Suggested Reading
Strengths Finder 2.0
By Tom Rath
Reviewed by: Dr. Brian R. Beirl
Strong Words
We are a people who root for the underdog, who rejoice
in the hero that prevails over all odds. We aspire to be
the person who overcomes his shortcomings to attain his
once-in-a-lifetime victory.
Tom Rath’s book has nothing to do with this.
What are you good at? Tasks and thought processes that
come easily to us are a gift. The premise of Rath’s
philosophy is to discover your strengths and work on and
in your world of those strengths. Our co-workers have
their own sets of strengths and together we can
accomplish much by each of us recognizing the strengths
of others.
So what are your strengths? That is the beauty and power
of this cutting edge book. Strengths Finder 2.0 is a
blend of a book and the Internet. At the back of the
book is a sealed code number that allows you to gain
entrance to a Gallup Strengths Finders testing site.
Carefully researched and proven questions reveal your
personal strength themes. This testing instrument will
make your five dominant strength themes immediately
available to you. Returning to the book, you then
discover how to apply your themes. There are 34
chapters, one for each theme. There are also action
plans that recommend how to work best on yourself and
with people of different strengths. In addition, the
website has an incredible amount of content and
suggestions for using this information in the work
place. I bought a book for each of my employees and not
only has it been fascinating, but also it has created a
more productive and “understanding” office environment.
I strongly! recommend this book.
Dr. Brian Beirl is an educator, author, presenter,
consultant and business coach. Dr. Beirl is passionate
in helping his clients live the life of their dreams. He
may be reached at:
BrianBeirlDDS@BBeirl.com
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