Knowing your Strengths and Using Them

I’m good at analyzing patterns.
I’m not so good at negotiating.
So you can guess where the average boss would put the emphasis for my development: negotiation skills!
My daughter’s a superb writer.
She has time management issues.
For every time I nag her about not getting something done, I should notice the great work she does in her fiction and non-fiction 10 times.
Do you build on your strengths often enough, or are you constantly trying to shore up your weak spots?
David Zinger conducted a survey recently about how much time managers spend on their strengths. He reports that only three out of 10 …read more