Workplace diversity is a particularly relevant topic in business today. Although there are multiple benefits a diversified workforce brings to a company, how these initiatives are actually achieved can be elusive. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with…
Why take a personality assessment? Last week, a couple students asked me that in an interview. There are many good reasons to take a personality assessment including increased awareness about strengths and blind spots, career development, and understanding and validating…
Knowing your type can be like getting the keys to a Ferrari- but it's worthless if the keys don't fit the ignition. Or one just only uses overdrive. Or the individual gets pulled over by the police and then says,…
A recent article in the Harvard Business Review titled Strengths Based Coaching Can Actually Weaken You was timely, given the topic I wanted discuss in my latest blog. I tiptoed around the topic because strengths based coaching is powerful and it also…
I love the new year. It's an opportunity to do things differently, develop new habits and uncover personal potential. Starting tomorrow, just about everyone will be back to work or school. What will you change this year? The brain is…
Emotional intelligence is another way of describing and/or measuring habits of the mind. Emotional intelligence skills can be learned by anyone willing to first become self-aware then set goals to strengthen areas of weakness or address competencies that are out…
Can knowledge about your personality type (best known by the MBTI™) help you leverage who you are? Is it a decent road map? This is the way I look at it: I have been studying personality type since 2008 but…
When in doubt, look to the caveman to gain insight as to why we do what we do. Our ancestral make-up is exceptionally resilient and unchanging and yet our modern world is terribly ill-suited to these ancient behaviors that were…
