Comments on: Define Project Roles Based on Strengths http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/ The magazine for the project age Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:33:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Claude Emond http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-363 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-363 you said Hal: 'One of the most interesting areas is to study and improve upon what is going well rather than try to improve what is not going well' Looks to me like 'Appreciative Inquiry' stuff, isn't it ? Just saying Hi in passing. Gotta go ! I'll get to my usual talkeeness next week Claude you said Hal: ‘One of the most interesting areas is to study and improve upon what is going well rather than try to improve what is not going well’

Looks to me like ‘Appreciative Inquiry’ stuff, isn’t it ?

Just saying Hi in passing. Gotta go ! I’ll get to my usual talkeeness next week

Claude

]]> by: Tom Welch, PMP http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-364 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-364 Hal: I'm big believer on building on strength, thus managing the team as a team. I've been following your blog for many months, and finally, I've been moved to comment. Hal:

I’m big believer on building on strength, thus managing the team as a team.

I’ve been following your blog for many months, and finally, I’ve been moved to comment.

]]> by: Hal http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-365 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-365 Thanks Tom. I'm curious...how do I reach more PMPs? Thanks Tom.

I’m curious…how do I reach more PMPs?

]]> by: Joe Ely http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-366 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-366 Hal, great review of the book. I've been using it for a couple of years and have purchased extra copies to give to team members who are genuinely interested in understanding their strengths. My unscientific observation is that the tool works well. I further ground that assessment by saying the five signature themes you quote, Hal, are indeed YOU!! Great topic, thank you. Hal, great review of the book. I’ve been using it for a couple of years and have purchased extra copies to give to team members who are genuinely interested in understanding their strengths. My unscientific observation is that the tool works well.

I further ground that assessment by saying the five signature themes you quote, Hal, are indeed YOU!!

Great topic, thank you.

]]> by: Frank Winters http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-367 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-367 Focusing on strengths is one of the most important traits for truly successful managers. Focusing on improving weaknesses is unconsciously striving for mediocrity. The managers I've worked with over the years who focus on weaknesses tend to be of the control freak variety and some have proven themselves to be mean spirited. This doesn't weak you can't, by some measures, be personally successful if you focus on weakness. However -- it does make it difficult for your team to be successful! Focusing on strengths is one of the most important traits for truly successful managers. Focusing on improving weaknesses is unconsciously striving for mediocrity.

The managers I’ve worked with over the years who focus on weaknesses tend to be of the control freak variety and some have proven themselves to be mean spirited.

This doesn’t weak you can’t, by some measures, be personally successful if you focus on weakness. However — it does make it difficult for your team to be successful!

]]> by: Hal http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-368 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-368 Frank makes one of the points in the book very well Focusing on improving weaknesses is unconsciously striving for mediocrity. While we're all called on to do things that we are not great at doing, putting our main attention on improving those things rather than exploiting what we are good at is what makes our overall performance just mediocre. Hey Frank...Purple Cow is on the way!Edited By Siteowner Frank makes one of the points in the book very well

Focusing on improving weaknesses is unconsciously striving for mediocrity.

While we’re all called on to do things that we are not great at doing, putting our main attention on improving those things rather than exploiting what we are good at is what makes our overall performance just mediocre.

Hey Frank…Purple Cow is on the way!Edited By Siteowner

]]> by: Rick Herrick http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-369 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/06/05/198/#comment-369 Hal, I am looking for some recent articles that summarize and comment on strength management theory. Can you help me ? Hal, I am looking for some recent articles that summarize and comment on strength management theory. Can you help me ?

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