Comments on: Your Manager and Your Strengths http://thetechnicianshop.com/your-manager-and-your-strengths Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David http://thetechnicianshop.com/your-manager-and-your-strengths/comment-page-1#comment-133 David Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:52:07 +0000 http://thetechnicianshop.com/?p=950#comment-133 Thanks for weighing in Rosa...so very very true! I know from time to time some managers are dropping in to The Technician Shop. You guys care. You're looking to better understand your coworkers and to develop your own skills and talent. If you get a chance, follow the link to Rosa's blog. You'll be glad you did! Thanks for weighing in Rosa…so very very true!

I know from time to time some managers are dropping in to The Technician Shop. You guys care. You’re looking to better understand your coworkers and to develop your own skills and talent. If you get a chance, follow the link to Rosa’s blog. You’ll be glad you did!

]]> By: Rosa Say http://thetechnicianshop.com/your-manager-and-your-strengths/comment-page-1#comment-131 Rosa Say Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:18:40 +0000 http://thetechnicianshop.com/?p=950#comment-131 You're right Dave. It is not much of a stretch to get aligned with the strengths revolution, and buy in to this belief that you should be working within the realm of your strengths and not your weaknesses. However actually working that way day in and day out, AND doing so in partnership with your manager can be a huge leap for way too many people. I think you are on the right track here in suggesting that we just go with our gut instead of with the gurus, or with the strength labeling suggested by StrengthsFinder or anyone else (and you know me to be a fan of both Gallup and Marcus Buckingham). And men, bear with me here, but you've got to get in touch with your feelings: What are you doing, when you feel pretty damn strong while doing it? Figure out how you can do more of that, and your manager will notice, because chances are that's when you'll look pretty damn strong to him or her too. The strengths we have which are most attractive to our bosses have to do with whatever makes their job easier too - once you both figure out what that is, there will probably be no stopping you. .-= Rosa Say´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TalkingStoryWithSayLeadershipCoaching/~3/_sWV8fT7MCI/" rel="nofollow">In Search of a Tray Table</a> =-. You’re right Dave. It is not much of a stretch to get aligned with the strengths revolution, and buy in to this belief that you should be working within the realm of your strengths and not your weaknesses. However actually working that way day in and day out, AND doing so in partnership with your manager can be a huge leap for way too many people.

I think you are on the right track here in suggesting that we just go with our gut instead of with the gurus, or with the strength labeling suggested by StrengthsFinder or anyone else (and you know me to be a fan of both Gallup and Marcus Buckingham). And men, bear with me here, but you’ve got to get in touch with your feelings: What are you doing, when you feel pretty damn strong while doing it? Figure out how you can do more of that, and your manager will notice, because chances are that’s when you’ll look pretty damn strong to him or her too.

The strengths we have which are most attractive to our bosses have to do with whatever makes their job easier too – once you both figure out what that is, there will probably be no stopping you.
Rosa Say´s last blog ..In Search of a Tray Table My ComLuv Profile

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