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Introduction
In today’s episode, we're diving into a transformative approach to personal and professional development: focusing on building strengths rather than fixing weaknesses. This strengths-based approach is at the core of our philosophy across all three of our businesses and is proven by countless studies to be a more effective and fulfilling path to success. Join us as we explore how understanding and leveraging your strengths can lead to greater personal and professional achievements.
Together we will explore:
- Understanding a strengths-based approach: What do we mean, and why does building strengths trump developing weaknesses?
- A framework for understanding and leveraging your strengths and acting with authenticity:
- Know Yourself: Building greater self-awareness around your strengths and how to leverage and develop them for the greatest impact.
- Accept Yourself: Reframing areas in which you are weaker, accepting and minimising their impact.
- Be Yourself: Showing up as your confident, authentic self, and being more of who you really are.
- How leaders can build a strengths-based culture in their teams and businesses:
"Exceptional leaders are distinguished not by the absence of weaknesses but by the presence of significant strengths." - Zenger Folkman
"Focus on your strengths and make your weaknesses irrelevant."
"People who use their strengths every day are six times more likely to be engaged on the job." - Gallup
Other useful resources:
Books:
- "Now, Discover Your Strengths" by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton
- "StrengthsFinder 2.0" by Tom Rath
- "Strengths Based Leadership" by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie
- "Go Put Your Strengths to Work" by Marcus Buckingham
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