Playing to your Strengths *NEW

The following article by Sally Bibb, who leads the Strengths practice at PA Consulting is looking at why building on our strengths rather than working on weaknesses is the route to exceptional performance.

“It might seem like common sense, but the way to world-class performance is to understand and play to your strengths. As Peter Drucker, author and management consultant put it “A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance from weakness, let alone from something one cannot do at all”.

So, why do we persistently overlook this in business and continue to focus on how we can improve on our weaknesses? And what can leaders do now to flip their approach….”

To read the full article, please follow this link: Don’t bother working on weaknesses. Success lies in playing to strengths

Page last updated: 5th May 2022

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