Focusing strictly on improving weaknesses will flat line your employee’s natural abilities. You will not see or benefit from the uniqueness of each individual.

Benefits of Focusing on Strengths

• Increases Engagement. Doing well and succeeding at your job can be a confidence booster for all of us.
• Improves Well-Being. The more opportunity an employee has to use their strengths, the less likely they are to have anxiety, feel worried, stressed, sad or even angry.
• Increases Employee Retention. The cost of attracting, hiring and training a new employee can be up to three times the amount of the employee’s salary.
• Maximizes Production. Focusing on an individual’s strengths allows them to hit the ground running.
• Improves the Bottom Line. Your company is bound to be more successful if you have a group of employees doing what they are great at.

5 Tips that Managers Should Follow

1. Tell employees what they are good at.
2. If there is a team setting, make sure team members complement each other.
3. Align strengths with the expectations and responsibilities of the role.
4. Set goals based on their strengths.
5. Be mindful of the individual’s strengths and weaknesses when conducting a performance evaluation.

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