Focus on Strengths (v2)

Back in March I wrote a posting around Strengths which was focussed on organisation strengths. So now 3 months on from that posting around what we were doing more of and less of and I have to say that playing more to your strengths is certainly paying off.
Anyway, that is not the reason for this posting.

I attended the Marcus Buckingham workshop in Sydney last Thursday (June 5, 2008) and wow was it brilliant. For those of you that haven't read about him - I suggest getting all over his site as a first and then go out and buy his books - this guy has the ability to revolutionise the way we think about our strengths and weaknesses which in turn would revolutionise the way our entire education and social systems are made from.

The simple concept that you MUST invest more and more across the things you do badly rather has been turned on its head and is now all about focus on the things you do really well and keep focussing on doing them really well and improving and then "neutralise" your weaknesses through them. I know that sounds obvious but our entire social and education systems are focussed on the opposite. Keep doing more of the things you do badly to improve your skills there. But they will simply go from very crap to maybe just crap. It doesn't work!!!

If that doesn't make sense - go out and see him if you can and read his books.

I have already begun to put some of this messages into practice and I love it!

(Apologies for not writing for a month - things have been a little hectic)