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  • it's like reading your astrology profile

  • this book is good for what it does. basically, it accompanies a personality test - or, to be more precise, a strengths test. at the outset, the book primes you to correlate finding your strengths with success and business value with a few threadbare chapters. the majority of the book, however, is ... Continue

    this book is good for what it does. basically, it accompanies a personality test - or, to be more precise, a strengths test. at the outset, the book primes you to correlate finding your strengths with success and business value with a few threadbare chapters. the majority of the book, however, is dedicated to defining the 34 strengths.

    there are some good things to note:
    (1) gallup is a trustworthy name in polling and statistics, and i would trust them to have assembled some solid research;
    (2) the book defines the strength, identifies the trait w/ characteristic quotations from people with that strength, then it gives you some actions to start aligning your life w/ that strength - that seems like a comprehensive approach to me;
    (3) once completed, you will have a vocabulary of strengths to use to describe yourself and others, which may have positive impacts for team-building as well.

    what i don't like:
    (1) i can't say that the actions are tactically useful (i.e., if you're creative, let's say, the book might tell you to start an arts and crafts project or take a painting class)
    (2) there's not a composite view of you and your 5 strengths - so i'm left with: how do i prioritize my action planning? are there typical strength clusters to which people with strength A belong? who am i ultimately?

    if anything, this book is useful for implementing a strengths-based assessment of yourself and others and using that to discuss activities and performance.

    or, you could just keep telling people to be less of a dumbass. come to think of it, i wish there were a parody book called WeaknessFinder 2.0, and it would assess my idiocy profile. in that case, i might be a lazy, boorish, idiot, garrulous jackoff. but my good friends could probably already tell you that.

    

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