March 2010 Newsletter

Anyone who has people working under them knows that everyone is different. Different people have different strengths and different weaknesses. Most (if not all) times, it’s far more efficient to position employees to take advantage of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses than it is to try to change them. Obviously, some things can be learned, but when dealing with higher level job responsibilities, putting someone in a situation that doesn’t take advantage of their strengths is like trying to put a square peg in a round hole – it’s just going to result in frustration.

• Do you know what the strengths and weaknesses of each of your employees are?
• Do you know what kind of strengths each position within your company requires?
• Do you know which weaknesses should be avoided for each position?
• Consider how much happier and more productive your employees could be if their responsibilities played to their natural strengths.