If you’ve taken the CliftonStrengths assessment, you may remember that at the end that you are given a list of your Top 5 talents. These are the traits that you are most likely to display based on how you answered the questions. A lot of times, when we look at the list, we immediately identify …
I am often asked about being introverted versus being extroverted and which talents coincide with these personality traits. Whether you are an introvert or extrovert is, for the most part, related to how you connect with others, process information, and where you draw energy from. These tendencies are on a continuum and can vary depending on …
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Managing remotely? Here’s a way to reconnect your virtual team. The world today looks a lot different than it previously did, especially when considering the traditional office environment. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, we used to mingle with each other in the office or stop by a coworker’s desk to have a casual (sometimes even work-related!) …
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As a leader of a team, you know that workplace conflict arises between team members from time to time. Even though we pride ourselves on our ability to manage and resolve them, whenever there are people in a group setting, there will be conflict at some point. We try our best to avoid it by …
Today’s world of leadership is about much more than just managing tasks and results. Leaders need to be able to work with their team on coaching and development in the workplace. They are expected to do much more than assigning tasks, overseeing people, and rating them exactly on what they’ve done. It’s no longer just …
I’d be willing to wager that you may have done some sort of personality assessment in the past, perhaps with your team. I could be Myers Briggs, it could be Disk, or any number of other personality tools. What I find to be true is that, in most environments, leaders who take their teams through …
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The greatest leadership challenge is usually the following three things: Getting to know your people. Understanding what their talents and strengths are. Aligning your work processes and assignments to best fit the unique personalities of each team member. In the work that we do at CoreFocus, we address each of these things. We dig into …
Every so often I get asked about CoreDrills. People want to know what is it and why it’s important. If you’ve taken the CliftonStrengths assessment (formerly known as Strengths Finder) you’ve figured out what your top talents are but CoreDrills can take it a step further. Like I’ve said before, you don’t want to just …
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Do you should on yourself? You probably do, because really, we all do it. I can’t count the number of times in a given day, I will say to myself things like: I should go work out todayI should fix a healthier mealI should get to work on that piece of writing I’ve been meaning …
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I was recently in a conversation with a client who asked me of all her 34 talents that are identified in the CliftonStrengths Assessment, which one she should focus on first. This is a great question that I’m sure a lot of people have so I thought I’d answer it in this blog post. Generally, …
