{"id":14295735,"date":"2023-09-27T08:31:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T08:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.learned.io\/why-focusing-on-strengths-results-in-better-performing-and-learning-employees\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T14:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:45:25","slug":"why-focusing-on-strengths-results-in-better-performing-and-learning-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.learned.io\/en\/blog\/why-focusing-on-strengths-results-in-better-performing-and-learning-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Why focusing on strengths results in: better performing and learning employees"},"content":{"rendered":"

The book The Performance Menu<\/a> was published in 2021. This book contains many ingredients that contribute positively to employee performance. Such as, for example: dialogues on job satisfaction, the ideal work environment, autonomy, personal development and the right balance between workload and taxability. A basic ingredient is a focus on employee strengths.<\/p>

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Reinforce what works!<\/h3> <\/div> <\/div>

When it comes to learning and development, people still and often start at weaknesses. This starts at school where students receive tutoring in a subject they are failing. Later in their working lives, a B score (“needs improvement”) in the appraisal interview results in a coaching program. This approach, all competencies must be minimally present, does not always provide the performance improvement so fervently hoped for. After all, it takes untold energy to develop weaknesses. Instead, it’s much more effective to focus on what employees are already good at and use and develop these strengths even more. Reinforce what works!<\/p>

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What is a talent and what is a strength?<\/h3> <\/div> <\/div>

A strong point is a talent in action. Being talented at something means, above all, that you can develop a particular competency much more easily than another. A talent is that you love to kick a ball and no one has to motivate you to do so. Intrinsic motivation is high. That doesn’t mean you are scoring goals by the conveyor belt. Through focused (striker) training, playing many games and analyzing them, a talent can be developed into a strong point (in this case, scoring). Practice and persistence makes perfect.<\/p>

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How do you discover strengths?<\/h3> <\/div> <\/div>

There are many approaches to bringing employee strengths into focus. This can be done online with a variety of tests but also “just” by thinking about the answers to the following questions as an employee:<\/p>