STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success

Although I have not been able to discover any written confirmation of it, I believe, since the beginning of time, when Man wanted to build something for…

A traditional aphorism of wisdom states: if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it . If that thought is kept in the isolation ward then it is fine. In reality, the…

Here’s a picture to help you crank up your Leadership Strengths. Specifically, if you want to expand your skill at inspiring followers or influencing the…

A dozen things you better know 1. You better know your Chief Desire Whether you have a vivid lifelong Vision or a keen interest in accomplishing something…

As many of you know, we buy and give away many copies of the book STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0 . We do that because we believe the Gallup organization has come up…

I think we should focus on strengths. We should spend time working on our strengths rather than our weaknesses. So, I have been captured by the good work the…

What are your talents? Most of us have a fuzzy answer to that question. How do you define the major categories of talents? Most of us have a fuzzy answer to…

Sales Tweet #217 When you recognize your strengths, click with people, and can lead change….you can sell. The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet These 3 things…

Sales Tweet #214 Don’t make a career out of weaknesses….sounds simple enough…but… The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet …but…do you know your Strengths? Do you…

I notice ‘Stop And Think’ is a common thread in self-help literature. On the other hand, maybe I notice it because I am predisposed to finding it? I notice…

Sales Tweet #191 You must recognize your Strengths. The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet I see this as the 1st key to success. Know your Strengths. And, I…

Some time ago I was hired to help a sales person overcome a sales slump. The fellow had many years of sales experience and success. He had joined a new…

StrengthsFinder* presents Strengths as… Strengths = Talent Theme + Knowledge + Skills If I understand StrengthsFinder properly then our top 5 Talent Themes…

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about The 4th Ingredient – Passion . After reading that blog, one of my friends wrote, asking, “Considering the state of the…

This is blog #3 in an 8-blog series about Powerful Answers to 7 important business questions. The series is intended to be an introduction to strategic…