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Today as I was sitting in on a meeting on behalf of a client, I couldn’t help but be fascinated with the manager sitting opposite.

She talked a lot about how important it was to focus on people’s strengths as a way to build their skills and to boost productivity …

… yet she was so clearly in the wrong job it was frightening.

The role in the Not For Profit this manager occupied needed a high degree of human touch  and interaction. It required a deep love of people and the ability to connect and care for each person. The manager had her heart in the right place, and knew all of the theories … but she did not have the intrinsic qualities the role needed.

However, she was obviously an exceptional policy maker and strategic thinker. Her focus was on the big picture to the extent that she missed the common touch. Place her in a policy role and she would blossom and the organisation would grow exponentially.  I would have fought tooth and nail to have her in one of my policy teams in the past as she was a real natural. But in her present role she struggled with what was really needed and did not seem aware of the gap.

How many other managers and business owners know the theory, and know they should only work in their “flow” or strength areas – and yet are not truly aware of what their signature strengths are?

If you are not sure what these are for you, what do you find easy that other people find hard? Where do you lose track of time?

By discovering your strengths and capitalising on them you will boost the profits of your business as well as your job satisfaction.  So first focus on your strengths.

Ingrid Cliff

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