32 Concentrate on Developing Three to Five Strengths
Imagine receiving the results of a 360-degree assessment that show your ratings as slightly above average on all competencies. You may feel relatively pleased. But you might not be so pleased if your child came home from school with all C+’s on his or her report card. Our research shows that just a few strengths can have a dramatic positive effect on the perception of a leader’s effectiveness—but only when a competency stands out.
We wanted to understand how strengths affect overall leadership effectiveness, so we asked people, “What would you guess the overall effectiveness percentile would be for people with no strengths?” Most people indicated they thought a leader with no noteworthy strengths ...
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