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When people don’t know their
strengths, they devote time, energy and resources
trying to improve their weaknesses. Yet, it’s proven
that to succeed in any endeavor, people must use their
natural strengths. |
The problem is, less than 15% of people ever take the
time to discover what their personal strengths are.
And only a mere 2-3% learn to use their strengths
consistently. What makes other people want to work
with you? What do you enjoy most in your work, or
business? What comes to you naturally? What keeps you
focused on a specific task or enables you to
multitask? What helps you bounce back after setbacks?
You significantly increase your chances to succeed at
work, in sales and in leadership when you discover
your personal strengths and use them repeatedly until
using them becomes a habit.
As a leader, did you know that to inspire people to
believe in your vision and for them to act on it, as
if it were their own vision, you need to use your
personal strengths 50% of the time? If you use your
positional power more than 15% of the time, you become
manipulative and those you lead work out of fear
instead of inspiration.
If you use your knowledge power more than 35% of the
time, you become overwhelming and intimidate those
around, thus making them afraid of contributing or
analyzing what’s wrong.
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One of the exercises participants in my on-site leadership
training seminars (where participants work in the same
organization and know each other relatively well) helps them
discover what makes them successful in creating a positive team
environment and keep all team players at all times.
In groups of threes, I have each participant write down his/her
top five strengths ranging from well organized, to goal oriented
to punctual to caring to humorous. Then I have the other two
members of the group write down what they know or consider as
their colleagues’ top five personal strengths.
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When that is done, each individual shares what
he/she wrote as main strengths and then listens as the others
tell what they know or consider as the individual’s strengths.
Some of what individuals write as their strengths is affirmed by
their colleagues. Other strengths, not listed by an individual,
are highlighted by their co-workers. It is fascinating to watch
people discover their strengths. |
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Here is a partial list of personal strengths that have been
attributed to the effective leaders, successful entrepreneurs and
college football coaches that I have had the privilege to work with:
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Honest
Intelligent
Goals-oriented
Determination
Organized
Active
Responsible
Flexible
Commitment
Caring
Dependable
Self appreciation
Experience |
Punctual
self-initiated
Forgiveness
Competent
Motivated/inspirational
Confident
Decisive
Positive identity
Focused
Disciplined
Integrity
Knowledgeable Encourager |
Optimistic
Loyal
Visionary
Enthusiastic
Persistent
Patient
Go the extra Mile
Learner
Team player
Positive attitude
Hope
Faith
Wisdom/common sense |
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Ask your colleagues or family members (but not teenagers) to tell
you what they consider as your personal strengths.
Once you become consciously aware of your key personal strengths and
make it a lifetime goal to use them all the time, you will increase
your productivity, be more pleasant to work with and save yourself
the pain of trying to improve non strengths. We don’t succeed by
using our weaknesses. We thrive by using the full potential of our
strengths.
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Vincent Kituku in 1972, Kangundo, Kenya |
Dr. Kituku grew up watching his mother in
Kangundo, Kenya, provide food and clothes to people suffering
from mental illness and those with delayed mental and physical
development. His father also let some of those people stay at
his store overnight, especially during rainy seasons. While at
Tala High School, Vincent was involved with adult literacy where
he taught senior citizens counting, basic ABCs and how to write
their names.
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Leaders are concerned about the turbulent economic times
we are all experiencing. Employee loyalty, motivation
and ability to stay focused on their work when their
future is uncertain are aspects that are keeping leaders
awake at night.
Allow me to bring a new perspective of not only survival
but how to thrive in chaotic times.
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A community’s
survival in traditional African village life depended
largely on two aspects. One was how well the community
could survive natural disasters such as famine or
disease epidemics. The second aspect was how tribal
leaders could prepare the community in dealing with
rivals and wild beasts.
Natural events were considered the act of Ngai (God).
The events caused people to search their souls, offer
animal sacrifices and change elements of their
lifestyles that they deemed unpleasing to Ngai. Natural
catastrophes also led to migrations of both people and
their livestock. |
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On the other hand, threat from rival tribes or wild
animals were expected. Most communities had tribal
structures and strategies for dealing with these
threats. Leaders, the people who helped their
communities not only survive but also thrive in the
chaotic circumstances, were hallowed. As a youth growing
up in Kangundo, Kenya, I heard stories of Mwatu Wa Ngoma,
the legendary Kamba tribe warrior who helped our people
defeat rival tribes.
Mwatu Wa Ngoma led men to wars to protect lives and
property or retrieve stolen livestock. What set him
apart, however, were three basic practices. First, he
was known for serving his warriors. He even worked with
them as they made their bows and arrows. Such experience
gave him the opportunity to listen, observe and relate
with his fighters. It was in such an atmosphere that he
taught them the ways of the tribe and what constituted
manhood. He developed his warriors for lives of
fulfillment as opposed to training them for only war.
The second aspect about Mwatu was his constant effort to
grow himself. In those days, physical fitness and
ability to understand signs of the times were
necessities. To grow one must be a learner. In today’s
workplaces, if you don’t grow, you are let go. If you
don’t learn new ways of doing things better, you will
languish with skills that were applicable in the past,
but obsolete today.
This Kamba leader was not just a transmitter of
information to his men. He was a receptive leader.
Before responding to a threat, he inquired the wisdom of
Syokimau, the Kamba people prophetess who foresaw the
coming of Europeans (people coming in the water (ship),
traveling inside snakes (trains) and with fire in their
pockets (matchbox). She provided him the spiritual
discernment he needed.
There was another group Mwatu relied on, Athiani, the
equivalent of today’s sports scouts. He would send them
to study the landscape, movement patterns, and
preparedness of the threatening tribe. Equipped with the
knowledge from his Athiani group and wisdom from the
woman with connection to Ngai, Mwatu was ready to
protect his tribe and their property.
As a Kamba leader, Mwatu Wa Ngoma was a great orator.
His words inspired his men to sacrifice their lives for
the common good of the tribe. Inspired action, not
manipulated action, is what leads to trust, commitment
and long-term benefits.
In Mwatu’s time a tribal battle required different units
of warriors. Some were left behind protecting the
community. Another unit retrieved raided livestock while
another unit was engaged in battle. As their leader,
Mwatu knew each warrior’s talents. He assigned the
warriors into units that required their skills. It was
also his responsibility to coordinate the efforts of the
various units.
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How are you developing your people?
Are you earning their trust and are you open to their
input?
Are you encouraging or manipulating them?
When last did you do something for them that adds value
to their lives and is not necessarily related directly
to the monetary bottom line?
Are you modeling what you would like them to be?
When was the last time you learned something new that
you applied in your life or work?
When was the last time you tried something different in
your professional and/or personal life?
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Native of Kenya, Africa, and resident of
Idaho since 1992, Vincent has been a featured speaker
and trainer at numerous Real Estate conferences and
training programs. An award winning speaker and writer,
he is one of the less than 7% of all professional
speakers to earn a CSP (Certified Speaking
Professional), the highest award for professional
speakers. Dr. Kituku has worked with championship sports
teams and trained leaders on how to inspire productivity
all the time. What sets Vincent apart is his ability to
weave life experiences in Africa with corporate America
and culture in providing solutions for personal and
professional growth. |
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Dr. Vincent Muli Wa Kituku is known as a research-based
motivational speaker. He presents motivational keynotes
and training programs on leadership, employee
motivation, overcoming buffaloes at work (change),
customer service and living and working with cultural
differences. Vincent is the founder and president of
Kituku & Associates, LLC, a business that is dedicated
to developing leaders and employees in business and in
life.
What has set Dr. Kituku apart is the ability to use his
experience in research to evaluate/assess client needs
and then tailor his keynotes/training presentation to
meet their objectives. Harold G. Delamarter,
President/CEO, Prestige Care Inc. said, "Before the
Retreat, Dr. Kituku gained as much information as
possible about our company and the industry we are
involved in. He made telephone calls to management team
members to tailor his seminar very closely to the needs
of our employees and the circumstances they face each
day in the present economy. Dr. Kituku was so widely
received in July, the decision was made to ask him to
return to again present to our company in October."
Vincent's clients list includes Cisco Systems, Micron,
Hewlett Packard, Genworth Financial, US Fish and
Wildlife, US Air Force, Women Council of Realtors and
National Association of Mental Health. He has been the
motivational speaker for the successful Boise State
Football Team since 1998. Dr. Kituku works have been
featured by numerous publications including the
Presentations Magazine, SkyWest Magazine, National
Speakers Association Magazine and many newspapers which
publish his weekly columns. Vincent holds the Certified
Speaking Professional designation that is earned by
fewer than 7% of all speakers worldwide.
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If results are important to you, then
Dr Vincent Muli Kituku is the speaker/trainer for your group.
Call
(208) 376-8724, or email Vincent directly at
Vincent@kituku.com |
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News, and Presentations Magazine.
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