Encourage Others Strengths And Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 1 Samuel 17:33 When some leaders begin to work with others on their development, they gravitate to weaknesses rather than strengths. Maybe thats because its so easy to see other peoples problems and shortcomings. But if you start by putting your energies into correcting peoples weaknesses, you will demoralize them and unintentionally sabotage the enlarging process. Instead of focusing on weaknesses, give your attention to peoples strengths. Focus on sharpening skills that already exist. Compliment positive qualities. Bring out the gifts inherent in them. Weaknesses can wait unless they are character flaws. Only after you have developed a strong rapport with the person and they have begun to grow and gain confidence should you address areas of weakness, ...and then those should be handled gently and one at a time. Excerpt from Becoming a Person of Influence
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 09:05:12 +0000
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