For anyone who wants to understand and root for themselves and others
This book was recommended to me by Jinwoo Kim, our CRO, who has since left for the US on his own for Indent's global project.
The book and the test, provided by Gallup, lay out "how to find and maximize a person's strengths."
Through the test, you find your top five themes out of 34 strength themes, and the book shows you how to maximize them.
And if you know the strength themes of the people you work with, it provides guidelines for collaborating well with them.
You can take the test directly on the Gallup website or enter the code that comes with the book.
Unlike the MBTI, you can only take it once, and there are quite a few questions plus a time limit, so I'd recommend starting it somewhere you can focus for about 30 minutes.
And I recommend the book over buying a code online.
Not only is the price the same, but having the guide on hand makes it easy to look things up when you learn someone else's traits :)
Tools of Titans: Build your own weapon
Tools of Titans, which I read earlier this year, recommends aiming not for the top 1% in a single field, but for the top 20% in two or more fields and then combining them.
I deeply agreed with this and tried to put it into practice, but which of my many sides I should play up remained a question mark.
StrengthsFinder gave me a hint this time around.
Likewise, I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to build on the strengths they already have and develop them into new capabilities.
Why I especially like this book: The "message of encouragement"
I like this book. It's because of a passage in the introduction.
There's plenty of practical content, but what I really loved was the "message of rooting for someone" that runs deep in the background.
It means that someone cares deeply about your potential.
It means that someone wants you to succeed, at work and in your own life.
- from StrengthsFinder 2.0
Since last year, I've been meeting a lot of truly outstanding people through various networking events. It made me want to keep good relationships with them and root for each other going forward.
So I've decided to give this book as a gift every time I meet someone whose success I want to root for.
I'll probably start with readers of my blog and people who've asked me for a coffee chat. If you enjoy productive conversations, feel free to message me anytime.
