Learning - Possible Strengths

Do you have these strengths? If not, how strongly does this factor apply to you?

• Open-minded - You look for new ideas and opportunities to develop yourself. You enjoy moving out of your comfort zone and trying something different. You look at setbacks to see what you can learn from them. If you do not regard learning as so important, you might blame others or circumstances for setbacks, thereby not learning as much as you could from them. You prefer to use your established skills and experience to solve problems rather than have to learn new skills.
• Inquisitive - You have a strong curiosity about new ideas, techniques or technologies and you like to find out more about them as soon as possible. You ask questions to better understand a new idea. If less inquisitive, you might satisfy yourself with understanding the basics of a new process. You will fewer questions and avoid adapting new processes until you have to.
• Current - Your motivation to learn helps you to keep up to date with new developments in your field. You seek out new ideas through colleagues, magazines, the internet or conferences. If less current, you might occasionally find yourself to be completely unfamiliar with developments that others appear to have already mastered.

Potential pitfalls

• Frustration - becoming frustrated with your job and demotivated when there are not enough opportunities to learn and develop yourself
• Intolerance - not tolerating those who you see as behind the times
• Impatience with routine - avoiding work that isn't stimulating enough