Tag Archive - Strengths

Character - Knowing Your Strengths and Weaknesses

There is really only one person on earth who truly knows your character - YOU. All of us have strengths and weaknesses in our character. But do we stop and really look at ourselves in the mirror?

We have developed the My Mirror Character Assessment for just that purpose. You will get a snapshot of your character in as little as five minutes and it is FREE!

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On Boarding New Hires To Insure Their Success - interview with Lee Salz and host Dave Anderson on IMPACT Talk Radio

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Lee Salz- Show #2, author of Hire Right, Higher Profits speaks with Dave Anderson about Onboarding New Hires to Insure Their Success on this 30 minute podcast.

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West Point’s Eleven Principles of Leadership - Rewritten

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One of the best books I ever read on leadership was John Maxwell’s 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. In fact, I recently gave a copy to a young man who just graduated from high school as a gift.

28 years ago, I was a recent high school graduate as well. I was a brand new cadet at West Point. I was handed the plebe handbook called Bugle Notes. Continue Reading…

Interviewers Need Better Questions

Is this really the best candidate?

“Tell me about yourself.” “What is your definition of teamwork?” “What’s your biggest weakness?” These are old interview questions that rarely improve an interviewer’s chance of finding the best candidate.

Some interviewers have not changed their interview questions for years, or they are using the questions they were asked when they interviewed years ago.

It is time for a change!

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Strengths / Weaknesses - The Same Coin

Both Sides Are Me

I’m an idea guy. I love to brainstorm and come up with ideas on how to make things better. I am also someone who can ignore the details or forget about them quickly.

The more I work with leaders the more I realize I am not alone. All of us have strengths that can also be our weaknesses. They are two sides of the same coin. Our strengths often turn into weaknesses when they are misapplied or taken to an extreme.

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Leaders: 4 Steps To Building Bench Strength

How's Your Bench Strength?

I was caught in the trap of my own making. I watched my company cut leadership training from its training curriculum in the early 2000’s. As the years went on, I began to bark about this lack of training for leaders. I believe that an organization that does not develop its next generation of leaders begins to stagnate and eventually staggers.

Then it hit me, complaining is not leading. I had complained for too long. Continue Reading…