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thingstodo · 06-02-2009, 06:41 AM

The best thing I've ever run across is the Clifton Strength Finder assessment from Now, Discover Your Strengths (it should really be called now discover your talents but that sounds odd). You can also get a little better version (also from Gallup and CSF) from Strengths 2.0. My company uses the materials and I am actually a Gallup certified Strength Performance Coach.

The basis is that most people try to fix their weaknesses rather than managing around their weaknesses and focusing on develpoping their strengths. Moreover, your fundamental talents are you - they don't change. What is there is there and what isn't won't be. You can tell because you naturally perform well with certain tasks and you have a yearning to do them more. Activities around your strengths energizes you while activities not around them and especially around your weaknesses drains you. People may change but their fundamental talents don't once you get to around 15-16 years old.

Companies would run much better if every employee was involved in strengths-based managment because everyone would be in the right role leading to managers also being in the right roles. The Peter Principle would be no more. Everyone would have the opportunity to do what they do best every day and be energized at work. Even better, every high school graduate should have a keen understanding of their natural talents so they can begin their lives in the right direction before they are committed. Sounds like utopia and it probably is if it worked the way it could.

There is a LOT more to this so PM me if you want to know more.

06-02-2009, 06:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	The best thing I've ever run across is the Clifton Strength Finder assessment from Now, Discover Your Strengths (it should really be called now discover your talents but that sounds odd). You can also get a little better version (also from Gallup and CSF) from Strengths 2.0. My company uses the materials and I am actually a Gallup certified Strength Performance Coach. The basis is that most people try to fix their weaknesses rather than managing around their weaknesses and focusing on develpoping their strengths. Moreover, your fundamental talents are you - they don't change. What is there is there and what isn't won't be. You can tell because you naturally perform well with certain tasks and you have a yearning to do them more. Activities around your strengths energizes you while activities not around them and especially around your weaknesses drains you. People may change but their fundamental talents don't once you get to around 15-16 years old. Companies would run much better if every employee was involved in strengths-based managment because everyone would be in the right role leading to managers also being in the right roles. The Peter Principle would be no more. Everyone would have the opportunity to do what they do best every day and be energized at work. Even better, every high school graduate should have a keen understanding of their natural talents so they can begin their lives in the right direction before they are committed. Sounds like utopia and it probably is if it worked the way it could. There is a LOT more to this so PM me if you want to know more. __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.