Taking the cigar out of your mouth
Unlike like Groucho Marx, I have trouble taking the cigar out of my mouth.
The joy (and pain) of gain
How is it that each incremental improvement in my performance skills causes me to see just how much farther I have to go?
The world doesn’t owe you sh*t
Be so good they can’t ignore you.
The key to winning is quitting
The key to winning is knowing when (and what) to quit. No one who has ever achieved greatness in anything has ever done so by trying to master everything that comes their way.
Bore, Bored, Boring, Boredom
The key to harnessing the power of boredom is to see the doldrums for what they are -- quiet clarions to the possibility of change.
When & Where Matter
Most of us would rather be brilliant on purpose, than accidentally so. The focus is usually on WHAT you do and HOW you do it, but knowing WHEN and WHERE you are at your best is just as valuable as knowing what and how.
The Science of Strengths
Dozens of studies have documented actual ROI in key performance indicators for organizations that encourage managers to intentionally provide opportunities for people to do what they do best.
Mitigating Weakness
By playing to your strengths, by focusing on activities that make you feel strong, you will have an easier time mitigating the effect of stuff that drains you.
Jump start 2013 with a StandOut assessment
Get a jump of 2013. You have a native genius, we all do. But that natural ability gets bruised and bullied by the urgencies of running a business. A 90-minute StandOut debriefing session will help you refocus on activities that make you feel strong.
Leveraging strengths to improve collaboration – TV Interview
You want to form a very effective team – who would you select? A group of random generalists who will try as hard as they can to do whatever it is you want them to do? Or – A group of individuals who have demonstrated expertise in the various elements of the task at hand?