New Domains according to "Strengths-Based Leadership"

The following are the FOUR DOMAINS OF LEADERSHIP STRENGTH according to the book "Strengths-Based Leadership" by Tom Rath and Barrie Conchie

I'll outline them below, followed by a comparison with the 4 Domains previously developed by Gallup

The Domains of Leadership Strength

EXECUTING- Achiever, Arranger, Belief, Consistency, Deliberative, Discipline, Focus, Responsibility, Restorative

INFLUENCING- Activator, Command, Communication, Competition, Maximizer, Self-Assurance, Significance, Woo

RELATIONSHIP- Adaptability, Developer, Connectedness, Empathy, Harmony, Includer, Individualization, Positivity, Relator

STRATEGIC THINKING- Analytical, Context, Futuristic, Ideation, Input, Intellection, Learner, Strategic

For the sake of analysis I will correlate the categories as such:

Executing=Striving(working harder)
Influencing=Impacting (influencing others)
Relationship=Relating (relating with others)
Strategic Thinking= Thinking (working smarter)

Unfortunately I don't have access to the underlying data to confirm these assumptions, but from observation, they seem accurate.

What I would like to know is if the new categories are unique because of the business application of the strengths, or if Gallup in their ongoing research has refined the categories and now the new ones are more accurate. Below, I will highlight the strengths that have switched categories.

Talent Theme_____1999 Category (GSM*)___2007 Category
Arranger_________Striving ____________Executing
Responsibility _____Relating ___________ Executing
Activator ________ Striving ____________Influencing
Communication____Relating____________ Influencing

Self-Assurance_____Striving ____________Influencing
Significance_______Striving ____________Influencing
Adaptability_______Striving____________Relationship
Developer________Impacting___________Relationship
Connectedness____ Thinking ___________Relationship
Positivity ________Impacting__________ Relationship

More to come....

5 comments:

Josh Allan Dykstra said...

Hey Tim,

I have been wondering about that myself! I have heard from some Gallup folks that the original four categories weren't exactly everything they wanted them to be, so I would GUESS that they've simply evolved into these latest ones (which I happen to like very much!).

Just wanted to say hi -- seems like we have some similar interests! How did you get into SF stuff?

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Anonymous said...

What if there are several kinds of people, how do they group together?

Each one have several domains, is that possible to group by this theory?