September 11, 2008
Many of us buy into the myth that talent and motivation are totally separate things. A strengths-based approach, however, debunks this. Simply put, your talents are your motivations; they’re usually inseparable. A strengths expert explains.
May 8, 2008
Two researchers say that your tribe is more important than anything else at work. Here’s how companies can harness the power of that insight to understand and influence team performance.
April 10, 2008
When it comes to first impressions about employees’ talents, you should trust -- but verify -- them. A good way for managers to do this is to ask probing questions of each individual member of their team.
January 10, 2008
Building a strengths-based organization seems like it would be simple. The concept is so intuitive, the thinking goes, that embedding strengths in a company’s DNA should be almost effortless. But this is one of the biggest myths about strengths ...
January 10, 2008
When evaluating and developing employees, managers must distinguish what’s innate in them (talent) from what can be changed or acquired (knowledge and skills). The authors of Human Sigma: Managing the Employee-Customer Encounter dig deeper into ...
October 11, 2007
Does adopting a strengths-based approach mean you can ignore your weaknesses? No, says an expert in strengths management. He explains why in this, the first of several articles that will debunk commonly accepted myths about people's talents and ...
June 14, 2007
World-renowned psychologist Shelley Taylor explores the problem of chronic anxiety at work, and how support systems can help companies to alleviate it.
May 10, 2007
As businesses compete in an increasingly globalized economy, their operations are expanding to the farthest reaches of the planet. Employees hail from numerous countries and bring to work the mores and values of vastly different cultures. How ...
April 12, 2007
A recent Gallup study of the U.S. workforce reveals this simple yet powerful formula: strengths development + engagement = innovation. Learn more about this national study and how its findings can be applied to your company.
March 8, 2007
In the six years since the release of Now, Discover Your Strengths, more than two million people have taken the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment. But Gallup has learned a tremendous amount about people's talents and strengths since the ...
