Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day?
Because this is such an important question, Marcus Buckingham has devoted his time and has written many books around this question. In his book entitled, Go Put Your Strengths to Work, Marcus points out that research shows that most people do not come close to making full use of their assets at work—only 17% of people believe they use all their strengths on the job.
Use any/all of the following free tools to help you (and/or your team) discover your strengths!
Videos That Explain How to Put Strengths to Work (& Why It’s Important):
Trombone Player Wanted was born of a desire to bring the strengths movement to life in an easily accessible, almost parable-like way. The films have Buckingham explaining core strengths concepts against the background story of a young schoolboy desperate to shift away from playing the trombone — an activity that interests him not in the least — to playing the drums, for which he clearly has a passion. What many people may not know is that the story of the young boy was actually inspired by Marcus Buckingham’s own childhood experience: he was forced to play the trombone as a child, wasn’t good at it, and hated it.
Identifying Weaknesses:
Identifying Strengths:
Additional Resources:
- Strengths Campus
- Books by Marcus Buckingham: Now, Discover Your Strengths, Go Put Your Strengths to Work, Stand Out and Books/Assessment by Tom Rath: Strengths-Based Leadership and StengthsFinder 2.0
