StrengthsFinder

The Big Idea

StrengthsFinder 2.0 is an effort to get the core message and language of its predecessorStrengthFinder to a broader audience. After the enthusiastic reception of the first book that was oriented more towards managers who discovered what their strengths were, this sequel now focuses on applying these strengths after you have discovered them. The book surveys hundreds of respondents and condenses these responses to 34 themes or key areas that can easily be translated into ideas and action.

The book also strives to be reader-friendly and tones down its vocabulary so that it can be accessible to people without any management experience. The 2.0 version gives you a talent profile so unique that you’re unlikely to share even a sentence with someone else. This book helps readers apply their newly found strengths to any type of role, and gives them ideas to help them apply their talents in their daily life, no matter what kind of work they have and what their interests are.

Tom Rath is all about the saying ”You cannot be anything you want to be – but you can be a lot more of who you already are,” as opposed to the old maxim, “You can be anything you want to be, if you just try hard enough.” This actually makes sense to me. Leveraging on my innate talents to accomplish something more easily is a much better investment than spending countless hours working hard on something I am not naturally good at, or trying to be someone I most likely will not become. I like how the book illustrates the multiplier effect that talent provides in building strength:

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During a recent safari to Barnes & Noble, on the hunt for a fresh crop of reading material, I was incredibly pleased to discover that one of my all-time favorite books — Now, Discover Your Strengths — had been complemented with a brand-new sequel, appropriately titled StrengthsFinder 2.0.