CEOs the world over are fond of pointing to their workforce and saying "Our people are our greatest asset." And yet today, only two out of ten people think their assets are being well used at work.

Focusing on strengths is the surest way to greater job satisfaction, team performance and organizational excellence.

The Four Keys of Great Managers: When selecting someone, they select for talent ... not simply experience, intelligence or determination. When setting expectations, they define the right outcomes ... not the right steps. When motivating someone, they focus on strengths ... not on weaknesses. and When developing someone, they help him find the right fit ... not simply the next rung on the ladder.

Innovation and best practices can be sown throughout an organization - but only when they fall on fertile ground.

The true genius of a great manager is his or her ability to individualize. A great manager is one who understands how to trip each person's trigger.

American culture is CEO obsessed. We celebrate the hard-charging heroes and mythologize the iconoclastic visionaries. Those people are important.

People quit managers, not jobs.