Identifying Individual Contributors

Success looks different for each person—as does fulfillment.

• Organizations usually put so much weight and focus on the need to grow into a leader that they're failing to see that individual contributors often lack a unique plan to help them forge th...

In order to identify your employee's we-strengths, ask them:

1. What do other people compliment and praise you for the most?
2. What’s gotten you the spotlight with your career?
3. Where do you feel most useful?
4. What have you done in the past that you’re not doing n...

To identify influential people, you need to define the kinds of interactions you're interested in.

For example, you might ask people about many different sorts of ties. "Who do you rely on to do your job well?" "Who do you hang out with after work?" "Who would you trus...