Our Strengths

OUR STRENGTHS DRIVE COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION

As an organization that leverages the CliftonStrengths assessment to catalyze highly effective teamwork in our office, we are please to share that 167 students joined us in completing the assessment this year and are prepared to bring their strengths to their careers and their next organizations. While we use and appreciate all our strengths, when reflecting on those of particular value in 2021, we found that Significance, Developer, and Consistency helped us identify new ways to connect our students, alumni, and recruiters, and to build clear pathways for engagement and support during a career journey that, due to the pandemic, offered some challenging terrain.

Below we share the theme definitions and how we used the strengths this year:

CliftonStrengths Definitions1

Significance: People exceptionally talented in the Significance theme want to make a big impact. They are independent and prioritize projects based on how much influence they will have on their organization or people around them. Significance inspired us to make a difference by creating new spaces to support members of the MIT Sloan community, including adding a Veterans community on Your CDO, and prioritizing DEI initiatives and inclusivity in our daily work to make a lasting impact at MIT Sloan and beyond.

Developer: People exceptionally talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from evidence of progress. Developer drove us to make continual enhancements to advising, networking, and recruiting options to support students’ success as they explored and evaluated career paths in a hybrid recruiting environment.

Consistency: People exceptionally talented in the Consistency theme are keenly aware of the need to treat people the same. They crave stable routines and clear rules that everyone needs to follow. Consistency provided structure and order as we transitioned from a virtual career experience to a hybridized one. It highlighted the importance of providing clear pathways to advising and resources, as well as new opportunities for connection and support.