# Deliberative 审慎 (shěn shèn) Domain: 🟪 Executing ### Signature Theme Description You are careful. You are vigilant. You are a private person. You know that the world is an unpredictable place. Everything may seem in order, but beneath the surface you sense the many risks. Rather than denying these risks, you draw each one out into the open. Then each risk can be identified, assessed and ultimately reduced. Thus, you are a fairly serious person who approaches life with a certain reserve. For example, you like to plan ahead so as to anticipate what might go wrong. You select your friends cautiously and keep your own counsel when the conversation turns to personal matters. You are careful not to give too much praise and recognition, lest it be misconstrued. If some people don’t like you because you are not as effusive as others, then so be it. For you, life is not a popularity contest. Life is something of a minefield. Others can run through it recklessly if they so choose, but you take a different approach. You identify the dangers, weigh their relative impact and then place your feet deliberately. You walk with care. ### Shared Theme Description People exceptionally talented in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate obstacles. ### Additional notes: Deliberative takes great care in making decisions that avoid foreseeable risks. They are thoughtful, considerate, aware, and really tuned in to what's going on. It is about minimizing risk at all costs. It's wanting to jump, and knowing that when you're jumping that nobody is going to fall. When somebody with high Deliberative is at their best their diligence and decision making brings confidence. They are up for making choices, especially choices that matter. Individuals with high Deliberative enjoy the process of sorting through options to move things forward. When they are at their best they are anticipating obstacles and preventing mistakes. (source: 2) Slowing things down is a by-product for the amount of time and consideration Deliberative puts into things. (source: 2) Deliberative brings to a partnership the opportunity to notice risk that other people might fail to consider. It's about anticipating the effect that an action might have. (source: 3) Individuals with Strong Deliberative talent seem to have an uncanny ability to spot everything that could possibly go wrong; and while there is truth to the adage "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing," Deliberative would rather not make those mistakes at all. If we just take our time, we can avoid the majority of mistakes waiting to be made by those who would rush in. The perspective of Deliberative is "if we have to make time to fix it when something goes wrong after we start a project, then we can make time on the front end to ensure it won't break in the first place." (source: 4) High Deliberative: - Healthy skepticism - Need to know what is expected of them, all the pieces of the task, and time to think about it before responding.  They might be equally inspired by what didn't happen as they are what did happen. So even thinking about managing someone's Deliberative, could you track the risks that were avoided as a way to recognize or talk about their results? Maybe it's dollars saved; accidents that didn't happen; days without a fire drill. (source: 7) ### Raw and Mature Raw Deliberative looks like anxiety, fueled by fear. Mature is protective, fueled by care. ### Helps and Hinders _**Helps**_ - You are naturally cautious, and take your time making decisions. As such, people can count on your sound judgment and your well-thought out reasoning when making a hard decision. - You see potential problems and roadblocks that others tend to miss. This makes you a respected resource as a troubleshooter and problem identifier -- helping to avoid messy slow-downs in workflow. - In your interactions with others, you prefer to do a lot of listening and withhold judgment until you've heard all the facts. This gives you a trustworthiness and a reputation as an impartial straight-talker. - You are a private person, and respect the privacy of others. You handle sensitive topics with discretion and sensitivity, a valuable asset when leading a team. (source: 4) _**Hinders**_ - The "paralysis of analysis" could keep you from moving forward in a timely manner. Give yourself deadlines to complete your due diligence, and ensure you have ample time to reflect so that important deadlines are not missed. - Your cautious nature and inclination to focus on what could go wrong could give you a reputation of being negative. Point out that your Deliberative talents help you establish the success of the project by avoiding the landmines that could derail it. - If you lead a team, your tendency to slow down in order to avoid mistakes may cause your team members to wonder if you've forgotten about their requests. Make sure that you communicate regularly with your team to avoid misunderstandings. - Those with strong Deliberative talents often tend to be reserved and not prone to giving praise. Remember that regular praise and recognition fuels great performance, and find ways to genuinely show your appreciation for work well done. (source: 4) ### With other Themes: #CS/Deliberative🟪 and #CS/Woo🟧 The least likely theme to show up with Deliberative is Woo. Woo and Deliberative together are considered "a cautiousness that can be charming." #CS/Deliberative🟪 and #CS/Analytical🟩 • **Deliberative** naturally and instinctively sees everything that could possibly go wrong, and then pursues the safest route to ensure mistakes are not made. **Analytical** examines the data, and asks questions in order to determine if there is something that could go wrong, but doesn't necessarily need to take action. • **Deliberative** is cautious, **Analytical** is probing. • **Deliberative** can intuit why we shouldn't; **Analytical** wants to find out why we should. • **Analytical** is skeptical until given proof; **Deliberative** discovers and displays proof that everyone else misses. • **Deliberative** is a way of cautiously moving through obstacles; **Analytical** is a way of thoroughly considering evidence. #CS/Deliberative🟪 and #CS/Strategic🟩 **Deliberative** sorts through what needs to be done, what risks exists in reality, **Strategic** dreams up what could be done, and what potential cause and effect could exist (source: 3) ^a774dd #CS/Deliberative🟪 and #CS/Restorative🟪 **Deliberative** might take the approach of tinkering with the effect of different choices to move forward confidently **Restorative** might be tinkering with broken things, to bring them back to work. (source: 3) ^b87ad1 #CS/Deliberative🟪 and #CS/Responsibility🟪 **Deliberative** says, We owe it to our customers to carefully explore options and do what we know will work **Responsibility** says, We owe it to our customers to do what we said we would do. (motivated by fulfilling a promise) (source: 3) ^c2529f #CS/Deliberative🟪 and #CS/Responsibility🟪 • **Deliberative** is serious about avoiding mistakes, **Responsibility** is serious about keeping commitments. • **Deliberative** wants to do things right, **Responsibility** wants to do right by others. • **Deliberative** slows things down to ensure the right path -- with the least amount of risk -- is taken. **Responsibility** forges ahead to meet the deadline -- when a commitment is at stake. • **Deliberative** is trusted because it can be relied upon to consistently see potential obstacles and mitigate risk; **Responsibility** is trusted because it can be relied upon to consistently keep its commitments no matter the cost. • **Deliberative** takes action once a safe way forward is determined; **Responsibility** takes action once a commitment is made. (source: 5) ^bf7bd8 #CS/Deliberative🟪 and #CS/Context🟩 • **Deliberative** is cautious about the future, **Context** is reflective about the past. • **Context** wants to know how we got here, **Deliberative** wants to find the safest way forward. • **Context** wants to know about the mistakes and successes of the past, **Deliberative** wants to determine the mistakes to be avoided in order to be successful in the future. • **Deliberative** is the brake that is essential for safe driving; **Context** is the rearview mirror that is essential for safe driving. • **Deliberative** is a way of taking the most appropriate and safest course of action; **Context** is a way of sifting through past evidence to learn what worked and what didn't. (source: 5) ^de8b01 ![[🟪 CS_Focus#^62623a]] Themes that tend to amplify: #CS/Discipline🟪 #CS/Focus🟪 #CS/Analytical🟩 #CS/Responsibility🟪 #CS/Input🟩 #CS/Consistency🟪 #CS/Restorative🟪 Themes that tend to moderate: #CS/Activator🟧 #CS/Positivity🟦 #CS/Empathy🟦 #CS/Ideation🟩 #CS/Strategic🟩 #CS/Woo🟧 ##### Quotes: 💬 "I'm not asking questions b/c I don't trust you. I'm asking questions b/c I want us to succeed where we're about to spend our energy, time and money. I do needto be ok with winging-it when that's appropriate. But when a situation calls for caution, I've got you. We'll try to get it right the first time." - "Indy" Paul Little (source: 6) ### Strengths Whisperer ![[💪 The Strengths Whisperer Coach to Coach Podcast Notes#^340330]] ------------ Sources: 1 Theme Descriptions: Rath, Tom. _StrengthsFinder 2.0_. Gallup Press, 2007. 2 [Understanding and Investing in Your Deliberative Talent](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/249749/understanding-investing-deliberative-talent.aspx) this is very helpful resource. remember to re-read. 3 [Deliberative: Highlights From Your CliftonStrengths 34](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/266729/deliberative-highlights-cliftonstrengths.aspx) 4 [The Deliberative Theme: How You Can Productively Aim Your CliftonStrengths Talent](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/249791/deliberative-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 [CliftonStrengths LinkedIn Post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cliftonstrengths_if-you-lead-with-deliberative-you-want-to-activity-7182391774026346497-3WJb) 7 [CliftonStrengths Deliberative Theme: Teams and Managers](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/287027/cliftonstrengths-deliberative-theme-teams-managers.aspx) Tag: #CS/Deliberative🟪 #state/published