People strong in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have a flexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.

You can tell a person strong in Arranger by these attributes (source: Dr. Hulme, APU):

• Highly organized
• Flexible
• Order out of chaos
• Multi-tasker
• Able to find the right combination of people and resources to get things done
• At their best in dynamic situations, confronting the unexpected

More about arrangers:

• Needs on a team:To design a plan
• As a Leader: Configure for productivity
• In Conflict: Are flexible
• Partner with: Anyone.
• Academic Advising:  loves to design their own educational plan – this student likes the challenge of creating their own major or mapping out their own courses and may need little help from an advisor to do that – provide the needed information, then get out of their way! – this is the student who will thrive in independent study courses, who probably would enjoy study abroad or taking courses from other universities –this is also an ideal Teaching Assistant for professors.

Where does Arranger Theme rank in the population?

21	18	27	19

Out of your Top 5 CliftonStrengths, it’s statistically:

• most likely to appear with Responsibility and
• least likely to be found with Command

The genius of your Arranger talent begins with what you can see and perceive. You can see patterns and perceive how things go together or could go together. Whereas most people only see things as isolated items, you see groupings and connections. The genius of your arranger perception comes to light in that you can take many different items, bits of information, factors, people, and/or events and then see patterns among and between them. This enables and empowers you to arrange items, facts and information, people, and the many things that must come together for successful events and activities. You are a genius at coordinating people and events because of your Arranger talent. Accordingly you can “multi-task” like few others. You can deal with chaotic situations by seeing how to combine and coordinate as you will see connections and linkages. But the ultimate genius of your Arranger talent is seen in what you do after you have completed a project. You go back and arrange and rearrange in your mind what you did. This results in increased effectiveness and efficiency each time you use your arranger talent.

At your best (Balcony):

•  flexible, organizer, juggler, aligns and realigns tasks to find the most productive configuration possible, efficient, conductor

At your worst (Basement):

• lacks structure, too flexible, doesn’t follow the existing rules or procedures, constantly changes priorities, lacks vision

Arranger may be one of your signature themes if…

• You enjoy managing the variables of a situation to find “the best way” to accomplish a task.
• You keep a lot of factors in your mind at all times, which sometimes awes others.
• You sometimes switch well-laid plans to go with a brand new occurrence.
• You buy “last-minute” fares and mull over decisions on new projects for a while.
• You are always seeking “the perfect configuration.”
• You love new options, looking for paths of least resistance, and starting new partnerships.
  • Source: Let’s Talk Personality

A more detailed explanation from Gallup:

You are a conductor. When faced with a complex situation involving many factors, you enjoy managing all of the variables, aligning and realigning them until you are sure you have arranged them in the most productive configuration possible. In your mind there is nothing special about what you are doing. You are simply trying to figure out the best way to get things done. But others, lacking this theme, will be in awe of your ability. “How can you keep so many things in your head at once?” they will ask. “How can you stay so flexible, so willing to shelve well-laid plans in favor of some brand-new configuration that has just occurred to you?” But you cannot imagine behaving in any other way. You are a shining example of effective flexibility, whether you are changing travel schedules at the last minute because a better fare has popped up or mulling over just the right combination of people and resources to accomplish a new project. From the mundane to the complex, you are always looking for the perfect configuration. Of course, you are at your best in dynamic situations. Confronted with the unexpected, some complain that plans devised with such care cannot be changed, while others take refuge in the existing rules or procedures. You don’t do either. Instead, you jump into the confusion, devising new options, hunting for new paths of least resistance, and figuring out new partnerships — because, after all, there might just be a better way.

Action Items for This Theme

• Seek complex, dynamic work environments in which there are few routines.
  Make lists of suggestions for how to improve your work environment.
• Develop successful strategies for getting things done. Push yourself to keep adding new wrinkles.
• Learn the goals of the people with whom you work. Let them know that you are aware of their goals.
• Take on the organization of a big event, a convention perhaps, or a company celebration.

Be ready to:

• Explain that your flexibility doesn’t mean that your priorities are constantly changing. Tell others that your priorities remain the same, but that you are simply looking for better ways to implement them.
• Give people time to understand your new way of doing things when you present it to them. Your mental juggling is instinctive, but others might find it difficult to break with the existing procedures. Take the time to clearly explain why your new way is more effective.
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Podcast episodes to help you understand and leverage your Arranger Strength

• Episode 1: The Art of Juggling Multiple Projects – “The Tim Ferriss Show”
• Episode 2: Organizing Chaos into Order – “The Productivity Show”
• Episode 3: Managing Complex Situations with Grace – “The Art of Charm”
• Episode 4: The Psychology of Efficiency – “The Science of Success”
• Episode 5: Creating Harmony in Dynamic Environments – “The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes”
• Episode 6: Women in Leadership: Orchestrating Success – “She Breaks The Mold” (Host: Maria Ross)
• Episode 7: The Art of Arranging: Women Leaders’ Strategies for Success – “Women Who Lead” (Host: Andrena Sawyer)

Listen to great Strengths Podcasts

• Theme addicts is a series created by UnleashStrengths to highlight the massive impact the StrengthsFinder assessment through interviews and discussions.
• Lead through your strengths features many interesting guests and Career Q and A about leverage your strengths at work.
• Maximize Your Strengths features interviews and discussion on developing your strengths. She really drills into each of the themes by interviewing real people on how a specific theme shows up in their lives.
• Called to Coach is a webcast resource for those who want to help others discover and use their strengths. We have Gallup experts and independent strengths coaches share tactics, insights and strategies to help coaches maximize the talent of individuals, teams and organizations around the world.
• ISOGO TV promises a lot: So dramatically increase your energy and decrease your frustration at work, that you cannot help but take the Strengths paradigm home to your family. Fueling life-changing stories.
• The True Strength Podcast by Ian Pettigrew (Kingfisher Coaching) features inspiring true stories of how people succeed through applying their strengths and being resilient. It often includes a Gallup StrengthsFinder profile.
• If you are looking to identify and develop your strengths and talents, take calculated risks and make decisions, The Strengths Revolution with Steve Morgan will help your personal development, as well as helping you support your clients, employees, teams and wider organisations. Knowing your strengths will also support positive risk-taking and decision making as part of good risk management.

 

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Sources:

• Balconies and Basements
• Leadership, team and conflict
• The Genius and Beauty of Strengths
• Strengths-based academic Advising
• Strengths partnerships