Ways to Manage Performance with Strengths

The video tutorial discusses how leaders can manage performance by focusing on strengths. It begins with selecting individuals based on their strengths and how job applicants can leverage their strengths to reassure employers. The tutorial highlights specific strengths like analytical skills and creativity, and how these can be applied in a work setting. It emphasizes the importance of coaching and feedback, explaining how positive feedback motivates and critical feedback aids learning. The video concludes by discussing the need for tolerance of different learning levels and the motivation to develop strengths, which benefits individuals, managers, and business outcomes.

Why is it important for job applicants to identify their strengths?

• To avoid working hard

• To get a higher salary

• To reassure employers of their capabilities

• To impress their friends

What is a key benefit of coaching in performance management?

• It reduces the need for feedback

• It eliminates challenges

• It encourages and moves people forward

• It focuses on weaknesses

How does positive feedback affect individuals?

• It demotivates them

• It makes them complacent

• It has no effect

• It gives them an energy boost

Why is critical feedback necessary?

• To discourage people

• To learn from mistakes and improve

• To make people feel bad

• To avoid giving positive feedback

What is a benefit of focusing on strengths over time?

• It only benefits the manager

• It reduces the need for learning

• It leads to immediate results

• It can develop into a significant strength