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Modeled on the explanations of StrengthsFinder® assets available in Now, Discover Your Strengths, the following pages contain explanations of what we believe are perhaps the most common workplace Shadow Strengths®. Please feel free to explore and tap into your natural talents in cynicism, negativity and sarcasm to further develop this new approach to management – the emergent field of “research” in Shadow Strengths®.


Ross Peterson-Veatch, Ph.D and Eric Metzler, Ph.D.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

INDISCRIMINATE

You like everyone and everything. When asked to compare a mayonnaise sandwich on Wonder Bread to the filet mignon at the Rainbow Room® you respond with the same phrase: “not bad, not bad at all.” You excel at helping colleagues reach their minimum standard of performance with a final goal of “good enough”. Since you value all things equally, you never throw anything away, and likely have as many random things floating around in your head as you do floating around your office.

Indiscriminate sounds like this:

Robert T., investment banker: “Why kill yourself putting in all that extra effort on the annual report, if it’s good enough after the first draft?”

Emma J., school cafeteria worker: “I love making mashed potatoes from a box for the kids. I mean after all, you can’t tell the difference from homemade – especially with Salisbury steak – and it’s just so much faster.”

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