Coaching for Leaders 424: Craft a Career to Fit Your Strengths, with Scott Anthony Barlow
Aug 12, 2019
Scott Anthony Barlow, founder of Happen to Your Career, shares his expertise on finding career happiness. He emphasizes that skills aren't the same as strengths and urges listeners to prioritize their unique talents. The conversation highlights the CliftonStrengths assessment as a tool for career clarity. Scott encourages proactive communication about strengths in the workplace and advocates for designing a career path that aligns with one's abilities. He offers insights on moving away from focusing on weaknesses to embrace personal and professional growth.
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Signature Strengths & Happy High Achievers
- Happy high-achievers design careers around signature strengths, excelling in areas they're great at, enjoy, and find valuable.
- Strengths are not surface skills, but underlying qualities driving those skills, like an iceberg's hidden depths.
Rushi's Obsessive-Compulsive Organization
- Rushi, a consultant, was highly organized, which others saw as obsessive-compulsive.
- This "negative" was the flip side of his strength, ensuring project success through meticulous planning.
Leveraging Strengths in Your Current Role
- Understand your strengths deeply and how they link to your success.
- Discuss with your boss how to shift your role towards these strengths for better contributions.