![]() ![]() I came across this new way of thinking about strength based performance in the book “Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World” by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall. Nine Lies – NO Recipe for Great Leaders The Nine Lies We All Believed A series of Gallup research studies found that the best predictor of a team’s performance levels was based on if the people on the team used their individual strengths every day. This relationship between strengths and high performance is not limited to the NBA (or sports in general). ![]() A player’s strengths is what defines his performance, not his weaknesses. ![]() It’s about doing a few things to an elite level. Greatness in the NBA is not about being the most well rounded player. Sure they play the same game, but how they achieved greatness is unique to each individual. The reality is that comparing great players is like comparing different kinds of fruit. Would Kareem have been able to defend against Shaq? Would you rather start a team with Jordan or Lebron? These kinds of questions are excellent fodder for debate, because there is no real answer. As I love the NBA, I know I always got sucked into the hypotheticals on who was better. People love to talk about and debate who were the greatest athletes of all time. ![]()
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