I had to take the Strengths Finder test with the new job. It’s a great resource for how to place people in your organization, not necessarily as in a flow chart, but in interpersonal and customer influence. I’m learning a lot about myself with these tests. I think everyone should take it. You have to buy the book to get the access code for the test. There’s about 20 pages of results, here’s an excerpt from mine…

My Top 5 Strengths

Relator
Context
Ideation
Self-Assurance
Strategic

Relator
…You might feel upbeat and cheerful when you keep busy. Perhaps completing certain tasks exhilarates you. Why? To some extent, finishing one thing frees you to undertake additional work.

Context
…you may examine certain kinds of circumstances… Once in a while, you figure out how bits and pieces of information from the past explain what is happening today. To some degree, you grasp the complexity of various situations. Perhaps you gravitate to specific people.

Ideation
Perhaps you embrace opportunities to be creative. By nature, you are occasionally concerned about what individuals might think of you. It’s very likely that you sometimes feel comfortable sharing your original ideas with groups. You occasionally wonder whether some people view you as aloof or standoffish. Perhaps you give this impression because beginning discussions or engaging in small talk is difficult for you.

Self-Assurance
…you sometimes look for opportunities to put your talents to use in ways that are productive. Chances are good that you occasionally adopt a practical, factual, or unemotional position on certain issues. You might be unsentimental and realistic… You might tend to concentrate on the basic facts. Maybe you avoid letting prejudice or favoritism cloud your judgment. It’s very likely that you might be honest with yourself about yourself.

Strategic
…you may feel wonderful when people value your innovative ideas (who doesn’t?). You may have little difficulty finding the right words at the right time to express what you are thinking or feeling. Maybe you can present your concepts in a reasonable, orderly, or methodical way. It’s very likely that you might acknowledge your ability to detect specific configurations in events, data, or people’s behavior. Sometimes you help people examine the consequences of taking action or failing to take action. Once in a while, you rely on examples, stories, or jokes to illustrate your main points. Because of your strengths, you sometimes know what has gone wrong. You try to uncover facts. Perhaps you are not intimidated by an overwhelming amount of information.