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Article #413: Book Review: Now, Discover Your Strengths

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There seems to be no lack of the number might naturally posses. The book goes on
of books written about personality to elaborate how each of the 34 unique
traits, talents and how to more themes can be identified, complete with
effectively manage personnel to the individual profiles describing how each
advantage of the organization. However, might act and what each might "sound
Marcus Buckingham, coauthor of the book like." As each sees the world through
First, Break All the Rules, and Donald O. their own strengths filter, it is easy to
Clifton, Chair of the Gallup have friction between different
International Research & Education individuals within the same department or
Center, now provide managers with a organization, because we all see the
positive approach to help identify and world, and how it should look, so
utilize strengths of individuals to the differently. While one may hear what
benefit of the organization in their someone else is saying, they may not be
bestselling Now, Discover Your Strengths. able to assimilate it into their own
The book maintains that this unique, world effectively. This is why partners
positive approach of focusing on or advisors are often so effective, as
strengths is far more effective in they ad balance to the limits of others.
achieving success than eliminating One word of caution however: do not buy
weaknesses, given that we all have this book used if you intend to take the
inherent strengths and natural weaknesses preference test. There is a unique,
no matter what positions we might have. one-time code that comes with each copy
For example, the book points out, it does of Now, Discover Your Strengths, which is
not matter if you are Bill Gates or Tiger absolutely necessary in order to access
Woods. True, these are individuals with the website's resources. The book has
tremendous talents that have made them limited value without the ability to take
well known in their respective fields, the online test. However, the test alone
but they also have weaknesses that play is well worth the price of the entire
into the mix. It would seem our brains book just by itself. With this resource,
are programmed by nature from early you will better understand how to build a
childhood, no matter how good our "strengths-based organization" by
nurture, to start being selective in a capitalizing on the fact that such traits
few key areas. It is as nature intended are already present among those within
it to be. Without being selective, and it.
allowing many of the billions of With an estimated 8 out of 10 people in
connections we are born with to lapse this country not really in a position to
into disrepair, we would become capitalize on their strengths and
dysfunctional with information overload. talents, chances are most of us could
Therefore, it is understandable that with benefit from reading this book. As most
sufficient practice, while we might be of us fail to capitalize on our
able to learn different tasks well, we strengths, it is not surprising that most
will never be great in these areas unless departments in any company, no matter the
we have a natural innate talent for them. size of the organization, are not
Unfortunately, most of us do not have a operating at even par performance. The
good sense of our talents, let alone the risk doing nothing is costly- not only
ability to effectively use our strengths in lost productivity, but in job
to our advantage. Rather, most of us satisfaction, employee retention and
spend our lives becoming all too aware of absenteeism and so on. This
our weaknesses and spend our time trying groundbreaking, resourceful book is easy
to deal with our flaws, while neglecting to read in short concise chapters. Along
our innate talents. However, most with the associated preference test, Now,
original and potentially most revealing, Discover Your Strengths, is a positive
to address this problem, Now, Discover cost effective solution in resolving
Your Strengths provides access to a problems, and helping each employee
web-based interactive questionnaire, achieve his or her full potential. This
developed by the Gallup Organization, is must read for managers and office
that quickly identifies your top 5 (out teams who want a win-win solution in
of a total of 34) positive "personality improving their own departments, as well
themes", such as: Achiever, Deliberative, as the lives of those who work for them.
Harmony, Empathy and so forth that you






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