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Futility

Futility

November 9, 2009 · 5 comments

in Leadership Development

I just disabled Windows Update for some of my “important” security updates.  It’s a lengthy story; but the whole ordeal drove home some important leadership lessons. Let’s discuss the lesson first and provide details for the interested later.

mazeCan you recall ever feeling helpless? There’s nothing more frustrating than knowing that you can’t accomplish what you want. The feeling, “You can’t get there from here.”

As an owner or manager of an organization you come to understand that your associates and employees fall into two categories: those that want to do something for the success of the organization and those that want to do something for themselves.  [click to continue…]

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Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been talking about strengths.  This is the final post in a 5-part evaluation of Strengths. Strengths are the combination of Energy, Talents and Passions. But strengths without achievement are nothing.  Achievement, significant, material, long lasting, world-changing achievements seem to always result from the application of strengths.

Therefore I suggest the following formula for achievement: [click to continue…]

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Talent

The Natural – Your Talents Point To Your Strengths

September 1, 2009

Everyone is “a natural” at something.  Think about it.  I’m sure you know someone who is naturally gifted, endowed with more of a particular talent.   If you’re like me, sometimes you get tempted to envy them.  But you’re a natural at some things, too! In Strengths Finder 2.0 [1]  Tom Rath used the 34 “themes” [...]

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Elements of Strength

August 24, 2009

Have you ever noticed that some people seem to get more done and have more life than everyone else?  You seem to notice them everywhere doing everything.  They seem to complete two lifetimes while you’re fighting just to get your kids to school.  Why do they seem to have more energy or accomplish far more [...]

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