On the job, should your team focus on strengths or weaknesses? Many believe strengths should be the main concern as people can then go from good to great. But what if some weaknesses in your organization are holding people back? How much better can your top performers become when they are handcuffed by these limitations?
In this episode of our Employee Productivity series, we talk about how you may be allowing some organizational weaknesses to prevent the growth and development of your employees.
What Productivity Questions Does This Video Answer?
- Should you focus on strengths or weaknesses?
- How to improve employee performance?
- What holds back good employees and limits their potential?
- Why you must fix annoying problems at work?
Video Transcript for Focus on Strengths or Weaknesses?
Should your business focus on strengths or weaknesses? When it comes to an individual, I often say, focus on your strengths. But when you’re talking about a business, an organization, I think it’s good to consider your weaknesses because sometimes those can be easily addressed and they are actually holding back your top performers.
Often there are problems in an organization that have been there for a while and people have gotten used to them, yet they take up a lot of time and energy and they don’t give you much return on investment.
Let me give you an example from the world of restaurants. Let’s say a restaurant hired the best chef in the world but the stove in the restaurant didn’t always work. That stove would limit the chef’s potential. He or she might be great but then limited by the fact that cooking was more difficult.
If you can get a new stove, the chef could reach his or her full potential. Make sense? Sometimes in your organization, you need to look around and find out what is keeping your top performers from being more successful. Is it a location, is it some sort of software or process that takes up a lot of time. Isolate those things. Fix the stove. Now get cooking.
About This Video Series
Ken Okel’s ongoing Employee Productivity video series will make you more effective on the job. Every week, you’ll learn a new, easy to understand tip that you can use right away, like how automation can help your team.
Got a productivity problem? Let us know and we’ll feature it in an upcoming episode.
About Ken Okel
As a motivational speaker, Ken Okel works with leaders and organizations to boost productivity, performance, and profits. At conferences, conventions, and company meetings, he engages audiences with new ways to maximize their time at work. To see a sample of his keynote and workshop presentations, visit his video page.
