3 questions leaders should ask to identify their team's strengths - Becker's Hospital Review

3 questions leaders should ask to identify their team’s strengths

Leaders are often encouraged to help team members embrace their strengths, but that can be difficult when those individuals are not even aware of their own strengths, which is why it’s important for leaders to help them recognize their special talents and skills, according to the Harvard Business Review.

Here are three questions leaders should ask to help team members identify their strengths.

1. What exasperates you? People may not realize the skills they find frustrating when others’ lack them are the talents they exude best.

2. What compliments do you dismiss? People who are inherently good at something tend to downplay its importance.

3. What do you think about when you have nothing to think about? Repeatedly coming back to a thought multiple times shows it is of great importance to a person, which could mean they are good at it.

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