I grew up with dogs. When my kids lived at home, they grew up with dogs...which my wife and I usually took care of. Hmmm, funny how that works. I was actually dead set on not getting another dog. My daughter called one day and asked me to come to her school because her classmate's dog... Continue Reading →
discover and develop your strengths
Terry has beautifully described the impact and hope people experience when they understand their strengths, and when they understand the strengths of their spouse, kids or teammates. She captures some of the joy of our work. Read this and take the StrengthsFinder assessment, and have someone coach you through your results with CoreClarity. You will all be glad you did.
I have a new passion. No doubt about it. I love coaching people through discovery of their talents and strengths. Absolutely love it.
Successful people
understand their talents and strengths
and build their lives upon them.
My husband and I attended a CoreClarity training last spring. That week prepared us to explain Gallup StrengthsFinder results for individuals and groups. This summer, we had numerous opportunities to coach family members, individuals, and couples.
Every time we talked through top talents with people, I watched eyes open wide in recognition, hearts soften with greater understanding, burdens of frustration and self-condemnation wash away, and hope reappear in the soul.
It was amazing actually.
It is an encouraging experience to grow in self-awareness and self-acceptance, but it is even more powerful to grow in understanding and appreciating the important people in our lives.
Successful marriages (or teams)
don’t just accommodate differences in each other,
they…
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Continue Your Summit Experience
Don't Stop Believin' is one of Journey's Greatest Hits. (Which you may have started singing in your mind now.) Believing is a good practice...and so is Learning. Don' Stop Learnin' just because The Global Leadership Summit is over. You can continue to grow and sharpen your leadership skills with the new GLSnext app. You will... Continue Reading →
Global Leadership Summit 2015-Highlights Day Two
Horst Schulze, Chairman and CEO, Capella Hotel Group; Founding President and Former COO, The Ritz-Carlton Group Click here for full talk notes on "Creating World Class Service". @elvintorres78 "Leaders have forfeited the right to make excuses!" @WillowCreekCL We don't hire people in our organization, we select people and caring is part of the profile. @DanLovaglia "Service... Continue Reading →
