Do You Know Your Strengths?
Most of us have a poor sense of our talents and strengths yet are acutely aware of our weaknesses and flaws. Why is that? I’ll
Most of us have a poor sense of our talents and strengths yet are acutely aware of our weaknesses and flaws. Why is that? I’ll
For those of us at Proffitt Management Solutions, leadership is a melody composed of knowledge, attitudes, skills, and habits. Just as a conductor leads an
How strong is your personal brand? Leaders, while valuing the need to perform well and meet commitments, also benefit by strengthening their brand. The fundamental
Let’s be honest: we expect our leaders to be wise and evolve continually. In fact, we raise the bar every year. But without a commitment
In the face of today’s challenges, smart leaders can attest to what Marshall Goldsmith famously stated in his book by the same name, “What got
In my work as a coach, I find that the inner game, i.e. the stuff of character, is the hardest, yet most significant, aspect of
What’s your thinking style? Just like we have personality preferences for introversion and extraversion, we also have preferred ways of thinking about a problem. There’s
While some enjoy promoting its seemingly magical qualities, intuition isn’t some mysterious gift or touchy-feely psychic ability. There’s science behind it, which means you can
Whether you’re giving difficult feedback to an employee, approaching your supervisor with a problem, or having an uncomfortable conversation with a peer — handling difficult
Imagine a workplace where people are scared to voice their opinions, where the fear of failure is so intense it paralyzes action. Such a work
The term “glass ceiling” evokes an image of an invisible, yet unbreakable, barrier that prevents women from advancing to higher levels of leadership, especially in
The world of quantum physics with its electrons, quarks, and uncertainty principles may seem far removed from the art of leadership. However, the quantum world