An effective executive builds on strengths - their own strengths, the strengths of superiors, colleagues, subordinates, and on the strength of the situation.
Teach your children how to identify their own strengths and challenge them to contribute these strengths to others.
In most cases, strengths and weaknesses are two sides of the same coin. A strength in one situation is a weakness in another, yet often the person can't switch gears. It's a very subtle thing to talk about strengths and weaknesses because almost always they're the same thing.
I think every business should build on their strengths, and the strengths of Victoria are our clean, green agriculture; the strengths of Victoria are our strong education system.
What leaders have in common is that each really knows their strengths, has developed their strengths, and can call on the right strength at the right time.
Use feedback analysis to identify your strengths. Then go to work on improving your strengths. Identify and eliminate bad habits that hinder the full development of your strengths. Figure out what you should do and do it. Finally, decide what you should not do.
Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.
The secret of successful people lies in their ability to discover their strengths and to organize their life so that these strengths can be applied.
I think one of my strengths is kind of knowing people and getting a good read and a feel for what that person's strengths might be.
You have infinite value and worth! You already know you have strengths and inner resources. But you have even more strengths and resources that you are not yet fully aware of, and they will enhance your life as you become more aware of them. There are many more strengths and inner resources that you can gain and build up from now on.
I've realised what my strengths are and what my strengths are not, and played accordingly.
From our research experience in discovering artemisinin, we learned the strengths of both Chinese and Western medicine. There is great potential for future advances if these strengths can be fully integrated.
Every partner has their strengths, and our responsibility as professionals is to recognize those strengths and capitalize on them, choreographically. You have to translate that chemistry on the dance floor and make their personalities shine.
Human players have their strengths and weaknesses and Watson is the same way. He just has different strengths and weaknesses than most people.
Always play to your strengths, whether your strengths are gender-based or just natural aptitude.
Managers are, and should be, totally responsible for recognizing individual strengths (both natural talents and skills), getting those strengths in proper alignment (i.e. in the right "seats"), and then leveraging them.
Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.