How Much Time Do You Have Left?

Does this infographic startle you? An entire year in traffic? Six years of cooking, cleaning, and chores? And, the real mind-crusher: nine years watching TV, playing video games and surfing the Web. Ouch… Our limited time on earth is certainly filled with many “must do’s” like eating, sleeping, work. In education parlance these are our “core curriculum” courses. Gotta eat, gotta sleep ... Read More

3 Damaging Myths of Personal Development and What It Means to You Today

Three Damaging Myths of Personal Development
In his best-selling book “Go Put Your Strengths to Work,” Marcus Buckingham outlines three damaging myths that hamper our growth and ability to achieve excellence. Why are these myths so prevalent? More importantly, how do we confront these myths, embrace the truth and start improving ourselves today?

Do you behave dictatorially or collaboratively? Give advice or enable others to discover? Exert expertise or treat everyone as equals?

While effective coaching from managers increases employee engagement and commitment, coaching others does not always come naturally. Improved collaborative listening skills and balancing advice versus discovering solutions together benefit employee engagement and the overall health of the organization. Wise words from two of the world’s leadership development experts. Finding the Balance Between Coaching and Managing – Jack Zenger, and Joseph ... Read More

Had your coffee yet? You may not need it after the jolt from this study. 

Unhappy Employees Outnumber Happy Ones by Two to One Worldwide Still too sleepy to click? Ok, go fire up the Keurig. We’ve got this. –only 13% of worldwide workers feel engaged in their jobs. Ouch. –63% are “not engaged” in their work. Clock in, clock out, assemble 99 widgets, punch psychological time card, get pay check, repeat. Ouch, Part II. –Even ... Read More

Clifton StrengthsFinder 2.0—The What, Why and How

The What, Why and How of Clifton StrengthsFinder 2.0
What was the last project you enjoyed so much that you lost track of time completing it? Did the final result thrill and impress your co-workers, your boss and maybe even yourself?  If you answered “yes” to these two questions, there is a good chance you were using one or more of your natural talents. Here is why that’s important.