The Overuse of Leadership Strengths
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The Overuse of Leadership Strengths
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Welcome to this episode of Reaching Minds: Thoughts for Your Life Journey. Today, we will be exploring what happens when leaders overuse their strengths, and how personality and persona shape that dynamic—and what the impact of this can have on self and on others. We also look into of leaders recognising when they overuse their strengths, potentially leading to negative consequences
About Joseph Ogbonna
Joining me today is my very good colleague, Joseph Ogbonna. Joseph is a leadership and executive coach, a PCC with the ICF, and an FRSA. He treasures wisdom and has expertise in mind-shift strategic thinking. Joseph also has a special interest in African affairs and the movement of our bodies. Joseph, welcome—and thank you for being here.
Questions we pose in the podcast:
What do we mean by strength?
We often talk about ‘playing to our strengths’—but Joseph, what do we actually mean when we say a strength can be overused?
What are the positive trait (e.g., confidence, empathy, drive) becomes a liability when over-relied upon
How does someone’s personality influence the kinds of strengths they lean on—and overuse?
Mention assessments (like MBTI, Big Five, Enneagram) if useful
How do you see persona shaping a leader’s behaviour over time?”
What do you think the real consequences are—on individuals, teams, or culture—when leaders don’t notice they’re overusing a strength?”
So how do we help leaders become more aware of when a strength is becoming a liability? What tools or practices help here?”
Joseph, have you ever found yourself overusing a strength—even with the best intentions? What did that teach you?
To our listeners—what’s one strength you might be overusing right now? And what would it look like to lead with more balance and intention?”
Resources:
https://www.talentsage.com/our-tools/the-5step-profile-report-tool/
https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/286556/ndys.aspx
https://www.hogandarkside.com/
https://inemmo.com/lumina-learning-psychometrics/lumina-spark-self-awareness-growth/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/09/book-authenticity-jodi-ann-burey