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For effective leaders, slight shifts are more likely to create a bigger impact
November 3, 2011
When it comes to their own development, there's something irresistibly appealing to leaders about setting stretch goals. But they rarely work. Realistic objectives, while less exciting, are more effective and lasting.
Effective implementation and support are vital to a strengths-based development program's success. Here's how managers and employees can ensure that their workgroup -- and their organization -- will benefit and improve performance.
Gallup discovered that organizations with engaged employees outperform those with less engaged employees. And workers who use their strengths in their job outperform those who don't. But what happens when companies nurture engagement and strengths simultaneously?
The authors of Strengths Based Selling tell how even great salespeople need self-awareness and support, how salespeople can develop their talents and strengths, and why flawed thinking about the sales process inspired them to write their book.
