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Kaiser, R.B. (2010, March). Play to your strengths - but don’t get seduced! Keynote address delivered at the ERIAC Capital Humano HR World Forum, Monterrey, Mexico.
This invited key-note address was delivered at the ERIAC Capital Humano HR World Forum, hosted in Monterrey, Mexico. The Forum played host to leading organizations in Latin America and hundreds of HR/Talent Management specialists in the region.
As the global economy was growing fast at the turn of the century, a popular movement swept through training and development. This movement encouraged us to focus on our strengths because it is a mistake to try to fix weaknesses. And just as bankers believed in betting it all on toxic assets and consumers bought more than they could afford, we bought into the strengths fad. With the global economy crawling out of a near-collapse, we now recognize the folly in focusing only on upside potential while ignoring downside risk.
It is time for the training and development world to also reconsider its one-sided enthusiasm for strengths. With a blend of critical thinking, research on real managers and their development, and a heavy dose of common sense, this presentation will help balance the scale. Yes, it is our strengths that make us great. And we also have to manage our weaknesses, and avoid the trap of creating weaknesses out of our strengths by taking them too far. Here is a framework and set of simple, integrated tools for building a truly stronger workforce.
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