# Achiever 成就 (chéng jiù) Domain: 🟪 Executing ### Signature Theme Description Your Achiever theme helps explain your drive. Achiever describes a constant need for achievement. You feel as if every day starts at zero. By the end of the day you must achieve something tangible in order to feel good about yourself. And by “every day” you mean every single day —workdays, weekends, vacations. No matter how much you may feel you deserve a day of rest, if the day passes without some form of achievement, no matter how small, you will feel dissatisfied. You have an internal fire burning inside you. It pushes you to do more, to achieve more. After each accomplishment is reached, the fire dwindles for a moment, but very soon it rekindles itself, forcing you toward the next accomplishment. Your relentless need for achievement might not be logical. It might not even be focused. But it will always be with you. As an Achiever you must learn to live with this whisper of discontent. It does have its benefits. It brings you the energy you need to work long hours without burning out. It is the jolt you can always count on to get you started on new tasks, new challenges. It is the power supply that causes you to set the pace and define the levels of productivity for your work group. It is the theme that keeps you moving. ### Shared Theme Description People who are especially talented in the Achiever theme have a great deal of stamina and work hard. They take great satisfaction from being busy and productive. “成就”才干主题突出的人大都兢兢业业，锲而不舍。他们乐于忙忙碌碌并有所作为。 ### Additional notes: The Achiever theme describes a set of talents that all kind of cluster around completion of tasks. So Achievers tend to have a great deal of stamina and kind of forward-moving energy. (source: 2) You might notice an extra boost of energy when something is completed, you might notice a drive to keep going until you can mark it off. that looks like resilience, energy, and ability to have quite a bit of stamina to keep going until you have reached the point where something feels complete. You also might notice that they count up, rather than counting down.... instead of I have three to go, saying I've got seven down already. So that idea of really completing and forward-moving progress. (source: 2) NEED: to feel they completed something Shows up in top 5 35% of the time Expect to be reciprocated, expect others to put in as much effort, and will be agitated by team members when there is lack of accomplishment or follow through Loves to check things of the to-do list This is the theme of intense doing "Energizer Bunny" Asks, "I'm done with this, what's next?" Raw Achiever searches for busyness that may lead to spinning one's wheels, or favors action to the detriment of ideas and concepts; is a "lone workhorse" that fails to rely on colleagues and team members. The relentless need to "do something" may not be focused. Mature Achievers align their need to do with their goals, are productive and appreciate "leading the charge" within a team. Mature Achiever sees possible actions within a larger concept. Blind spot: when work is more important than the people ### How To Feel More Energized At Work #### Questions for Individuals - Basic Needs Instead of just going through the mill and taking 10 tasks in a row, checking off the boxes, be a lot more intentional with the list. Let me actually categorize them: - What is a key priority, and it's something that I love or key responsibilities, and it's something that I love? - What's something that I'd like to develop further? - Do I have any of those tasks or development that's happening, which, just drudgery for me? What are the tasks that I don't enjoy? Don't just take things on your plate; make sure it's purposeful. Delegate, Automate, Eliminate #### Questions for Managers Being aware of busy work that can really distract a team, decreases bandwidth, and confuse them. You've given them so much work that now what, what should I focus on first? And what's the _why_ behind it? Be really careful that it's priority driven or purposeful or driving the team towards the goals that the company set for you. So pause before saying, "Yes," to really make sure that this is something that is a need, not just a want or a, OK, let's do it. Don't be trapped by the to-dos ### With other Themes: #CS/Achiever🟪 #CS/Maximizer🟧 **Achiever** wants to get things done, and **Maximizer** wants to get things done right. ^8c0096 #CS/Discipline🟪 #CS/Achiever🟪 **Discipline** would say: I do it to create or further order and structure. **Achiever** would say: I do it because I'm delighted by the doing or because I'm delighted by doing my to-dos (source: 2) #CS/Focus🟪 and #CS/Achiever🟪 **Achiever** is the language of "checking it off the list," **Focus** is the language of "reaching my goals." Activity for Focus only feels good if it adds to the accomplishing of goals. Achiever tends to be more short-term (daily list, attacking the inbox, etc.), while Focus tends to be longer term (monthly priorities, annual goal-setting with daily actions). **Achiever** asks, "What needs to be done now?" **Focus** asks, "What is the most important thing that needs to be done?" ^26421a ![[🟪 CS_Responsibility#^9f916c]] ![[🟪 CS_Responsibility#^a73247]] ![[🟪 CS_Arranger#^38e252]] ![[🟪 CS_Arranger#^de00a5]] ![[🟧 CS_Activator#^132b9c]] ![[🟧 CS_Activator#^3a4965]] ![[🟧 CS_Competition#^3edda7]] ![[🟪 CS_Belief#^2411a1]] ![[🟦 CS_Positivity#^9eb149]] ### Themes that Moderate **Focus** helps take out the clutter so **Achiever** can dive in and get things done #CS/Focus🟪 ^da96af **Arranger** and **Achiever** pairs well, by helping prioritize, delegate and sort thru the best way to get something done #CS/Arranger🟪 ### Themes that Accelerate or Sharpen: #CS/Activator🟧 #CS/Focus🟪 #CS/Command🟧 #CS/Competition🟧 #CS/Maximizer🟧 #CS/Self-Assurance🟧 (source: 4) ### Themes that Soften : #CS/Relator🟦 #CS/Empathy🟦 #CS/Individualization🟦 #CS/Deliberative🟪 #CS/Analytical🟩 #CS/Includer🟦 #CS/Developer🟦 (source: 4) ------------ Sources: 1 Theme Descriptions: Rath, Tom. _StrengthsFinder 2.0_. Gallup Press, 2007. 2 [Achiever: Highlights From Your CliftonStrengths 34](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/266372/achiever-highlights-cliftonstrengths.aspx) 3 [Pairing and Expanding Your Strengths: Achiever](https://my.gallup.com/direct/app/3?refTarget=article&rqp_itemId=250907&rqp_itemVersion=3&rqp_languageCode=en-US&rqp_mediaType=Article&rqp_spaceCodeName=CSFCMSEN) 4 [The Achiever Theme: How to Productively Aim Your CliftonStrengths Talent](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/249929/achiever-theme-productively-aim-your-cliftonstrengths-talent.aspx) 5 [Comparing and Contrasting CliftonStrengths Themes](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/250409/comparing-contrasting-cliftonstrengths-themes.aspx) 6 [Achiever®: How to Feel More Energized at Work](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/547991/achiever-how-to-feel-more-energized-at-work.aspx)