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Understanding the real connection between talent and motivation
September 11, 2008
Many of us buy into the myth that talent and motivation are totally separate things. A strengths-based approach, however, debunks this. Simply put, your talents are your motivations; they're usually inseparable. A strengths expert explains.
How a focused and determined new manager of an underperforming hotel tightened expectations, showed the staff their potential, and turned the property's finances around.
Leaders who want to develop their organizations or constituencies need to implement the basics of mentoring. Don Clifton, co-author of Now, Discover Your Strengths, shares his thoughts on six basics of mentoring that every leader needs to know.
We are constantly forced to cope with our own weaknesses. Moving into a different job, taking on a challenging project, getting promoted into management -- situations like these usually require us to confront our own "areas for improvement" -- or those of the people we supervise. In this GMJ Q&A, Kenneth A. Tucker tells how using your top talents can help you manage your weaknesses.
