Drucker argued that most people don't know what they are good at. He proposed that the only way to discover your strengths is through feedback analysis. This involves writing down your expectations whenever you make key decisions or take key actions, and then comparing the actual results with your expectations nine to twelve months later. This systematic process reveals what you do well (your strengths) and, equally important, what you do poorly or not at all.

Based on feedback analysis and further reflection, Drucker guides us to answer several critical questions:

1. What are my strengths? Focus on what your performance analysis shows you excel at. Concentrate your efforts here.
2. How do I perform? Are you a reader or a listener? Do you work best alone or in a team? Under stress or in a structured environment? As a decision-maker or an advisor? Understanding your performance style is crucial for effectiveness.
3. What are my values? To work in an organization whose value system is unacceptable or incompatible with one's own condemns a person both to frustration and to nonperformance. This is Drucker's 'mirror test' – what kind of person do you want to see in the mirror?
4. Where do I belong? Knowing your strengths, performance methods, and values helps you determine the environment where you can make the greatest contribution.
5. What should my contribution be? Given the answers to the above, what specific results should you aim for?

This assessment will guide you through reflecting on these questions based on your own experiences.

PsycheMap's 'Drucker's Strengths Finder' provides a structured set of reflective prompts based on these key questions. While the true feedback analysis process is longitudinal (comparing expectations to results over time), this tool helps you apply the *principles* of feedback analysis to your past experiences to begin identifying strengths, performance styles, and values.

Consider this assessment a starting point for an ongoing practice of self-management and feedback analysis in your life and career.

Drucker's 'Managing Oneself' is a cornerstone of modern management thought and personal development. It aligns with the strengths-based approach in positive psychology, which emphasizes identifying and leveraging individual strengths for greater well-being and performance.

Illustrative Citations & Further Reading:

• Drucker, P. F. (1999). Managing Oneself. Harvard Business Review, 77(2), 64-74. (The original article).
• Seligman, M. E. P., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. American Psychologist, 55(1), 5-14. (Introduces the field of positive psychology).
• Buckingham, M., & Clifton, D. O. (2001). Now, Discover Your Strengths. Free Press. (Popular book based on Gallup's CliftonStrengths).

Relevant Fields:

Management Theory, Leadership Development, Positive Psychology, Career Counseling, Personal Effectiveness.