Deliberate practice: The essential key to exceptional performance

Concentrate on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Be a visionary, not a detail-oriented drudge. Do what you love, veer from monotony. We constantly hear these platitudes. But are we listening to the truth? Should we do more for our careers and lives?

“Strengths-based” leadership seminars have become very popular. These professional training events are mostly based on the popular 2007 business bestseller “StrengthsFinder,” by Tom Rath (Gallup Press). Readers of the book are provided with an access code that allows them to take an online assessment that reveals and classifies their strengths across 34 broad themes.