A Follow-up from Last week

So last week I shared with you that I read Strengths Finder, but I didn't share my specific strengths. So here they are:

• Restorative - Chances are good that you are mentally quick and highly resourceful. You constantly consider how you can upgrade all sorts of things in your personal or professional life. You eagerly seek and find opportunities to better yourself.
• Achiever - It’s very likely that you work industriously to finish all your daily assignments. You derive a great deal of satisfaction from reaching goals others have set for you. Meeting their expectations for the day undoubtedly is one of your top priorities.
• Harmony - Because of your strengths, you long to attain mental and emotional steadiness in your personal and professional life. For this reason, you prefer to perform all the tasks assigned to you each day.
• Learner - By nature, you frequently examine the factors leading up to an event. Therein you discover the reasons why things happened the way they did. A number of individuals and/or groups probably appreciate your logical thinking style.
• Context - By nature, you are quite intrigued by history’s significant events and people. Instinctively, you may examine certain kinds of circumstances, opportunities, or problems.
  

The best thing I read this weekend

So, I read "Strengths Based Leadership" and took their assessment this weekend. It was a pleasant read and has tidbits of information that were insightful. It found was that there are no series of traits or strengths that all leaders typically possess. Rather, is it identifying your strengths and building a team around you that will complement (not compliment) them. It goes through 4 case studies of corporate leaders and how their differing strengths were utilized to lead them and their companies to success. While this was a bit intriguing, it was NOT the best thing I read this weekend.

The best thing I read this weekend was a 1 page article in BusinessWeek. It is titled "The Best Leadership is Good Management (click here). Can you lead and manage at the same time? This reminded me of MBWA (Management By Walking Around). It is a great technique for talking to folks, developing trust, mentoring and guiding, and of course, managing!