STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success

Thought Tweet #835 You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear...but you can make a doggie treat...& maybe you can make a porcine purse. The Thinking…

Thought Tweet #827 Good followers want to vent their strengths. And you want to see strength in action...am I right! The Thinking Behind The Tweet Good…

Thought Tweet #826.5 We are problem specialists, each of us able to attract an ongoing series of a certain type of problem. The Thinking Behind The Tweet…

Thought Tweet #820.5 When you are open-minded differences are strengths ; when you are close-minded differences are weaknesses. The Thinking Behind The Tweet…

Successful people have a burning internal drive to build things and accomplish things and to influence other people. At one point in their lives - perhaps…

For some reason, people want to learn and people want to do good work. The drive to learn is evident in our infancy. We see it in the seeking eyes of newborn…

Thought Tweet #798 When you chose to be a Leader you accepted the responsibility to Help People & Manage the Situations faced by People. The Thinking Behind…

Thought Tweet #794 Leaders do best when it is clear they have sacred Rules, which we call “ The Master Rules ”. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Master Rules…

Thought Tweet #793 Personal Values and Strengths are wonderful ingredients…when they are put to good use. The Thinking Behind The Tweet People can lead…

Thought Tweet #792 Meshed closely with the Leader’s Personal Values, we find the Leader’s Strengths. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Strengths show themselves…

If I was your CEO, I would: Create an organization chart, clearly spelling out the key roles and activities required for success in 2013 in this industry…

Leaders have the ability to provide Opportunities and Specialized Knowledge to help their people Practise Skills and build Strengths. This is the way leaders…

Thought Tweet #782 A heavy dose of motivation does not cure lack of skill ills. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Motivation is a wonderful thing. However, on…

Thought Tweet #779.5 Zero in on your talented people...and construct tasks around them. The Thinking Behind The Tweet You can take talent to task . and You…

Thought Tweet #778.5 I didn't see the financial meltdown coming. I didn't see the economic recession coming. I do see some things now... The Thinking Behind…

Thought Tweet #778 Crystallize your thoughts & desires...be clear about the details of Goals, Tasks & Actions. Do & Measure the Actions. The Thinking Behind…

Thought Tweet #776.5 Don't muddle through the same old problems. Engage Talents and address new, more-lucrative problems. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some…

Thought Tweet #775.5 Be clear about your Interests and state your Vision...then let your people express their Talents around your Vision. The Thinking Behind…

Thought Tweet #774.5 Ease - note how success appears easy; Dis-Ease - note how non-success happens without ease or appearance of easy. The Thinking Behind…

A few months ago, I wrote an article ' A Different Way to Look at DISC personalities '. That article was first written about 7 years ago. The original title…

Thought Tweet #769 Talents tend to bounce off Tasks they do not like. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Consider Talents . Consider Tasks . Don't fight the fit…

Thought Tweet #739 " ...only he who knows where he is sailing also knows which wind is good and the right wind for him. " The Thinking Behind The Tweet Not…

Thought Tweet #718 How much would you pay for a can of clone spray? The Thinking Behind The Tweet People are genetically similar; people are radically…

Thought Tweet #715 When a combination of skills, goals, & plans is not present, people give up their dreams & hope. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Skills…

Thought Tweet #704 Good Leaders centre their attention and focus on the place where Talents meet Tasks. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Good leaders recognize…

Here is a list of things that throttle ideas, nipping ideas in the bud or nipping them soon after... 1. Lack of Self-confidence 2. Lack of Self-knowledge…

Thought Tweet #701 What makes you think you can mask that square talent in round task? The Thinking Behind The Tweet Dan Pink says little rhymes are a good…

Some time ago, I wrote, "When it comes to filling roles at your company, rather than dwelling on who is right and who is wrong, business leaders should dwell…

I am with the folks who choose ‘team’ over ‘idea’. There are many reasons, I will focus on one – the ‘importance’ of ideas. When people work, in relative…

Born Leader? Based on my observations, obviously not scientific, it seems the right ratio is about 50-50. 50% of the qualities of a leader are there at…