What are your core Competencies?

What are my core competencies is a question you should ask yourself every year.  Companies do it and so should employees.  We spend far too much of our time trying to improve what's "wrong" with us as opposed to taking greater advantage of our strengths.  I always try to make my weaknesses "less weak" and work hard to capitalize on what I'm good at.  The book is more than a decade old now, but I really recommend First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman.  There have been a few follow ups to the original, but this book changed my professional life and think it can help you as well.  The entire book discusses why we should focus on strengths and uses data from Gallup to back up their assertions.  Let me know if and when you read the book.  It would be fun to discuss.