Don't Improve Your Weaknesses - Instead Discover Your Strengths

Book Review:Strengths Finder 2.0 Author Tom RathAlign your staff assignments with their strengths. The result will be a more positive and productive workforce. As a manager, focus on your team member's strengths what the do best, not overcoming their weaknesses. Unfortunately, it is far more likely for individuals and managers to ignore strengths or focus on overcoming weaknesses resulting in a disengaged workforce.Strengths Finder 2.0 is a new and improved version of the strengths finder in the bestseller based on the Gallup research, Now, Discover Your Strengths. The premise of the book, readable in one sitting, is that the most successful and satisfied workers are those doing jobs aligned with their strengths. Gallup defines strengths not as what we can do but what we have both passion and talent for doing. That is, what we love to do and therefore do best.Unfortunately, for most of the workforce, jobs are not matched with strengths. The result is a workforce who dreads go
ing to work, is miserable, feels stuck, uncreative, and unfulfilled, and is therefore, less productive,Strengths Finder 2.0 provides a relatively brief case for discovering and using strengths. The real insight is found by taking the brief (30 minute) online assessment that is offered by using the code found in the book (no additional fee). After taking the assessment, you will get a personalized report. Once you know your strengths, you can refer back to the book for action strategies for using your strengths and working with others with any of the 34 identified strengths.Relevant Application: This book is a good tool for individuals, business team leaders/managers, as well as volunteer teams, and committees. Completing the assessment can help you assign the right person to the right job. A volunteer group can benefit from discovering their strengths by assigning the right volunteer to the right committee.Strengths Finder 2.0 is an affordable assessment (purchase the book a
t discount for as low as $12.00.) However, as with any assessment the greatest power is derived from implementation of the learning. For teams and volunteer groups this may best be accomplished with the use of an independent, impartial facilitator. Although strengths are very important, a more comprehensive assessment is required for those looking for greater insights for direction to identify a new career, changing jobs, or enhancing personal workplace effectiveness. The book is definitely worth the small investment in time and money. As the Laws of Attraction remind us it is important to focus on what you want more of in your life. So focus on your strengths not improving your weaknesses.PS My strengths: Realtor, Strategic, Activator, Responsibility, Intellection.

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