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What Are You Great At?
There is a growing list of people that come to mind when I hear the word transition. It seems to be open season for "life and job transitions" right now. Whether it’s accepting their first, full-time position or retirement (or somewhere in…

Three Reasons You Need to Put Your Talents in Time Out
The very thing that makes you amazing, talented, and sets you apart as a leader is getting in your way. Before you say, "But, Sara, how can something you've taught me is good and right about me get in my way?"Hang with me, friend, I'm here…

3 Contributions the Belief Talent can Make on a Team
Consider This
Your team has been doing great work together. You're identifying future goals, projects that align with those goals, and prioritizing the work before you.Don speaks up and asks, "How do these priorities align with our core…

Slaying Fear with Strengths:
34 Ways You Can Rumble with Vulnerability
so you can Lead with Courage
Over the past two weeks, I've listened to countless people talk about courage.While at a conference, I listened to deeply personal stories of women leading with courage.…

Building Trust with Analytical
Are you one of 19 million?If you said, "No, I'm one in a million!" I want to give you a virtual high-five.Yes, you ARE one in a million!I asked if you were 1 in 19 million because over 19 million, yes MILLION, people have taken the…

Relationship Building Talents Can Foster Trust
Are you familiar with your CliftonStrengths (formerly, StrengthsFinder)? Great! Hold your dominant talents in mind as we dive into the relationship building talent themes.If you're new to strengths, grab this guide to begin the journey of…

Compassion: The Gift of Showing You Care
Early in ministry, one of the youth, for whom I was responsible, was in remission from Leukemia. He went with us on a long weekend trip.But then, tragedy hit.While we were away, he died. Yes, on the trip.His father was with us,…

Trust and the Executing Talent Themes
Have you ever considered that different people may approach building trust in different ways? Here are the nine we'll explore in this post over the coming days. If you want a jump-start strengths-based development, go ahead and get your guide.As…

Bring Attention and Focus to Your Message with the Communication Talent
The Communication talent brings attention to important messages.How? Here's how Gallup describes this talent:People exceptionally talented in the COMMUNICATION theme generally find it easy to put their thoughts into words. They are good…

Get in the Driver’s Seat with Command
Put yourself in the parking lot at work. Your team is preparing to head out on a road trip. At the last minute, one person can't go. Another person is having car trouble. And a third person isn't there and it's time to leave.You're looking…