In any team, collaboration is the magic ingredient for success. But collaboration isn’t something that just happens—it’s carefully cultivated and maintained. Here, we’ll explore ways to strengthen collaboration, highlight...
Team work
Building Trust – an art and a science
Building trust in teams is both an art and a science, and CliftonStrengths provides a unique lens to look at trust-building within a team setting. When individuals and managers lean into their strengths intentionally, it...
Beyond the Top 5
It’s been quite a week. One of those weeks that leaves you reflecting on how complex we are as people, and how we are so much more than just a single strength or talent. This week, my husband and I found ourselves in...
Breaking Down Silos: The Power of Connections, Friendships, and Asking for Help
How can I get my team to collaborate more? Probably the most common goals I hear from Leaders I work with, many of you reading this email. In workplaces of today, success often hinges on collaboration and communication;...
Blind Spots and Hot Spots: Navigating Unseen Risks and Opportunities in Teams
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...
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...
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...