"Maximize your strengths" has become a cliche.
Yet, being a cliche does not make it untrue or irrelevant.
People excel when they are playing to their strengths.
Also, developing existing strengths provides greater leverage than improving a weakness - unless the weakness is a derailer.
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Leaders get this but consider it impractical. Clients sometimes say: "How can I serve my customers, if I encourage my people to only do what they are good at?”
Making people play to their strengths does not mean compromising business results.
Here are 5 ways to make your people's weaknesses irrelevant:
? Hire people with strong and complementary skills
? Be strategic in allocating or delegating tasks and outcomes
? Aim for effectiveness, not perfection
? Reward collaboration
? Celebrate those who show mastery AND those who make others shine
If you can "make your people's strengths effective, and their weaknesses irrelevant", you are someone Peter F. Drucker would consider to be a true leader.
