# Restorative™ 排难 Domain: 🟪 Executing ### Signature Theme Description You love to solve problems. Whereas some are dismayed when they encounter yet another breakdown, you can be energized by it. You enjoy the challenge of analyzing the symptoms, identifying what is wrong and finding the solution. You may prefer practical problems or conceptual ones or personal ones. You may seek out specific kinds of problems that you have met many times before and that you are confident you can fix. Or you may feel the greatest push when faced with complex and unfamiliar problems. Your exact preferences are determined by your other themes and experiences. But what is certain is that you enjoy bringing things back to life. It is a wonderful feeling to identify the undermining factor(s), eradicate them and restore something to its true glory. Intuitively, you know that without your intervention, this thing —this machine, this technique, this person, this company —might have ceased to function. You fixed it, resuscitated it, rekindled its vitality. Phrasing it the way you might, you saved it. ### Shared Theme Description People exceptionally talented in the Restorative theme are adept at dealing with problems. They are good at figuring out what is wrong and resolving it. ### Additional notes: Are more patient when things don't work. They're probably at their best when they get the opportunity and permission to make the necessary adjustment to fix something and get it back to it's original glory. (source: 6, video with Maika) With **Restorative**, the key is not to fix anything that cannot or should not be fixed. (source: 2) **Restorative** is an executing Signature theme that, when dominant, draws a person towards taking personal responsibility for resolving practical problems. Being an Executing theme means that this is a practical, tangible intelligence rather than an intuitive one. In other words it relies on the application of a template in order to complete the task. Restorative is not an intelligence that can invent a solution but rather executes predetermined actions which result in either the resolution or the restoration of a situation. (source: 2) Those with Restorative Theme in their top 5 love to pull a problem apart, examine it from all angles, find the root causes, understand all the aspects and then find solutions. (source: 4) ### Raw and Mature Raw **Restorative** is problem-focused. Raw Restorative takes all responsibility to fix a problem on their own shoulders. Mature is solutions-focused. Mature is the facilitator of fixing problems. (source: 3) ### Helps and Hinders _**Helps**_ - You have a unique ability to look past surface-level symptoms to find the root causes of problems -- your solutions are not stopgap, but rather are intended to last. - You are a troubleshooter, and in that role, you increase efficiency and reach the goal sooner. - Your clear-eyed analysis makes you extremely valuable in crises. You close the loop, restore order and clean up the mess -- and enjoy the process. - Your Restorative talents lend themselves well to continuous improvement processes. You find what is wrong, determine how it can be fixed and take things to the next level. (source: 4) _**Hinders**_ - Your focus on finding problems could bring you a reputation for being negative -- especially when you find problems that others haven't considered, let alone seen. Help your team members realize you aren't wanting to "rain on their parade," but rather anticipate and avoid problems that would prevent the parade from even occurring. - You are energized by examining problems and delving into thorny, complex situations. You may even feel a bit let down when the problem is solved. Because this gives you energy, be aware that you might feel a need to create problems to solve where none actually exist. - Depending on the nature of your Restorative talents, you may focus on processes and not people. Give praise where it is due, and don't overly focus on shortcomings -- yours or others'. - You may tend to jump in and rescue others when they are dealing with a problem. Be discerning, and resist the urge to solve others' problems for them. More often than not, we learn the most from the problems we face and solve ourselves. (source: 4) ### With other Themes: #CS/Restorative🟪 #CS/Maximizer🟧 **Restorative** wants to take what is broken and restore it to wholeness. **Maximizer** wants to take what is already working well and make it superb (source: 1) ^96c0c1 #CS/Restorative🟪 #CS/Developer🟦 **Restorative** wants to fix things and people. They light up when there is a problem that needs to be solved, so they enjoy helping others solve their problems and understand all the factors that went into creating that problem -- so that they can find and implement solutions **Developer** wants to help people grow, but not necessarily want to help others solve their problems; rather they look for the growth potential in others and partner with them to implement steps to realize that potential. (source: 2) ^f5e9fc #CS/Restorative🟪 and #CS/Harmony🟦 There is a certain focus on getting things in working order that unite Restorative and Harmony -- the end result of the work of both Restorative and Harmony is the smooth functioning of a system, team, or relationship. • But **Restorative** tends to be more focused on and adept at finding and understanding the root causes and possible solutions, whereas **Harmony** tends to be more focused on finding the areas of friction and reducing them or finding the areas of agreement and capitalizing on them. • **Harmony** seeks to eliminate the waste of emotional energy; **Restorative** looks for the bugs in the system. • Those with strong **Restorative** talents love finding solutions; those with strong **Harmony** talents love finding areas of agreement. • One of their big differences lies in the tendency of Harmony to hope problems will go away, while Restorative jumps in to find solutions -- knowing that ignoring the problem can very well make it worse. (source: 2) ^a16bcf #CS/Restorative🟪 and #CS/Input🟩 Both those high in Restorative and those high in Input can ask a lot of questions. Their questions, however, tend to be of a different nature. • Restorative asks questions about a problem, seeking to understand or get to the root of it so the problem can be solved. **Input** asks questions seeking more information -- oftentimes simply because it's interesting. • Yet both Restorative and Input have a helpfulness aspect to them. **Restorative** loves to provide help by finding solutions to problems, and **Input** loves to provide relevant and tangible tools that can be helpful. • **Restorative** is a trouble-shooter; **Input** is a resource collector. (source: 2) #CS/Restorative🟪 and #CS/Analytical🟩 **Restorative** and **Analytical** can look remarkably similar. Both tend to ask a lot of questions, both examine and explore what is in front of them, and individuals high in **Restorative** as well as those high in **Analytical** can be seen as adept trouble-shooters and excellent problem solvers. But with their similarities, there are significant differences as well. • Restorative is primarily an Executing theme, while Analytical is primarily a thinking theme. • **Analytical** tends to be perfectly satisfied with identifying the problem through an examination of the data and asking all the right questions -- without having to actually carry out the steps; that can be left to someone else. But for those high in **Restorative**, the whole purpose of analyzing data and asking probing questions is so that they themselves can implement the steps and solve the problem. (source: 2)^6c4b6f ![[🟪 CS_Responsibility#^659878]] ![[🟪 CS_Deliberative#^b87ad1]] #CS/Maximizer🟧 and #CS/Restorative🟪 ![[🟧 CS_Maximizer#^89f2ad]] #CS/Restorative🟪 and #CS/Maximizer🟧 Micah: But people with Restorative love fixing problems, and people with Maximizer prefer to take something from good to great. Since people with Restorative find the process of fixing what’s broken so rewarding, once they fix one thing, they want to find the next broken thing and don’t feel need to focus on making the thing they just fixed any better. Since people with Maximizer love working from good to great, they tend to avoid what’s broken. Simon: both Restorative and Maximizer have the same outcome - becoming better as a person. Restorative approaches this from a task based perspective (what must I fix in myself) while Maximizer approaches this from a motivational perspective (what can I build on that I already have - optimise my potential). (source: Micah Loren LinkedIn, Simon Hurry response) ^c353ae ![[🟩 CS_Context#^4cafed]] ### Themes that Amplify Restorative: #CS/Deliberative🟪 #CS/Strategic🟩 #CS/Individualization🟦 #CS/Achiever🟪 #CS/Analytical🟩 #CS/Developer🟦 ### Themes that Moderate Restorative: #CS/Positivity🟦 #CS/Maximizer🟧 #CS/Self-Assurance🟧 #CS/Futuristic🟩 #CS/Activator🟧 #CS/Harmony🟦 #CS/Restorative🟪 #CS/Deliberative🟪 It seems that **Deliberative** can intensify **Restorative**. People with Deliberative are careful in identifying risks that may arise, and people with Restorative skills is amplified by solving the problem and restoring it. Shadow: be careful of not creating problems just so I can solve it ------------ ### Sources: 1. Theme Descriptions: Rath, Tom. _StrengthsFinder 2.0_. Gallup Press, 2007. 2. [Comparing and Contrasting CliftonStrengths Themes](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/250409/comparing-contrasting-cliftonstrengths-themes.aspx) 3. [talent2titan: restoring restorative](https://talent2titan.circle.so/c/general/restoring-restorative) 4. [Pairing and Expanding Your Strengths: Restorative](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/250550/pairing-expanding-strengths-restorative.aspx) 5. [The Restorative Theme: How You Can Productively Aim Your CliftonStrengths Talent](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/249494/restorative-theme-productively-aim-your-cliftonstrengths-talent.aspx) 6. [Micah Loren](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7085609212663271424?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7085609212663271424%2C7085612599031037952%29&replyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7085609212663271424%2C7085615086400131072%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287085612599031037952%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7085609212663271424%29&dashReplyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287085615086400131072%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7085609212663271424%29) 7. [An Introduction to the Restorative™ CliftonStrengths Theme](https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252323/restorative-theme.aspx)