ABSTRACT
History's great achievers–a Napoleon, a da Vinci, a Mozart– have always managed themselves. Throughout history, people had little need to know their strengths. The only way to discover one's strengths is through feedback analysis. Feedback analysis was invented sometime in the fourteenth century by an otherwise totally obscure German theologian and picked up quite independently, some 150 years later, by John Calvin and Ignatius Loyola, each of whom incorporated it into the practice of his followers. Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, their method of work, and their values. Knowing where one belongs can transform an ordinary person – hard-working and competent but otherwise mediocre–into an outstanding performer. Very few people work by themselves and achieve results by themselves–a few great artists, a few great scientists, a few great athletes. Managing one requires taking responsibility for relationships.
