Strengths Inventory

Assessment & Discovery Tools

Identify your top strengths, recognize where they show up,
and discover where you are underusing them.

What This Inventory Reveals

Most people can name their strengths when directly asked. What they rarely do is map where those strengths are actually being used - and where they are sitting unused. This inventory closes that gap. The result is not a list of things you are good at; it is a picture of how much of your capability is currently engaged.

The pattern worth watching: strengths that were recognized early in a career often become invisible - so familiar they stop registering as anything special. Clients frequently under-report strengths in domains where they have been competent for a long time, and over-report in areas they are currently working hard at. Both distortions are worth examining.

A second common gap: strengths that exist outside work entirely. Physical environments, creative work, caregiving - if those show up here, bring them. They often hold insight about what is missing at the leadership level.

The prompts below are sequenced to help you see beyond what you already know about yourself - starting with evidence, then moving to patterns.

How to Use This Inventory

List five to seven strengths. These can come from anywhere - professional feedback, personal life, things others have thanked you for. Do not limit to job-related capabilities.
For each strength, note the evidence. A specific situation where this showed up. Avoid generalities ("I'm a good communicator") and name the instance ("the board presentation in March").
Rate current use. On a scale of 1-10, how much is this strength active in your current role or life? A strength sitting at a 3 is underutilized - not lost.
Identify the underused strength with the highest impact potential. That one is worth focusing on in your next session.

My Strengths Inventory

Name:

Date:

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Current Use (1-10):

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Current Use (1-10):

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Evidence / Example:

Current Use (1-10):

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Evidence / Example:

Current Use (1-10):

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Current Use (1-10):

Most Underutilized Strength

Which strength, if used more fully, would create the most impact in your current situation?

Before your next session:

Pick the strength you use least and find one concrete opportunity to deploy it in the next two weeks. Notice what shifts.

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