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MBA60 Must Reads: Now Discover Your Strengths

Oct 27, 2014
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INSIGHT

Focus On Natural Strengths

  • Marcus Buckingham argues people should focus on developing their natural strengths rather than fixing every weakness.
  • Strengths are easier to improve and lead to sustainable excellence when cultivated deeply.
ADVICE

Use StrengthsFinder To Prioritize

  • Use StrengthsFinder (and its 34 talent themes) to identify where you have natural advantage.
  • Then deliberately invest time to become the go-to person in those areas instead of spreading effort thin.
INSIGHT

Delegation Unlocks Strengths

  • Omar realized he didn't need to excel at everything and could rely on others for his weaknesses.
  • Delegating non-strength tasks freed him to produce better results and feel less strained.
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