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What makes Strengths Profile different?

What makes Strengths Profile different?

Most assessments tell you what you’re good at. Strengths Profile tells you:

WHAT you’re good at (Performance)

WHAT energises you (Energy)

WHAT you actually use (Use)

This three-dimensional view creates unprecedented insight into:

  • Realised Strengths: High performance + high energy + high use → Your leadership superpower

  • Unrealised Strengths: High performance + high energy but low use → Untapped potential

  • Learned Behaviours: High use but low energy → Risk of burnout

  • Weaknesses: Low performance + low energy → Accept or develop strategically

The 60 Strengths

Strengths Profile measures 60 distinct strengths across multiple domains:

Being Strengths:

Personal qualities and attributes - Authenticity, Courage, Humility, Emotional awareness, Optimism, Self-awareness…

Thinking Strengths:

How you process information and solve problems
- Creativity, Critical thinking, Curiosity, Detail orientation, Strategic awareness, Big picture thinking…

Relating Strengths:

How you connect with and influence others - Collaboration, Empathy, Relationship deepening, Persuasion, Compassion, Building rapport…

Motivating Strengths:

What drives you and how you drive others - Mission, Persistence, Resilience, Growth, Hope, Work ethic…

Executing Strengths:

How you get things done - Action, Decision-making, Efficiency, Initiative, Organising, Planning…

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This granular view reveals specific leadership capabilities far beyond generic “strengths” or broad personality types.

Scientific Validation

Scientific Validation

Strengths Profile is:

  • Psychometrically robust: Validated across multiple populations and cultures

  • Research-backed: Grounded in positive psychology and strengths-based development theory

  • Widely used: Deployed by organisations globally including Fortune 500 companies, the NHS, universities, and government

  • Continuously refined: Regular validation studies and normative data updates

  • Action-oriented: Designed specifically to drive behavioral change, not just create awareness

Our Accreditation

Kielder is an accredited Cappfinity service provider, certified to deliver and interpret Strengths Profile assessments.

This means:

  • We’re trained and certified in Strengths Profile methodology

  • We maintain standards of practice set by Cappfinity

  • We’re part of the global network of accredited providers

  • We stay current with latest research and tool refinements

  • We can access Cappfinity’s full range of assessment and reporting capabilities