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StrengthFinder 2.0 Situation: You want to create a stronger personal brand. Being a Project Manager means you are in one of the hottest professions out there today. In the current economy, that's  a really good thing. So you have solid experience. You're either certified or "certifiable". -- but can you name your top 3-5 strengths? Even more importantly, is your every day work playing to those strengths? Sometimes the hardest part of this sort of self-reflection is finding an easy way to get started. Now, there's a quick and easy to do just that with StrengthFinder 2.0. About StrengthFinder 2.0 (from the website) "Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?" — Benjamin Franklin Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? Chances are, you don't. All too often, our natural talents go untapped. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths. To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in the 2001 management book Now, Discover Your Strengths. The book spent more than five years on the bestseller lists and ignited a global conversation, while StrengthsFinder helped millions to discover their top five talents. In StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular assessment, language of 34 themes, and much more. While you can read this book in one sitting, you'll use it as a reference for decades. Loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, this new book and accompanying website will change the way you look at yourself — and the world around you — forever. A week ago, a friend (Jim Garrettson) recommended this book and described the impact it had on his life. He said,"Imagine being able to name your top five strengths - what a gift that is!" I think he had a point - most people can't do that. So I grabbed the book, took the test and ended up buying several for some of the folks in gantthead. In fact, I think I'm going to buy one for everyone that works with me. It's not perfect, but it only takes about an hour to read the book and another half hour to take the test. At the very least, it causes you to stop and think about your strengths and what you are doing to leverage them.
| Posted: October 18, 2008 01:24 PM |
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