Last year I was reading in Success magazine about how two coaches approached giving feedback to their teams. The first coach made the team watch the video of the game and he pointed out everything the team did wrong. The second coach also made his team watch the replay, but he pointed out everything the team did right. Researchers found that the team that improved the most was the one where the coach had focused on his team's strengths.

In "Go, Put Your Strengths to Work", Marcus Buckingham shows how to apply the advice of the wiser coach to your career. Many employees lack the opportunity to use their strengths at work. First Buckingham explodes the myths that keep people focused on their weaknesses, then he helps you identify your strengths and learn how to put them to work, he addresses the question of dealing with weaknesses, and closes by showing how to make focusing on your strengths a habit.

Buckingham is another one of those authors whose work I've been familiar with because ideas are game-changing. He writes clearly, using emotional logic to convince you to focus on your strengths and address obstacles you may face on the way.

Employees and managers will get better at their game if they focus on their strengths.