I have a huge fear of failure. When failure occurs, my first thoughts are not very productive. A typical first thought is, “I’m a total disaster! How mortifying!”🤦 I stay in this sad place for hours or days, depending on the size and scope of my failure. And then – sometimes with help and sometimes independently […]
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This Valentine’s week, I’m sharing the love list for the most frequently occurring strengths based on Gallup’s CliftonStrengths assessment. Achievers LOVE making lists Learners LOVE to be on the cutting edge People who lead with Responsibility LOVE gaining the respect of others Relators LOVE deep and authentic relationships Strategic folks LOVE to find the best […]
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Seriously. You NEED a friend at work. Gallup is the think-tank leader when it comes to understanding businesses and human behavior. Gallup’s research is based on enormous samples sizes and Gallup has a 40+-year track record of tracking engagement at work. Gallup’s research related to having a best friend at work shows interesting and inspiring […]
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Building Engagement in Today’s World Have your work activities changed since March 15? Have these changes improved your work productivity or hindered it? Have they increased your engagement or decreased it? These questions are NEITHER rhetorical nor coy. Some folks are insanely busy and freakishly engaged right now, while others […]
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Working from home can be a grind. For many teams who are accustomed to working alongside one another, this unprecedented time of working from home due to COVID-19 has come with a high price tag. The price has been felt in a variety of ways: increased stress, increased loneliness, decreased engagement at work, and […]
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I’m sure you’re too busy for this 4-minute video but humor me for 2-minutes and I’ll give you a very brief synopsis. Many of my corporate clients struggle with the issue of working on the RIGHT thing. This video squarely addresses that problem. The most common strength of the 17.5 million people who have […]
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In 1995, businesses talked about and cared about employee. Twenty years later, businesses talk about and care about employee. Why? Because it matters. In the last twenty years, research has shown that it takes more than workers being happy at work to build a successful business. It takes workers to care about their work. It […]
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In fact, as of 11 a.m. this morning exactly 11,042,168 people around the world know their strengths. That is approximately the population of all of the residents in Indiana (6.5 million) and Kentucky (4.4 million) combined. Wow! And the movement is just gaining speed. It took 213 days for the most recent 1 million people […]
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The decline of the American community is a sad and news worthy topic. Researchers tell us that Americans are less likely to join groups and have long-lasting friendships today than they were in previous decades. Similarly, Americans have become increasingly disconnected from our social structures – whether they be PTA, church, or political parties. And as […]
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Is your organization bottom line driven? I’d be very surprised if it was not. But what does that mean and how is it accomplished? When your company’s CEO or CFO refers to increasing a focus on the bottom line, he or she means that your company needs to grow its net earnings or reduce its costs. It’s […]
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