DEFINING STRENGTHS

At first glance, aptitudes that qualify as strengths might seem self-evident, but in fact a deeper look is required to define strengths and how they relate to personal and organizational success.

For example, Robert W. Eichinger and his colleagues at leadership development consulting and research firm Lominger International, Guangrong Dai and King Yii Tang, considered different ways to define a strength. They identified several types of strengths, including

images What one does best (a personal best strength)

images What one does better than ...

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