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3 Keys For Transformational Leadership

People are looking to you. They’re looking for answers. They’re looking for guidance. They’re looking for hope.

All of these things can be found in a great leader. But your tribe is also looking for something else. They’re looking for transformation.

And you’ve got to have to be skill in transformational leadership. Are you? If not, read on dear reader.

What Is Transformational Leadership?

There’s the million dollar question folks. Luckily, the answer is pretty simple.

To be a transformational leader, you’ve got to be a leader who is able to illicit change in others. You’ve got to be able to shift people’s thinking. You’ve got to effect change in the lives of others.

The answer is simple. The application is hard.  Read more...

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What I Learned About Myself Through StrengthsFinder 2.0

A lot has been said about focusing on your strengths instead of your weaknesses. I don’t know about you, but I’m finding this to be true.

Especially after I discovered my strengths from the StrengthsFinder 2.0 test.

What Is StrengthsFinder 2.0?

Put simply, StrengthsFinder 2.0 is a test that will help you uncover your strengths and talents. Through a series of questions you’ll be given the results of a 30+ minute test that will lay out the areas you most likely excel in.

Tom Rath originally worked with Dr. Donald Clifton to create the StrengthsFinder test. In 2007, Rath and the researchers at Gallop revised the test and created StrengthsFinders 2.0.

How StrengthsFinder 2.0 Helps You

Every leader knows they have strengths and weaknesses. But do they really know what those are? Or are they guessing and doing their best to work in their strengths area?  Read more...