Comments on: Marcus Buckingham’s “Strengths” Approach – Right or Wrong? http://www.balance-and-results.com/marcus-buckingham%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cstrengths%e2%80%9d-approach-right-or-wrong.html Effectiveness in Human Resources, Leadership and Personal Success Strategies Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:47:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave Crisp http://www.balance-and-results.com/marcus-buckingham%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cstrengths%e2%80%9d-approach-right-or-wrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-99 Dave Crisp Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:45:20 +0000 http://www.balance-and-results.com/?p=236#comment-99 Thanks Nick. I took a look through Jennifer's site and will look for the book. I'm a great believer that you have to focus on the positive first when working with people in order to move forward. Strengths and weaknesses are two sides of the same coin. For instance, often many of our weaknesses are strengths that are over-done, like the athlete who injures herself by over-training or the boss who is great at giving directions, but directs so much of what people do that they lose heart and become just beaten down followers. It truly is finding the balance that distinguishes those who lead best. Thanks Nick. I took a look through Jennifer’s site and will look for the book. I’m a great believer that you have to focus on the positive first when working with people in order to move forward. Strengths and weaknesses are two sides of the same coin. For instance, often many of our weaknesses are strengths that are over-done, like the athlete who injures herself by over-training or the boss who is great at giving directions, but directs so much of what people do that they lose heart and become just beaten down followers. It truly is finding the balance that distinguishes those who lead best.

]]> By: Nick Siewert http://www.balance-and-results.com/marcus-buckingham%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cstrengths%e2%80%9d-approach-right-or-wrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-97 Nick Siewert Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:37:37 +0000 http://www.balance-and-results.com/?p=236#comment-97 Hi Dave, Great post. I like your balanced approach to the strengths/weaknesses conundrum. Since you are interested in Marcus' work, I thought you might also be interested in the work of Jenifer Fox. While it may not touch your professional practice, it may have personal resonance. Jenifer wrote Your Child's Strengths, (Viking 2008) with an introduction by Marcus Buckingham. She traveled with Marcus on his Go Put Your Strengths to Work Tour in 2007 to show the results a strengths approach can yield in a high school setting. Then she wrote her own book. I think the book is worth mentioning to others because it helps parent and teachers help kids discover their strengths before they get into the workplace and find themselves in jobs they hate. Since publication, Jenifer has been traveling the country and spreading her message to schools businesses and various organizations interested in strengths. I am reaching out to you because most adults interested in developing their own strengths know children who are also interested. I hope you will look at this book and maybe talk about it on our website. Maybe you would like a copy. Let me know. Thanks and good luck with your work. Hi Dave,

Great post. I like your balanced approach to the strengths/weaknesses conundrum.

Since you are interested in Marcus’ work, I thought you might also be interested in the work of Jenifer Fox. While it may not touch your professional practice, it may have personal resonance.
Jenifer wrote Your Child’s Strengths, (Viking 2008) with an introduction by Marcus Buckingham. She traveled with Marcus on his Go Put Your Strengths to Work Tour in 2007 to show the results a strengths approach can yield in a high school setting. Then she wrote her own book. I think the book is worth mentioning to others because it helps parent and teachers help kids discover their strengths before they get into the workplace and find themselves in jobs they hate.

Since publication, Jenifer has been traveling the country and spreading her message to schools businesses and various organizations interested in strengths. I am reaching out to you because most adults interested in developing their own strengths know children who are also interested.

I hope you will look at this book and maybe talk about it on our website. Maybe you would like a copy. Let me know. Thanks and good luck with your work.

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