Are you a collector? Do you struggle to ‘get rid of things’ because someday they may be useful -- to you or someone you know?   In today’s episode we are back with fellow coaches Damian Zikakis and Michael Stafford to learn about the CliftonStrengths Input® talent theme. Our guests share with us how this Strategic Thinking theme energizes them through the collection of knowledge, things, and even people.   As you'll hear from our guests, this talent them has the ability to take in, or collect, a breadth of information, and can then sort it to produce something useful, which they might call ‘knowledge bombs’ or ‘golden nuggets’. Though not everyone with Input talents uses them the exact same way, we find our clients and our guests share quite a few common threads, including: They like collecting, whether that is in the form of things, knowledge, or people. They know a lot, about a lot! They often "have a guy, or gal" who can connect you to everything from relevant info...to the right power tool.   If you have questions or comments to add regarding the Input® theme, leave us a comment! Help support our channel by liking and subscribing for more Strengths-based content from us.   SPECIAL GUESTS: Damian Zikakis @ DGZ Coaching LinkedIn | Website  Damian’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Relator | Learner | Input | Connectedness | Communication    Michael Stafford @ Futureneerz  LinkedIn | Twitter | Website Michael’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Maximizer | Input | Individualization | Relator | Harmony   YOUR HOSTS: Follow Jen @ Jen Werner Coaching Facebook | LinkedIn | Website Jen’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Responsibility | Achiever | Belief | Deliberative | Activator    Follow Chad @ Talent and Teams Consulting LinkedIn | Website Chad’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Learner | Deliberative | Responsibility | Harmony | Analytical Learn more about CliftonStrengths:  https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/home.aspx https://www.gallup.com/topic/input-theme.aspx   The opinions and insights we share on each CliftonStrengths theme are our own and are based on our understanding of Gallup’s Strengths-based development research. They are also informed by our unique work with our clients. Even though we are both Gallup Certified Strengths Coaches, the insights we share here are not formally vetted, approved, or endorsed by Gallup, Inc. The same goes for everything our guest coaches share.   Gallup®, CliftonStrengths®, and the 34 theme names of CliftonStrengths® are trademarks of Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.