Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Test + Book = A+
"Now, Disover Your Strengths", the follow up to "First Break All The Rules," is great for two reasons:1) You get to take the StrengthsFinder test online and discover what your top five patterns of strength are in your life. 2) The book will help you go deeper with your strengths and find out how the best of the best use their strengths to get better. Too many reviews on here focus on the fact that you can only take the test once, or the book does not go deep enough. Stop trying to find out what you are not, and start finding out what you are! Most people who want to take the test over and over again do so to validate what they think they are, and not how they were created. This test is meant to be taken once, in order to measure your instinctive responses to the questions, not your thought out answers. Unlike other psychometric tests, the StrengthsFinder tells you how you respond, your initial reactions, how you are. I work with this tool on a daily basis and have seen over 500 results of this test and done many one on one interviews to follow up and help people go deeper in their strengths. 9 out of 10 people are amazed with the results and how accurate this test is. Most of the 10% who have questions can figure it out and be happy with some counseling and deeper discovery of their strengths. The [money] is worth the price to take the test, and the book does an adequate job of going deeper with your strengths. The whole theory of focusing on what you are good at works, I have seen it and fully endorse this book and what it brings to the field of Leadership Development and Management.
Rating: - Discover your strengths
The authors focus on strengths. What are they? Where do they come from?
How does one recognize them? They distinguish between what can be learned
such as behaviors and skills and the raw materials that each person brings
with them, their passions interests and talents. These raw materials are
the foundation upon which our strengths are built. And working from our
strengths is how greatness is achieved. The authors remind us that the
difference between good and great is measured in relatively small but
significant levels of achievement.The concept of understanding your innate talents and using them to create
consistent superior results in your life runs directly counter to the
notion that we must focus on our weaknesses and work to shore them up. As
a result very few of us have a clear grasp of what our strengths and
talents are and a disproportionately harsh view of our perceived faults.
The ability to take an honest look at ourselves without being judgmental and critical is key to any real growth. Therefore I also recommend a book
called "Working on Yourself Doesn't Work" by Ariel and Shya Kane. The
authors are excellent guides into the realm of self-awareness.
Rating: - Get a handle on your self
I thought the enneagram would be the last time I tried to quantify personality. These guys have done, to my mind, a better job because they aren't trying to explain so much. The test makes a lot of sense to me, and the insights are helpful. I also appreciate that their approach is understated. These guys aren't telling you that with their system your life will finally fall into place. They are just offering customized insights into your particular personality and offering basic strategic advice on how to maximize your potential.
| 
