Strong Enough to Fail

The Research Is Finally Catching Up to What I’ve Been Teaching for Years A newsletter landed in my inbox this week from the Positive Psychology team, the same organization that has spent years building strengths inventories and helping coaches match clients to their natural talents. The subject line was almost a confession: When strengths stop […]

Finding Strength in Your Weakness

I would like to argue against the theory that leaders benefit when they only utilize their strengths and surround themselves with people who have different strengths. Here are examples of that theory: “Employees are happiest when they can utilize their strengths every day at work.” Authors Tom Rath and Barry Conchie argue, “If you spend […]