I realize this premise will not be appealing to strong proponents of a strengths-based approach and positive psychology. I am actually a supporter of positive psychology and cognizant of the value in building upon one’s strengths. The primary argument here is that ignoring weaknesses will not make them go away, no matter how strong your strengths become, and they can be significant obstacles to success. Therefore, it is prudent to address both strengths and liabilities.

If you do get a chance to read the book I would love to hear your critique. Thanks for reading my post and giving your perspective. – Betty

Great post. I hadn’t heard of this book and I’d love to check it out.

However, I couldn’t disagree more with the premise of the book. First of all, the idea of fixing weaknesses isn’t new. We’ve been encouraging people to overcome their flaws and become well-rounded for years. What has it gotten us? How has it helped people to succeed?

The positive psychology movement began because the former system wasn’t working. This book isn’t necessary. Most people are still trying to fix their flaws and be more balanced. There isn’t an over-abundance of people trying to build their strengths.

David Rendall