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POWER MOVE 6:
ENGAGE PEOPLE’S UNIQUE GIFTS.
ive people a chance to play in their sweet spot,
Gand you give them a chance to feel good about
themselves. Bringing out their best stuff pulls them into
positive cycles.
A massive body of data gathered by Gallup proves that
our strengths deserve far more time than our short-
comings. But the prevailing opinion, worldwide, is
that success depends mainly on overcoming our weak-
nesses instead of developing and exploiting our
unique gifts. Researcher Tom Rath states,
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