Knowing how your dominant CliftonStrengths themes interact will help you identify your natural talents and develop your strengths. Theme dynamics are like the chemistry of talent themes — how your CliftonStrengths themes interact to create something brand new and more powerful than either theme alone.
ACTIVATOR
| Achiever | With urgent initiative, you push others to get started so that a critical job will get finished as soon as possible. |
| Adaptability | You can make things happen, but you can also take things as they happen. |
| Analytical | It is important for you to understand things, but you are comfortable figuring things out while on the move. |
| Arranger | Your sense of urgency gets people moving, and your flexible coordination enables them to keep moving and stay productive. |
| Belief | Passionate about what you believe and impatient with doing nothing, you push yourself and others to practice what you preach. |
| Command | Your sense of urgency pushes forward and creates momentum. Your strong emotional presence pushes back against resistance. |
| Communication | Some people talk, and some people act. You do both. You use words to inspire others to get started and keep moving. |
| Competition | If you get started sooner, there’s a better chance of winning. If there is no chance of winning, why get started? |
| Connectedness | Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes you are the reason something happens. If you don’t do it, nobody will. |
| Consistency | Your initiative gets a group started. Your process orientation keeps it functioning at a high level of efficiency. |
| Context | Your awareness of and appreciation for what has been creates within you a sense of urgency about what you must do now. |
| Deliberative | You understand and believe equally that haste makes waste and that the early bird gets the worm. |
| Developer | You believe that people grow the most and reach their potential fastest when they are thrown into the action. Life is the best curriculum. |
| Discipline | You act quickly, but your actions are never haphazard or disorganized. Your initiative is predictable and precise. |
| Empathy | With your foot on the accelerator and your heart on your sleeve, your approach to life is to initiate urgently and react emotionally. |
| Focus | When you pair your instigation with your concentration, you create a momentum that is always aimed at your goal. |
| Futuristic | You know that any dreams for tomorrow will become a reality sooner if you start moving toward them with haste today. |
| Harmony | Your initiative creates momentum that gets others moving. Your peacemaking reduces friction so you can maintain that momentum. |
| Ideation | You know that the best ideas are those that are converted into action, and the best actions are those that are informed by creative ideas. |
| Includer | You are usually the first person to notice when someone is being excluded and also the first person to actually do something about it. |
| Individualization | You always want people to 7. Take action and do something, and you want their actions to be aligned with who they are. |
| Input | You are often the spark of energy that gets things started, but you are also a source of tangible resources that can support the action. |
| Intellection | You think alone diligently and quietly, and you get people moving quickly. Your deep thoughts fuel rapid action. |
| Learner | In educational activities, you always get a quick start on the process. In terms of the content, you are a quick study. |
| Maximiser | You push people to get started and to aspire to become the best they can be. Success is always about speed and excellence. |
| Positivity | You believe that the best way to influence others is by creating positive emotions that in turn lead to positive actions. |
| Relator | You prefer to do things with people you already know, but doing an activity with someone new could start a new friendship. |
| Responsibility | You often make a commitment before anyone asks for it, and you strive to honour your commitments as quickly as possible. |
| Restorative | You can be impatient with those who are intimidated or apathetic. You face problems and encourage others to join your search for solutions. |
| Self-assurance | Some find confidence and certainty through trial and error. You act quickly because you are naturally confident and certain. |
| Significance | No one has ever succeeded without taking the first step. That is why you are always pushing others to get started. |
| Strategic | Your urge to 7. Take action as soon as possible is complemented by your urge to consider all possible courses of action. |
| Woo | Starting something is what you do best. With initiative and influence, you may launch a new product or begin a new relationship. |