Why it matters for flourishing: Flourishing communities need people willing to speak up, take charge, and expand the circle of who gets heard.

The Eight Influencing & Flourishing Themes: Read each definition to Name it. Highlight the words or phrases that stand out to you to Claim it. Then answer the question for the strengths you lead with in your daily life to AIM it.

• Activator®: Turns thought into action. The best way to learn is to begin. Turns vision into movement and refuses to let good ideas stay theoretical. What idea has been talked about long enough and just needs someone to start it?
• Command®: Takes charge and brings clarity to charged moments when others go silent. Creates honest, direct community by naming what others won’t. What truth needs to be spoken, and what room needs someone to go first?
• Communication®: Finds the words that bring ideas, events, and feelings to life. Stories create meaning, and meaning is a foundation of a flourishing life. What story, told well, could change how someone sees their own potential?
• Competition®: Measures yourself against real benchmarks and pushes past them. Raises the standard of excellence for everyone in the community. Where can your drive for excellence raise the standard around you?
• Maximizer®: Takes something good and makes it extraordinary. Invests in strength, not weakness. Amplifies what is already working instead of endlessly patching deficits. What strength in your team, fully invested in, could become extraordinary?
• Self-Assurance®: An inner compass that holds steady under pressure. Provides grounded leadership others can anchor to in uncertain times. Where does your team need someone to stand firm so others can find their footing?
• Significance®: Wants your work to matter and be recognized for its impact. Fuels meaningful contribution, a deep source of meaning and purpose. What contribution could you make that would still matter five years from now?
• Woo®: Winning Others Over. Finds the entry point into a conversation with almost anyone. Widens the circle of belonging and strengthens close social relationships. Who feels on the outside of something, and how can you bring them in?

Get the FREE Influencing × Flourishing Guide: A two-page guide with every theme’s flourishing connection and a worksheet. (Get Your Guide, TODAY!). New to these themes? Start with the CliftonStrengths® definitions. (Learn More About CliftonStrengths®)