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Adaptability Strength Water

Exploring the strength of Adaptability

I have always been a “go with the flow” kind of person. I certainly like things a my way, but when things don’t go my way, I’m not too bent out of shape. I still get upset when a plan falls through, it’s just easy to find other ways to proceed. If you resonate with [...]

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Team based strengths and leadership

A simple Strengths Activity

Have you struggled to talk about what you are good at? Maybe you know you’re a people person, but can’t describe it beyond that. Perhaps you are known for the great care you take in making decisions, but others say only see this as delaying the process. The Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment can help you begin [...]

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Ideation Funnel

Exploring the strength of Ideation

Ideas have always fascinated me. From the time I was young, I was often the one coming up with a new idea, or taking someone else’s ideas to an original place. Others would count on me to brainstorm something new for whatever project we were working on. This wasn’t always generative, as sometimes I could [...]

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A runner on a hill in Hawaii.

Lead from Where you Are

When we look only for opportunities to lead, we often miss the more frequent and more common opportunities for meaningful influence. Influence of others through the more common, relational and unsuspecting moments make the more lasting impact. But in doing so, we need to pay attention more, a lot more. I believe by focusing on [...]

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Look for Small Moments of Influence

Small moments of influence are happening all the time, all around us – An unbelievable opportunity for personal and professional development awaiting for our participation. Here is where the measure of our influence is truly gained: we discover our passion and awareness for others, we gain an indication of our capacity to be heard, understood [...]

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