Managing Upward: To Speak Up Or Not To Speak Up? | Applying Our Strengths To Avoid Crisis
It is interesting to observe my girls as they make their way into their careers, into the “real world”. I realize now that all the life lessons to date, all…
The Power of Finding What You’re NOT Looking For
The Tale of the Master and the Traveler To those around him he looked pretty happy. He seemed to have success, and many of those he knew were envious of…
Authenticity Matters | Becoming Your True Authentic Self
Authenticity is infectious. It involves owning who you are AND who you aren’t. After graduating from college, my daughter was accepted into the Teach For America (TFA) program. This is…
Why Owning Success Matters
The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). The document that tells an organization that you are truly THE best person for their job. It is your narrative. It is your story. It…
StrengthsFinder: The Right Kind of Fuel for the Right Kind of Fire
When it comes time to put gas in the old Prius, I mosey on up to the pump at the cheapest gas station, choose the cheapest unleaded, and start filling…
Debunking the Myth of Well-Roundedness
(This post was originally published on the Gallup Strengths Coaches Playbook in May of 2014…this version has been edited slightly.) An organization I once worked with was loaded with sharp,…