A QUESTION of LEADERSHIP
ROBERT E. KAPLAN
Kaplan is an honorary senior fellow of CCL and founder and co-president of Kaplan DeVries Inc., a Greensboro firm that provides leadership consulting to executives and executive teams. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Yale University.
This question has had a long life in leadership theory and practice. And contrary to what the question may imply, there is no simple answer.
First of all, it does make sense for managers and leaders to build on their strengths by, for example, choosing assignments that play to their strengths.
A classic example is the manager who has a natural aptitude for the tough job of turning around organizations. By specializing, managers become increasingly adept at their specialties ...
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