If we want to maximize the God given opportunities of our lives then it’s essential that we operate in our strengths. Marcus Buckingham defines a strength as “consistent near perfect performance in an activity.” This is a simple but profound description of a strength. When we operate in our strengths results come easy, our work is almost effortless and we experience a deep sense of satisfaction and joy.
While I’m a big proponent of knowing and developing strengths, yesterday I sat down and did an inventory of my weaknesses. It was a very insightful and helpful exercise to begin my week. As leaders there are times we need to focus on our weaknesses…not to develop them but to design systems and structures to minimize their influence in our leadership.
As you begin your week give this a try…
- Write down your top three weaknesses
- Look at your top performance priorities for the upcoming week
- Review your schedule for the upcoming week
- Decide how can you minimize your weaknesses and maximize your strengths to produce the intended results for the week.
