December 31, 2001
Many people start the year making resolutions about how to improve their life, at home and work. But often, making real improvements seems out of reach. Why is it so difficult to improve? Here are some strategies for using your talents to make ...
December 15, 2001
We advise you to do three things. First, take a moment to reflect on your Signature Themes -- your "top five" -- as revealed by the Clifton StrengthsFinder. Do you agree with your top five? Are there some other themes within the full list of 34 ...
December 10, 2001
Customer loyalty is at the core of the "value creation" proposition. High loyalty scores bode well for future growth. But what exactly is customer loyalty? How does loyalty relate to engaging customers? And what role does your sales force play ...
April 23, 2001
Positive feedback from managers and co-workers is essential to most employees. Without it, even hardened stoics tend to lose heart and question their actions and goals. Managers can jump-start the discussion about what encourages their team ...
April 9, 2001
The language of strengths is most powerful as the basis for insight and understanding shared across entire organizations. It can help individuals and teams become increasingly more effective. But at first, using a new language is awkward. How ...
If you want to reveal your talents, monitor your spontaneous, top-of-mind reactions to the situations you encounter. These top-of-mind reactions provide the best trace of your talents. They reveal the location of strong mental connections.
October 16, 2000
Gallup's "language of strengths" fosters the perception of talent in oneself and others and facilitates articulation and further expression of those talents. Gallup's strengths management framework breaks the types of talent down into 34 ...
October 9, 2000
What does the phrase "becoming an employer of choice" mean? For many organizations, it refers to their strategies to attract talented employees. And once an organization has done the hard work of recruiting top performers, the next step is to ...
June 7, 1999
The need to learn and grow is a natural instinct for human beings. We can learn and grow by finding more efficient ways to do our jobs. Where there is growth, there is innovation, and this is a breeding ground for more positive and refreshing ...
