HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR on Leadership, where you’ll find case studies and conversations with the top business and management experts to help you bring out the best in those around you.
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According to researchers Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall, many managers focus too much on correcting weaknesses in their employees. They suggest that leaders should prioritize developing employees’ strengths instead.
Marcus Buckingham is a human performance researcher known for StrengthsFinder and StandOut assessments, while Ashley Goodall is the former senior vice president of leadership and team intelligence at Cisco Systems. Together, they authored Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World.
This episode delves into having better conversations about performance with your team and originally aired on HBR IdeaCast in April 2019. Let’s dive in.
ALISON BEARD: Welcome to HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review, I’m Alison Beard.
