool/book for learning more about your professional or personal strengths?
I've had an interest in diving into this more but it seems like there's so many out there that I'm not sure where to start.
All suggestions welcome but free is always a good thing in this regard and preferably things that are a bit more insightful than say a Buzzfeed "Which Hogwarts House Are You?" quiz (you know, the ones that go something like: "Q: How do you handle this situation? A: 1. Bravely 2. Intelligently 3. Yellow 4. Like a snake").
What's your favorite or go-to quiz/tool/book for learning more about your professional or personal strengths?
I've had an interest in diving into this more but it seems like there's so many out there that I'm not sure where to start.
All suggestions welcome but free is always a good thing in this regard and preferably things that are a bit more insightful than say a Buzzfeed "Which Hogwarts House Are You?" quiz (you know, the ones that go something like: "Q: How do you handle this situation? A: 1. Bravely 2. Intelligently 3. Yellow 4. Like a snake").
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I am currently a big Enneagram fan (I think this was the free assessment I took but I am such an obvious 3 I didn't really need it... lol) for both personal and professional applications.
One that I haven't heard much about but that I really enjoyed getting into several years ago was the 7 Fascination Languages. They have "archetypes" based on your top two languages which I found really interesting (my top two are Power and Prestige, which makes me either The Victor or The Maestro - although I think mine might be different ow that it's been a few years and I'm in a much different place!).
Can you tell I love this stuff?? :D
I'm digging the vibe in the vocabulary used in the 7 Fascination Languages 😄
This book really dives into the differences between introverts, extroverts and also people who are a little bit of both. I think it's great for a number of reasons:
As an introvert who's often forced to act like an extrovert, this book was seriously eye-opening for me. I don't want to give too much away, but I highly recommend it to literally everyone, lol.
Plus, now that I'm looking at the StrengthsFinder website, I think using a combination of both could be very beneficial for any organization.
Hope this helps :)
We make guides to working with one another at the company I'm at now. As a part of that, I did a "Disc Personality Test" (https://www.crystalknows.com/disc-personality-test) and a 16 Personalities Test (https://www.16personalities.com/).
It's been incredibly valuable as, especially the 16 Personalities test, had me dead to rights. Getting those insights on how others like me tend to interact, respond, and communicate has made me more mindful of my interactions and work. I think anecdotally that's been helpful.