I think. You think. It didn’t matter who thought of it first. It mattered more who tried it first. I plan. You plan. It didn’t matter who planned it. It mattered more who did it. I talk. You talk. It didn’t matter who talked about it. It mattered more who walked the talk....
Ideation Is Not My Strength. HELP!
Expression Of Ideas Is Your Strength My wife told me she does not have the strength of ideation. That she is not an ideas person. “No ideation. No strength in ideas”, she said. That made me raise my eyebrows. I asked her, “Why not?” And she told me 3 reasons:...
Achiever Talent Theme: CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder)
A guide to understanding Achievers Understand your CliftonStengths (StrengthsFinder) Talent Themes over the next few weeks. We are going to deconstruct each talent theme and give you insights into what each of these talent themes is about. This week, we will be looking at the talent theme of Achiever. You...
Test Your Ideas And See Them Fail
Knowing Which Ideas To Keep Or Abandon The only way to see if your ideas work is to test your ideas and see them fail. I am on holiday in Orange, New South Wales, Australia and I was transfixed by the crow outside my hotel balcony. It was looking for...
Adaptability – Why It Is A Good Habit Not To Plan
There are two kinds of people in the world: The kind that has the next 10 years of their lives planned out, and the kind that has about the next 10 minutes planned. I don’t know about you, but I fall in the latter. Because change is the only constant,...
Activator Talent Theme: Gallup CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder)
A Guide to Understanding Activators Understand your CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder) Talent Themes over the next few weeks. We are going to deconstruct each talent theme and give you insights into what each of these talent themes are about. This week, we will be looking at the talent theme of Activator. You...