Do you find you think back to past experiences or challenges to inform your way forward? Are you “contexting” as Katie would say? Today on The Thoughtful Talents show we spotlight the CliftonStrengths Context® talent theme. Joining us to share her personal insights is fellow e2grow and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Katie Christensen. With Context® in her top 5, Katie shares some excellent examples of how this theme shows up for her...and might show up in others! Learning from Katie, we hear how she uses her Context® talents to inform the decisions for her future. For Katie, she shares that this theme is her ‘strategic dark horse’ while outwardly quiet and perhaps questioning, but powerfully considering the past – or “contexting” - gathering information from past experiences to positively inform her future decisions and movements. Without these grounding facts, or experiences, she can feel stuck, unable to plan for and think about forward movements. Using her Context®, as often as she breathes, this theme makes her observant and curious, especially as she uses it to help make the most of her relationships with others and focus on their forward growth. Listen as Katie explains how this theme is as useful and necessary as a rear-view mirror. While always ‘checking-in’, ‘touching-back’ with past experiences to inform the best way forward, Katie encourages us, and others, to ask those with Context® talents to share their thoughts and experiences.  What experiences with Context® would you add to round out our show?   OUR GUEST: Katie Christensen @ Beekuba LinkedIn | Website Katie’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Adaptability | Context | Maximizer | Belief | Positivity YOUR HOSTS: Jen Werner @ Jen Werner Coaching LinkedIn | Website Jen’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Responsibility | Achiever | Belief | Deliberative | Activator    Chad Ahern @ Talent and Teams Consulting LinkedIn | Website Chad’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Learner | Deliberative | Responsibility | Harmony | Analytical   Learn more about CliftonStrengths Talent Themes:  https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/home.aspx https://www.gallup.com/topic/context-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 the thoughts and ideas shared by our guest coaches.   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.