Show Me You’re Strengths

I’m really tapping into the whole strengths revolution that Marcus Buckingham introduced me to. I just picked up his new book, but I also finished StrengthsFinder 2.0 which picks up where Marcus left off with Now, Discover Your Strengths. This book really digs into the 34 strength themes and added improvements to the online test. I recommend it.

I’m a believer in timing. I think that the timing for this work is right as I’m focusing nearly 80% of my time on team building. I’m approaching Leads360 2.0 pragmatically starting with an inventory of my assets, my team. We’ve got some great people here and before I start adding more bodies I want to make sure everyone is clear on these things:

1. What are the roles and responsibilities of existing staff and management?
2. What strengths are we working with among our current team?
3. Are the current employees focused on strength building or weakness fixing?
4. What are the roles we need to fill with new people?
5. How do new hires balance existing employees and promote mutual strength building?

Answering these questions is time consuming but I’m convinced it’s worth it.

Comments

[English Bob]

I'm sure you mean YOUR instead of YOU'RE - or am I missing something?

[John]

Nah. He doesnt know.

Any reason you dont leave negative comments on your blog? Not all feedback is positive. I've seen a negative comment on here and then it disappears.

[jeffsolomon]

Thanks for the comments; I do monitor the posts and do remove comments that provide no value to readers and spam. I've seen a few of these of late and deleted them.

But your point is valid and well taken; any comment can be valuable, even negative ones. I'll make an effort to be more forgiving on comments.

[Holly]

Jeff,

This is one of the best blog entries I have read, to date. I, too, have "tapped into the Strengths Revolution." Now that I am crystal clear on what my strengths are, thanks to the Strengths Finder Profile, I feel like I am embarking on a new journey with a new pair of glasses. My personal and professional roadmap has never seemed clearer. I hope more companies tap into the "Strengths Revolution."

Thanks again for the inspiring post, Jeff.

~Holly

[Scott Kaplan]

Jeff,

I agree that these questions are excellent with taking personal accountability with making sure a person is part of the solution and not the problem.

Thanks for the reminder of how to better connect with my team (up stream and down).

I look forward to reading more of your thoughts and welcome your feedback on my new blog of http://becomeyourverybest.blogspot.com.