I have been thinking a lot about the relationship between one's strengths and one's level of fulfillment at work. In particular, I have been reflecting on how infrequently the topic of personal strengths features directly in my conversations with co-workers.

Every CEO on the planet knows that people are important, but do they put their people first? The irony is when our top priority is to take care of our people...

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Direct reports or direct supports? How do you view those that report to you? This story uncovers a mindset to shift how you view your team and lead better.

"Are you sure?" is a simple easy phrase but it provokes our people into a binary yes or no. Better to ask "How sure are you?" and invite a probabilistic response.

A story and lessons learned about starting down a path to management and leadership. Poor management and leadership can be draining, don't let it be.

No leader is perfect. The best ones don’t try to be—they concentrate on honing their strengths and find others who can make up for their limitations.

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Learning how to Move Forward with Purpose

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A mission statement doesn’t just guide a company’s actions and principles, it tells the world what you stand for and what people should expect from an organization. Mylan Pharmaceuticals is a company that has lost sight of its mission statement.

Meryl Streep got an Oscar nomination for playing Florence Foster Jenkins, an awful singer who performed at Carnegie Hall.

How can an employer create an upbeat workplace? By not telling people to be positive.

In some jobs, being in touch with emotions is essential. In others, it seems to be a detriment. And like any skill, being able to read people can be used for good or evil.

David Marquet

If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts

John Kotter

Therese Huston

Let’s just get this out there: on paper, I’m a terrible CEO. I avoid going into the office, I only meet with my team a couple times a week, and I especially hate giving speeches, coming up with vision statements, leading meetings, and all the other CEO-y stuff you read about in HBR.

To wit, Hillary Clinton and Marissa Mayer.

How to combine fierce resolve with personal humility.