Strengths CardsBay Area Community Resources

Pick up your strength. Flip it over to see how our values show up.

Find one of your CliftonStrengths themes below, take the card, and read the back for the ways compassion, curiosity, humility, integrity, and joy live in that way of working.

Compassion

We appreciate all we do with a caring heart and people-centered mindset.

Curiosity

We challenge ourselves to learn, stretch, grow, and innovate.

Humility

We acknowledge our own limits and actively appreciate others' perspectives and lived experiences.

Integrity

We value and respect the trust given to us by our communities — honesty, accountability, consistency.

Joy

We lead with gratitude, sprinkle in humor, and lift each other's spirits.

Executing

Achiever

You have a constant need for accomplishment and stamina to match.

You make things happen.

How our values show up

Achiever

  • Compassion

    Let your productivity serve people — clear someone's backlog, not just your own list.

  • Curiosity

    Ask whether the busiest path is the best path before you sprint again.

  • Humility

    Credit the quiet contributors who made your checklist possible.

  • Integrity

    Protect quality when the pace tempts you to cut corners.

  • Joy

    Pause at the finish line long enough to celebrate with the team.

Executing

Arranger

You organize people and resources for maximum productivity.

You make things happen.

How our values show up

Arranger

  • Compassion

    Arrange around people's real capacity, not just the org chart.

  • Curiosity

    Try a new configuration when the old one quietly strains someone.

  • Humility

    Ask people how they want to be deployed before you place them.

  • Integrity

    Be transparent about why you shifted a plan or a person.

  • Joy

    Make the reshuffle feel like an adventure, not a scramble.

Executing

Belief

Your core values are unchanging and give your work purpose.

You make things happen.

How our values show up

Belief

  • Compassion

    Let your conviction show up as care for the communities we serve.

  • Curiosity

    Test how your values apply to situations you haven't met yet.

  • Humility

    Hold your convictions firmly and other people's gently.

  • Integrity

    You are the living argument for what BACR says it stands for.

  • Joy

    Remind people why this work matters when the days feel heavy.

Executing

Consistency

You treat everyone the same and look for clear, fair rules.

You make things happen.

How our values show up

Consistency

  • Compassion

    Fair means everyone gets what they need — check that the rule still serves people.

  • Curiosity

    Ask who a standard practice accidentally leaves out.

  • Humility

    Invite challenge when a rule you built no longer fits.

  • Integrity

    Apply the same standard to leadership as to everyone else.

  • Joy

    Make the predictable parts of work feel steady and safe, not stiff.

Executing

Deliberative

You take serious care in making decisions and anticipating risk.

You make things happen.

How our values show up

Deliberative

  • Compassion

    Your caution protects people from avoidable harm — name that out loud.

  • Curiosity

    Investigate the risk fully instead of stopping at the first worry.

  • Humility

    Share your reservations as questions, not verdicts.

  • Integrity

    Say the uncomfortable risk in the room before the decision, not after.

  • Joy

    Give the green light generously once the ground is solid.

Executing

Discipline

You bring order, structure, and routine to your world.

You make things happen.

How our values show up

Discipline

  • Compassion

    Build structures that reduce other people's stress, not just your own.

  • Curiosity

    Revisit a routine to see whether it still earns its place.

  • Humility

    Accept that someone else's messier method may still work.

  • Integrity

    Your systems make our promises to families reliable.

  • Joy

    Leave room in the plan for spontaneity and humor.

Executing

Focus

You set a direction, follow through, and correct course as needed.

You make things happen.

How our values show up

Focus

  • Compassion

    Check who fell behind while you were locked on the goal.

  • Curiosity

    Lift your head periodically to ask if the target is still right.

  • Humility

    Let others redirect you when they see something you can't.

  • Integrity

    Finish what you committed to instead of chasing the new thing.

  • Joy

    Name progress out loud so the long push feels worth it.

Executing

Responsibility

You take psychological ownership of what you say you'll do.

You make things happen.

How our values show up

Responsibility

  • Compassion

    Carrying it all isn't care — share the weight so no one burns out, including you.

  • Curiosity

    Ask what a sustainable version of your ownership looks like.

  • Humility

    Trust others with real responsibility, not just tasks.

  • Integrity

    Your word is our word — and you keep it.

  • Joy

    Let go of what isn't yours and enjoy what is.

Executing

Restorative

You are adept at figuring out what's wrong and resolving it.

You make things happen.

How our values show up

Restorative

  • Compassion

    Fix problems without making anyone the problem.

  • Curiosity

    Dig for the root cause instead of the fastest patch.

  • Humility

    Ask the people closest to the breakdown what they'd change.

  • Integrity

    Name what's broken honestly, even when it's inconvenient.

  • Joy

    Celebrate what's working as loudly as you diagnose what isn't.

Influencing

Activator

You turn thoughts into action and get things started.

You help others hear our message.

How our values show up

Activator

  • Compassion

    Bring people with you — check who needs a moment before the leap.

  • Curiosity

    Treat the first move as an experiment you're willing to learn from.

  • Humility

    Ask what the last attempt taught the people who were here before you.

  • Integrity

    Start only what we can responsibly finish.

  • Joy

    Your momentum is contagious — spend it on people, not just tasks.

Influencing

Command

You take charge and are not afraid of necessary confrontation.

You help others hear our message.

How our values show up

Command

  • Compassion

    Use your directness to protect people who can't push back.

  • Curiosity

    Ask one more question before you make the call.

  • Humility

    Take up space for the mission, then make room for others.

  • Integrity

    Say the hard true thing kindly and in the right room.

  • Joy

    Let your clarity relieve anxiety rather than raise it.

Influencing

Communication

You bring ideas to life through words and story.

You help others hear our message.

How our values show up

Communication

  • Compassion

    Tell community stories with dignity and consent, never as material.

  • Curiosity

    Ask what language actually resonates with the people we serve.

  • Humility

    Amplify voices that aren't yours; pass the mic on purpose.

  • Integrity

    Never oversell what BACR can deliver for a better story.

  • Joy

    Your words can make a hard room feel human — use them that way.

Influencing

Competition

You measure progress and are energized by raising the bar.

You help others hear our message.

How our values show up

Competition

  • Compassion

    Measure outcomes for people, not scoreboards over people.

  • Curiosity

    Study who does this better and bring the lesson home.

  • Humility

    Let a teammate win and mean the congratulations.

  • Integrity

    Report the real numbers, especially the flat ones.

  • Joy

    Make raising the bar feel like a team sport.

Influencing

Maximizer

You take what's great and make it excellent, in people and in work.

You help others hear our message.

How our values show up

Maximizer

  • Compassion

    Grow people from their strengths instead of auditing their gaps.

  • Curiosity

    Explore what excellent could look like here, not just better.

  • Humility

    Accept good enough when good enough serves people now.

  • Integrity

    Don't polish a report past what the work actually did.

  • Joy

    Tell people exactly what you see as great in them.

Influencing

Self-Assurance

You trust your ability to take risks and manage your own life.

You help others hear our message.

How our values show up

Self-Assurance

  • Compassion

    Your steadiness can be someone else's safety net — offer it.

  • Curiosity

    Actively seek the perspective that might change your mind.

  • Humility

    Confidence with the door open: invite the counterargument.

  • Integrity

    Own the outcome when your call doesn't land.

  • Joy

    Be the calm that makes risk feel survivable and even fun.

Influencing

Significance

You want your work to matter and to make a real difference.

You help others hear our message.

How our values show up

Significance

  • Compassion

    Let the impact you want be measured in lives, not visibility.

  • Curiosity

    Ask communities what would actually matter to them.

  • Humility

    Share the spotlight with the people who did the unseen work.

  • Integrity

    Claim only the impact that's genuinely yours.

  • Joy

    Help the team feel the meaning in their daily work.

Influencing

Woo

You love meeting new people and winning them over.

You help others hear our message.

How our values show up

Woo

  • Compassion

    Make new people feel seen in the first two minutes.

  • Curiosity

    Ask the question that gets past small talk.

  • Humility

    Follow up after the introduction — depth over collection.

  • Integrity

    Warmth and follow-through together; don't promise the coffee you won't have.

  • Joy

    You set the tone of welcome for the whole agency.

Relationship Building

Adaptability

You live in the moment and flex with what the day brings.

You hold the team together.

How our values show up

Adaptability

  • Compassion

    Absorb the change so the person next to you doesn't have to.

  • Curiosity

    Treat the detour as information about what people really need.

  • Humility

    Flex to someone else's plan without keeping score.

  • Integrity

    Stay anchored to commitments even when the day rearranges.

  • Joy

    Your ease turns chaos into something the team can laugh through.

Relationship Building

Connectedness

You believe things happen for a reason and we are all linked.

You hold the team together.

How our values show up

Connectedness

  • Compassion

    Remind us that every case number is somebody's family.

  • Curiosity

    Trace how one program's work quietly shapes another's.

  • Humility

    Hold meaning-making lightly across different beliefs.

  • Integrity

    Keep our actions consistent with the bigger purpose we claim.

  • Joy

    Name the gratitude that comes from belonging to something larger.

Relationship Building

Developer

You see potential in others and delight in their growth.

You hold the team together.

How our values show up

Developer

  • Compassion

    Invest in people at their pace, especially the overlooked ones.

  • Curiosity

    Ask what someone wants to become, not what you'd choose for them.

  • Humility

    Let people outgrow your guidance.

  • Integrity

    Give honest feedback — growth needs truth, not only encouragement.

  • Joy

    Celebrate the small progress you're often the only one who notices.

Relationship Building

Empathy

You sense the emotions of the people around you.

You hold the team together.

How our values show up

Empathy

  • Compassion

    You feel what the room feels — name it so others can respond.

  • Curiosity

    Check your read out loud instead of assuming you have it.

  • Humility

    Someone's lived experience belongs to them, not your interpretation.

  • Integrity

    Hold what people share in confidence, always.

  • Joy

    Tend your own reserves so you can keep lifting others.

Relationship Building

Harmony

You look for consensus and common ground.

You hold the team together.

How our values show up

Harmony

  • Compassion

    Reduce friction without hiding someone's real concern.

  • Curiosity

    Ask what's underneath the disagreement before you smooth it.

  • Humility

    Let conflict happen when it serves the community.

  • Integrity

    Peacekeeping never means going quiet on what's wrong.

  • Joy

    Restore the ease that lets a team enjoy each other again.

Relationship Building

Includer

You notice who's left out and pull them in.

You hold the team together.

How our values show up

Includer

  • Compassion

    You notice who's on the edge of the room — go get them.

  • Curiosity

    Ask who isn't at this table and why.

  • Humility

    Widen the circle even when it slows your agenda.

  • Integrity

    Include people in decisions, not just invitations.

  • Joy

    Belonging is what makes celebration real for everyone.

Relationship Building

Individualization

You are intrigued by what makes each person unique.

You hold the team together.

How our values show up

Individualization

  • Compassion

    Meet each person with what they specifically need.

  • Curiosity

    Keep learning what makes each teammate tick.

  • Humility

    Let people define themselves rather than fitting your read.

  • Integrity

    Tailor support without playing favorites.

  • Joy

    Appreciate people out loud for the particular thing only they bring.

Relationship Building

Positivity

You have contagious enthusiasm and lift the room.

You hold the team together.

How our values show up

Positivity

  • Compassion

    Sit with someone's hard day before you brighten it.

  • Curiosity

    Ask what's really going on beneath a low mood.

  • Humility

    Let others feel what they feel; optimism isn't a mandate.

  • Integrity

    Stay honest about the hard parts while keeping hope real.

  • Joy

    You are the gratitude and humor in this value — spend it generously.

Relationship Building

Relator

You find deep satisfaction in close, genuine relationships.

You hold the team together.

How our values show up

Relator

  • Compassion

    Your close relationships make people feel genuinely known.

  • Curiosity

    Keep asking deeper questions of people you already know well.

  • Humility

    Open your inner circle to newcomers on purpose.

  • Integrity

    Consistency with your people is your signature — keep it wide.

  • Joy

    Real friendship at work is what makes hard seasons bearable.

Strategic Thinking

Analytical

You search for reasons, patterns, and causes.

You help us see what's ahead.

How our values show up

Analytical

  • Compassion

    Remember the humans inside the data set.

  • Curiosity

    Follow the pattern past the first plausible explanation.

  • Humility

    Let evidence change your conclusion, publicly.

  • Integrity

    Report what the numbers actually say, including the messy parts.

  • Joy

    Share the insight in plain language so the team can enjoy the finding.

Strategic Thinking

Context

You understand today by researching where it came from.

You help us see what's ahead.

How our values show up

Context

  • Compassion

    Honor the history communities carry into this room.

  • Curiosity

    Ask what happened here before, and who was affected.

  • Humility

    Learn whose story went unrecorded.

  • Integrity

    Tell the full history, not the flattering version.

  • Joy

    Show the team how far we've come, not just how far to go.

Strategic Thinking

Futuristic

You are inspired by what could be, and inspire others with it.

You help us see what's ahead.

How our values show up

Futuristic

  • Compassion

    Paint a future that includes the people furthest from it today.

  • Curiosity

    Chase the possibility no one has proposed yet.

  • Humility

    Invite others to shape the vision instead of receiving it.

  • Integrity

    Be clear about what's a plan versus a hope.

  • Joy

    Your picture of what's ahead is fuel — hand it out.

Strategic Thinking

Ideation

You are fascinated by ideas and connections between them.

You help us see what's ahead.

How our values show up

Ideation

  • Compassion

    Generate ideas that lighten someone's actual load.

  • Curiosity

    Follow the strange connection; it's your best asset.

  • Humility

    Let your favorite idea die if a better one shows up.

  • Integrity

    Say which ideas are half-baked before someone builds on them.

  • Joy

    Brainstorming with you should feel like play.

Strategic Thinking

Input

You collect and archive information, resources, and ideas.

You help us see what's ahead.

How our values show up

Input

  • Compassion

    Share the resource before someone has to ask for it.

  • Curiosity

    Collect what's useful to others, not only what interests you.

  • Humility

    Knowing where to look isn't the same as knowing best.

  • Integrity

    Cite sources and store information responsibly.

  • Joy

    Delight in handing people exactly the thing they needed.

Strategic Thinking

Intellection

You like to think, reflect, and hold rich internal discussion.

You help us see what's ahead.

How our values show up

Intellection

  • Compassion

    Bring your reflection back to the group so they benefit from it.

  • Curiosity

    Sit with the harder question a little longer.

  • Humility

    Think out loud early enough for others to shape it.

  • Integrity

    Don't let deliberation become a way to avoid the decision.

  • Joy

    Invite people into the ideas you find genuinely interesting.

Strategic Thinking

Learner

You crave the process of learning more than the outcome.

You help us see what's ahead.

How our values show up

Learner

  • Compassion

    Learn about the communities we serve on their terms.

  • Curiosity

    This is your home value — keep stretching and bring others along.

  • Humility

    Being a beginner in public gives everyone else permission.

  • Integrity

    Represent what you know accurately, and what you don't.

  • Joy

    Share what you learn with the enthusiasm you felt learning it.

Strategic Thinking

Strategic

You spot the relevant patterns and pick the best path forward.

You help us see what's ahead.

How our values show up

Strategic

  • Compassion

    Pick paths that account for people's real constraints.

  • Curiosity

    Look for the option no one has named yet.

  • Humility

    Hold your preferred route loosely and invite holes poked in it.

  • Integrity

    Be honest about the tradeoffs your chosen path creates.

  • Joy

    Show people the path so the work feels purposeful, not just busy.

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