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Cultural Intelligence
What would you do..? Imagine that you are an expatriate manager on a team that included two South Africans. As other team members floated their ideas, the South Africans condemned them repeatedly (and loudly) as ill-conceived, problematic, or worse. How you...
The Real Me?
I toured in bands for many years and performed in numerous bands over the years. Even now I play in a local rock band, though my musical past includes, jazz, ragtime, marching, concert, orchestra, Army, country, rock, oldies, classic rock and even Chinese pop. As a...
What Happened to Sextilius?
In my last letter, I mentioned that the month of July was named for Julius Caesar. Will you be the next leader to have a month named in your honor? Here’s what you are up against… Julius was the great uncle of Gaius Octavius whom we now know as Caesar Augustus. Young...
Leadership Lessons from Julius Caesar: Rise to the Top
Discover How to Lead with the example of Julius Caesar Did you know that the month of July is named after Julius Caesar? You’ve got to be pretty special to have a month named after you. To be fair, Julius Caesar was pretty special, and a very gifted leader. Here are...
Strengths & Weaknesses 3: Your Character Structure
Ready to look at the fourth reason your greatest strength may show up as your greatest weakness? We already looked at Ignorance, Lack of Development, and Emotional Hijack. The fourth reason our strengths may not show up as a strength is that our character structure is...
Embrace Your Weakness and Uncover Your Strength : Part 2
Personalized Approaches to Addressing Weaknesses Welcome back! In this series, we are tackling the “greatest strengths is my greatest weakness” paradox. There are 4 main reasons why this may be true: ignorance, the strength is not developed into a true strength,...
Navigating the Intersection of Strength and Weakness: Part 1
I can’t count how many times I have heard that “our greatest strength is our greatest weakness.” If it is our greatest weakness, then it probably isn’t our greatest strength, it is more likely still in talent mode. In order to avoid a tangent into the semantics of...
Implications of the Word, Leader (Part 3): If People Can’t Say “No,” You Aren’t a Leader…
…you are a dictator. In this series about the assumptions inherent in the word Leader, we explored that leaders are “in front,” either physically or cognitively, while others are following. Also, leaders have a destination in mind, a desired future reality. Today we...
Implications of the word, LEADER (Part 2): The leader is in front and others follow.
Last week I mentioned that there are hundreds, if not thousands of definitions for the word, Leader. Yet, regardless of the definition you may settle on, there are still at least three assumptions we make when we say the word, Leader. We looked at the assumption that...
Implications of the word, LEADER (Part 1)
Have you ever thought about the meaning of the word, “leader”? Given that there is practically a cult-like fervor around the topic of leadership, I am sure you have thought about the meaning, or at least heard many definitions. I once heard that there are thousands of...
CliftonStrengths® and Work: Do More of What You Are Designed to Do
Is your job unfulfilling? Do you like the product but not the process? Whether or not you join the “Great Resignation,” make sure you understand your design and start strengthening it. As you can guess, I think that CliftonStrengths is the most practical and...
CliftonStrengths® and Work: So What?
So everything! As we continue to navigate the “great resignation,” I think a few things are as informative as knowing at least your top 5 CliftonStrengths talent themes and understanding them through the powerful lens of CoreClarity®. I coach many people who are...