CliftonStrengths
Talent x Investment = Strength
The formula Talent x Investment = Strength captures a profound concept in a simple fashion. Introduced to the public in the bestselling book StrengthsFinder 2.0, that calculation builds on the concept Don Clifton invented and later published in the bestseller Now, Discover Your Strengths. Talents, Clifton wrote, are your "naturally recurring patterns of thought, feeling, or behavior." They're the innate, natural abilities you can productively apply. To turn those talents into strengths, you must invest in them -- practice using them and add knowledge and skills to them.