Benefits of Strength-Based Approach
The strength-based approach has several benefits, some of which are:1
- Sees people as creating and rebuilding, rather than broken or failing.
- Introduces and molds a person into being resilient. With resilience there are some added benefits, like feeling special and valued, optimistic, understand life is a journey.
- Learn how to cope in a productive method that can foster growth.
- Awareness of vulnerabilities and weaknesses, but focus on strengths.
- Builds self-esteem and competence.
- Offers a shared language and precautionary philosophy.
- Understand what can and cannot be controlled.
In the end, you will find that selecting and working with the right employees on the right strengths will be much more productive than simply training the wrong employees to do the wrong jobs. This will give your company an added edge as it pursues innovation and best practices.
1What is a Strength-Based Approach? Erika Stoerkel, MSc., 2020
https://positivepsychology.com/strengths-based-interventions/
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