STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success

The Thinking Behind The Tweet The essence of a Leadership Team: leading by building a team; focusing on using strengths rather than focusing on fixing…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet These 4 things are the loudest-speaking signals. Make sure they are screaming positive messages...to your people, to your…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Personal strengths are at the root of leadership. And personal strengths display themselves in physical form and legacy.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Every human being possesses intelligence and self-control at birth. To a certain degree, and the degree varies from person to…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet The folks from Gallup concluded that Personal STRENGTH = Natural Talent + specialized, relevant Knowledge + Skill . It is…

The Thinking Behind the Tweet Some folks think Leaders should butt out and provide followers free reins to go about their work as they choose. Some folks…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet These 3 things are the talents of leaders and successful entrepreneurs. Successful leaders and successful entrepreneurs have…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet …but…do you know your Strengths? Do you really know your Strengths? If so – how do you know you know them? If so – what actions…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet I see this as the 1st key to success. Know your Strengths. And, I like the way StrengthsFinder defines Strengths: Strengths =…

Thought Tweet #936 Learning from practice makes perfect. The Thinking Behind The Tweet There's an old saying, "Practice makes perfect". There's a newer…

Good leaders were first good followers. When they followed, of course, they had a boss. Maybe that boss was a good leader, maybe not. Regardless, that boss…

Understand People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things Good Habits are things people think and do that help them achieve long-term desires…

Thought Tweet #925 Sometimes trouble lurks right beside strength in numbers. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some people have natural talents that allow them…

Thought Tweet #921 There is a very special relationship between Talents/Strengths and motivation/ability to perform Tasks well. The Thinking Behind The Tweet…

Link to Part 1 Bringing People to Process - What does that mean? We can lead a horse to water but we can't make it drink. We can lead a person to work but we…

Link to Part 1 Bringing Process to People - What does that mean? There's a spectrum of answers to that question. The spectrum ranges from Delegation to…

Process - What does that mean? Processes are sequences of tasks , performed by People or machines. The sequences of tasks can be simple. For example, a…

Thought Tweet #909 An interview or performance review question: How do you go about expanding your ability to influence people? The Thinking Behind The Tweet…

Thought Tweet #907 Your boss has weaknesses; so you have opportunities. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Many people complain about the boss. That's the norm…

Thought Tweet #887 Discipline is the antidote for wasted Talent . The Thinking Behind The Tweet When discipline is absent Talent is dormant, submerged, and…

If you lack self-knowledge then you will never be a great leader. In fact, if you lack self-knowledge then you will struggle to have any level of sustained…

There are two ways to get things done in business: self-selection/direction & mastered delegation. Some people are natural-born self-selectors/directors…

Delegation: the business-process engine

Thought Tweet #867 Work at exhausting your Talents: the more you use them the harder it will be. The Thinking Behind The Tweet We struggle when we don't use…

What's the 1 thing everyone wants? If we knew that then we would have a much better chance of understanding others, communicating with others, working with…

STRENGTHS : The Gallup people presented Strengths as a combination of Talent, Knowledge, & Skills. Talent is not enough on its own. It must be coupled with…

There are many ways to construct a training and staff-development plan for the people in your business. Here is one way to start. Think about how the 80/20…

Thought Tweet #853 Using talent and venting strengths...that’s self-expression at its best. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Talents + Opportunities +…

Beliefs: some good, some not-so-good Beliefs intertwine with perceptions and patterns in your brain. Then beliefs manifest their influence, acting as your…

Thought Tweet #843 Self-Improvement happens when mind-sets come to aid skill-sets. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some people embrace life-long learning…