Work with people on what they can do

The video emphasizes the importance of focusing on what team members can do rather than what they can't. By building jobs around individual strengths and allowing flexibility, organizations can enhance talent, motivation, and productivity. It also discusses strategies for addressing tasks that employees struggle with, such as providing training or reallocating tasks. This approach can lead to discovering new, profitable business directions that align with employees' strengths and passions.

What is the traditional focus of performance management systems?

• Identifying what employees can do

• Setting flexible goals

• Finding out what employees cannot do

• Encouraging teamwork

What is a key benefit of allowing employees to focus on their strengths?

• Increased workload

• Higher productivity

• More rigid management

• Decreased motivation

What should a manager do if an employee cannot perform a task?

• Ignore the issue

• Punish the employee

• Reassign the task or provide training

• Reduce the employee's salary

How can focusing on employee strengths impact a business plan?

• It can lead to less profitable outcomes

• It can result in unexpected profitable opportunities

• It has no impact on the business plan

• It makes the business plan irrelevant

What is a potential outcome if an employee's strengths are not aligned with the business plan?

• The employee should be fired

• The business plan should be ignored

• The strengths might lead to more profitable directions

• The employee should be retrained