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Kaiser, R. B. (2009). Too good to be true: Are strengths really all leaders need? Chief Learning Officer, 8(3), 58.
Human beings are easily deceived by the lure of quick fixes and easy money. The current economic crisis is but the latest example. So is the latest fad in management development, “strengths-based development,” a seductively feel-good focus on maximizing strengths and ignoring weaknesses. But this dangerous philosophy also ignores the science of how managers develop and become great leaders. It may also be partially to blame for the go-go, ga-ga mentality that spun the global economy out of control.
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