Improve your strengths and manage your weaknesses: Using the strengthsfinder profile in team development

Abstract

Focusing primarily on an individual's strengths rather than weaknesses as a means to improve performance is new to the management and psychology literature. The Gallup Organization has taken the lead in this area through significant research that has produced concepts of strengths based management and the StrengthsFinder Profile. This article presents a review of the "strengths" literature, an analysis of the class results using the StrengthsFinder Profile, and conclusions.