Walking the dog around where I live, I’m constantly reminded of life’s unpredictability. You never know when something might dart out of the bushes—whether it’s a wallaby, a rabbit, or even a snake slithering across the...
Strength Partners
Navigating Feedback When You Are Told You Shine “Too Much”
Receiving feedback from your boss that you're "too much" or need to "tone it down" can be challenging, especially when you're passionate about your work. However, this feedback doesn't mean your strengths are liabilities....
How to Speak Up When Your Boss Says You’re Too Quiet
Next in this instalment of ‘TOO’ is the one for my deep-thinking friends. When your Boss tells you that you should speak up more, that you are too quiet. In the workplace, it's easy to feel pressured to conform to louder,...
Navigating Feedback That Suggests You’re ‘TOO Much’
‘You shine TOO much’ ‘You’re TOO quiet’ ‘You're TOO loud’ All statements I have heard recently from coachee’s and I have even heard myself (the too loud one, or too fast, too assertive). When I hear this, I am often drawn...
Guiding Principle – Themes are not labels
Humans are way too complex to be described by one word. In a world that often seeks to categorize and pigeonhole individuals into neat boxes, the CliftonStrengths assessment stands out as a beacon of empowerment and...
How leaders can coach teams to use their unique talents to boost productivity
Every person in the world has talent. Talent can be defined as a naturally occurring pattern of thought, feeling, and behaviour. These might include seeing patterns in data, thinking in an orderly manner, sensing the moods...
Power of Harmony in the Workplace
When my two boys were young, one of their favourite TV programs on Cartoon Network was Ben 10. It was about a boy, Ben Tennyson, who discovers the Omnitrix — a high-tech, extraterrestrial watch-looking device. This ‘watch’...
Strategies for Thriving During Times of Change
I had the wonderful opportunity to share, as the keynote speaker for the 5th annual CliftonStrengths Philippines conference, some strategies for thriving during times of change. I am a big fan of models that complement...
Doing Strengths vs. Being Strengths Based
I love what I do, working with teams and organisations to help them become strengths-based. So often I will hear a leader say, “Oh I have done a Strengths workshop”. Discovering your Strengths is just the start of the...