The High5 test, much like Clifton Strengths, focuses on identifying an individual’s top five strengths out of a broader list of 20, offering insights into how these strengths drive personal success and fulfillment. It is largely a self-assessment tool, with individuals rating their own behaviors and tendencies.

 

The strengths identified are grouped into broader categories, and the test offers practical suggestions for applying these strengths in various personal and professional contexts. However, the High5 test is primarily designed for personal development, emphasizing self-awareness and confidence-building without incorporating external feedback or the dynamics of collaboration.

In contrast, the Signature Strengths test not only identifies a participant’s top five strengths but also categorizes them into four distinct domains: Doing, Thinking, Feeling, and Influencing. These domains offer a structured and practical way to understand how individuals set and achieve their goals in a professional context. By grouping strengths in these categories, the Signature Strengths test helps participants gain a clearer understanding of their role in professional environments—whether they excel at executing tasks, analyzing information, managing relationships, or influencing others. This domain-based approach makes the Signature Strengths test more focused on professional application, as opposed to the broader personal development focus of the High5 test.

One of the key features that sets the Signature Strengths test apart is the integration of peer feedback, where participants can invite colleagues to assess their strengths. This external validation provides a more holistic view, combining self-assessment with real-world insights from peers.

 

The Best Partners section, which matches participants with colleagues who have complementary strengths, further enhances the collaborative element, helping to foster successful partnerships and teamwork.

 

The Coaching Journal allows participants to reflect on their strengths and create action plans for development, which supports both professional growth and goal-setting.

These interactive features are not present in the High5 test, making the Signature Strengths test more dynamic and comprehensive, especially in a workplace context.

 

In comparison, the High5 test offers a straightforward, self-assessed snapshot of an individual’s strengths without additional layers of feedback or collaboration. It provides useful insights into a person’s natural tendencies and behaviors but lacks the peer-driven insights and development tools that the Signature Strengths test provides.