With Valentine’s Day this weekend, love is in the air and on nearly everyone’s mind. What if – love were in the air and work atmosphere every day? It sounds rather silly or even syrupy to suggest such a thing. However, in a real sense, love is doable at work.
“In our assessment coaching practice we […]
The notion that all executives must be visionary thinkers or strategic thinkers is absurd. In fact, this can be devastating to an organization if all members of the senior executive team are extreme visionaries. When this happens, the team naturally lacks other needed strengths such as operational focus, taking care of business, meeting fiduciary requirements, […]
CDR Assessment Group is hosting a “Leadership Sampler Session” in Dallas on Wednesday morning, February 10th, 2016. According to CDR’s President, Nancy Parsons, “Leaders have a wide variety of inherent strengths. Gaining clarity around one’s own strategic, operational and core leadership capabilities is key to maximize performance for sustainable success. Also, this helps a […]
Is your job and career path tapping into your greatest strengths and talents? Are you energized and enriched by your work and happy with your career trajectory?
If you lack a “kick in your step” and […]
When C-Suite executives get the boot, it is not because of their intelligence or lack of knowledge. Low self-awareness is usually the culprit. On the other hand, highly successful leaders are rooted in authenticity and are astute at building and leveraging their own true talent.
There are six profile characteristics[i] that prevent leaders from honestly […]
Successful women CEOs/entrepreneurs and corporate executives’ profiles look more like men leaders in their CDR Risk Factors than the middle management women in our original Glass Ceiling research study group. That is a key reason they make it to the top.
While these findings may challenge current thinking, particularly from a feminist’s viewpoint
As a blogger since 2009, being able to share nuggets of learning and experiences is something I enjoy. Writing about leadership, assessments, and executive coaching comes fairly easy. Writing concisely and articulately about why I do what I do is another matter all together.
There are a lot of jobs out there that are fascinating, complex, […]
Retaining top talent is about rewarding people based on their individual needs and wants. Equally important is that your people should be doing work that they find meaningful and enriching in as much as possible. We measure one’s intrinsic […]
The switch from my last post “Do You Have a Funny Bone?” to the topic of the “Dark Sides of Leaders” may seem out of kilter. Maybe it is a leap although we work with all dimensions of leadership – strengths/character traits, risk – the dark sides, and with drivers and motivational needs. So, […]
Do you remember the game of “Operation” growing up? The game buzzed and the patient’s nose lit up in red alert if your surgical procedure went off track using tweezers. As a child, one thing that I always found most appealing […]
