Team Faithful: Managing Strengths and Weakness

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The idea of what makes an individual a good leader; a manager or a worker is generally based on what are his/her perceived strengths. In Clifton and Nelson (2010) book “Soar With Your Strengths”, the reader is encouraged to focus on their strengths rather than their weakness to excel in school, in business, or in the workplace (p.19). In an organizational leadership role, management must understand the strengths and weakness of their subordinates. Successful organizations identify and improve upon their strengths. Simultaneously, effective leadership also acknowledges the existence of weakness while effectively isolating it. More often than not, unsuccessful organizations fail to achieve success because they focus on their faults rather than their strong suits. In today’s organization, strategic leadership is required for the drive to the top, the leaders believe in innovation and change. Therefore, they set forth by investing their strength to achieve success. Strengths Based Leadership by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie discussed the three keys to becoming a more effective leader through strengths, working with the right people of equal strength, seeking the right people on the team and achieving the basic need of a leadership. The strength of a leader is in his communication, a great communicator is one who thinks ahead of time in making sure things are done thoroughly. However, a leader’s strength can be categorized as a visionary thinker. The strength of a visionary thinker is one that understands the purpose of a project and work effectively to accomplish the project in a timely manner. According to (Rath & Conchie 2009, p.13), “Leaders can learn to develop certain skills which can help them become more effective, efficient,... ... middle of paper ... ...(2013). Use Your Personal Strengths for Success, Wellbeing. Women in Higher Education, 2(23), 17-18. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/docview/1319252231 Freed, A. (2013). Managing Your Weakness. Personal Growth For Christians. Retrieved from http://personalgrowthforchristians.com/2013/04/24/managing-your-weakness/ Kaifi, B. A. (2010). Strengths based leadership. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 15(1), 139-141. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/203918383?accountid=12085 Rath, T., & Conchie, B. (2010). Leadership strengths. Leadership Excellence, 27(1), 9. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/docview/204624934 Zenger, J., & Folkman, J. (2013). Develop strengths. Leadership Excellence, 30(1), 12. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1270895320?accountid=12085

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