OPUSBOB on the Obama Education Speech as it relates to Business Leadership

OPUSBOB on the Obama Education Speech as it relates to Business Leadership

So what I want to talk to you about today is to relate President Obama’s speech that he gave last week to the school kids about what is important to them and the thing that stood out in my mind is when Obama talked about how students need to try to learn different subject matters because that gives them an opportunity to find out what their strengths are. If they work hard in a biology class they may find out that they are really good at doing science like things. If they work hard in an English class they might find out that they are really good writers. It is the strength based approach. And think about it from a work standpoint. Think about how important it is that the people that we have working for us are doing things they are naturally good at. That they are working in areas that play to their strengths and different people have different strengths that may be in the same job.

So you as a manager need to understand what you need to be able to do to help the people that you have on your team utilize their own strengths. For instance some sales people have as a natural strength very strong problem solving skills. So if you have good strong problem solving skills the best bet for that person is to take advantage of that and show their buyer how they can help him solve their problems. It is a very different approach and for instance a sales person that has relationship building skills nothing wrong with being a good relationship builder but it is different than being a problem solver. If you can help your sales people that have relationship building skills focused on their strengths and problem solvers focused on their strengths then you are really making a difference as a leader within your organization, thanks for your time.

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