The Science Behind The Tools
Meta Analysis
Gallup’s 2015 strengths meta-analysis examines the relationship between strengths-based development and business performance outcomes. The study included more than 1 million individuals and almost 50,000 business units.
Gallup’s 2018 CliftonStrengths meta-analysis examines the incremental benefits of receiving feedback on all 34 CliftonStrengths, compared with feedback on one’s top five. The study included 187,291 individuals across 30 organizations in 13 industries spanning 37 countries.
Technical Report
CliftonStrengths presents 200 items that each consist of a pair of potential self-descriptors. These items are based on a research foundation that Selection Research Incorporated and Gallup (Harter, Hayes, & Schmidt, 2004; Schmidt & Rader, 1999) used for more than 30 years. Developed through rational and empirical processes, researchers have subjected CliftonStrengths to thorough psychometric examination. A summary of reliability, validity and utility evidence gathered to date appears in this report.
How Does CliftonStrengths Compare?
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
MBTI classifications of individuals are based on an adaptation of Carl Jung’s theory of conscious psychological type. MBTI groups individuals into one of 16 personality types by measuring distinct polarities of preference:
- Extroversion or Introversion
- Sensing or Intuition
- Feeling or Thinking
- Judging or Perceiving
DiSC Profile
The DiSC theory originated with American psychologist William Moulton Marston, who published the Emotions of Normal People in 1928. It established the Marston Model of the Four Dimensions of Behavior, which is based on directly discernable and quantifiable phenomena. The theory derives its name from Marston’s four original dimensions — Dominance, Inducement, Submission and Compliance. These were later changed to:
- Dominance
- Influence
- Steadiness
- Conscientious
Content retrieved from Gallup.
