The very best leaders are strength-based. Being strength based is about focusing on your greatest areas of strength most of the time. Often, this can be easier said than done for many leaders. The challenge is to avoid the traps that cause you to move away from your greatest areas of strength, often leading you […]

There has been an emerging practice over the past decade when it comes to using your strengths and weakness. The key practice and advice people have given is to spend your time in areas of strengths while limiting or avoiding areas of weakness. Knowing each of us have both strengths and weakness, how does a […]

It is important for leaders to remain strength-based. Strengths are the skills and activities that come easily to you, cause you to be efficient, and allow you to produce the highest level results when working in them. The challenge though is that we all have weakness. These are the areas that drain our energy and […]

Mind mapping is a unique way to find or bring clarity to your areas of strengths. I first read about the concept of mind mapping in Ken Robinsons fantastic book, Finding Your Element. Here is how Ken describes mind mapping and how to do it: Mind mapping is a visual technique for displaying or sorting […]

It’s easy to clearly see our areas of strengths while at the same time being blinded to our areas of weakness. Being able to honestly evaluate ourselves and identify areas of weakness is something all leaders need to be able to do. The purpose of identifying your weakness is to be able to see the […]

William Blake said, “The true method of knowledge is experiment.” Experimenting in a variety of activities can help you to find your areas of strength. The key is to participate in the activities you enjoy, have a passion for, and that pull at your deepest heartstrings. You should play or work in a variety of […]

This is a post written by Aaron Armour. Aaron has been managing teams for more than 15 years, some as large as 200 employees. He is passionate about helping managers lead people and thrill clients. Manager Launch Pad was created to help managers experience tremendous growth through practical tips, resources and mentorship. Read more about […]

Extraordinary talented leaders wins most of the time. But talent alone is never enough to achieve success or influence. Talent must be combined with some other essential traits. Without those traits your extraordinary talents will only take you so far. Three traits that can beat extraordinary talent include: Hard Work Professional Basketball player Kevin Durant […]

All of the leaders I talk with want to lead at maximum performance. They desire to be more productive at work and to increase in leadership effectiveness. I want to share with you one principle which will allow you to increase your productivity and effectiveness. While this is not a secret, in my observation it’s […]