These strengths are grouped into four core domains—Doing, Thinking, Feeling, and Influencing—which offer a more specific and practical way to categorize strengths based on how individuals approach tasks, make decisions, manage emotions, and influence others.

 

By focusing on professional strengths in these four domains, the Signature Strengths test provides actionable insights into how individuals set and achieve their goals, offering more relevance to daily professional tasks and growth opportunities.

A distinctive feature of the Signature Strengths test is its inclusion of peer feedback. This allows participants to validate their strengths through the perspectives of colleagues or peers, offering a more well-rounded understanding of how their strengths are perceived in a professional environment. This peer review element provides real-world insights that can enhance self-awareness and foster better collaboration.

 

In contrast, the CliftonStrengths test is based entirely on self-perception, which may not always capture how strengths manifest in team dynamics or how others experience them. Additionally, the Signature Strengths test incorporates tools such as the Best Partners section, which helps participants find complementary strengths in others to enhance collaboration, and the Coaching Journal, which encourages reflection and action planning for personal and professional growth.

 

These features make the Signature Strengths test more interactive and focused on continuous development, whereas the CliftonStrengths test offers a more static evaluation, giving individuals the insight to develop their strengths but without these additional interactive elements.