STRENGTHS or Weaknesses: Part 1

In my CEO peer advisory groups there's an activity I like to do called the "superpower exercise." I invite my members to identify one big win from the last 12 months, and describe how they leveraged one of their superpowers to achieve the win. And then comes the fun part: I ask them to identify another area of their business where they are not leveraging that superpower. The superpower exercise focuses on what's "right" with people rather than what's "wrong" with them. And it encourages them to leverage what's right with their leadership. The competition for talent is going to continue, and one of the best ways to engage employees and managers is to develop them, to help them leverage their own God-given strengths to grow.