Strength Synergy LECMay 18, 20204 minThe "Idols Effect"....and moving beyond 10'000 hours"Our research into human strengths does not support the extreme, and extremely misleading, assertion that 'you can play any role you set...
Strength Synergy LECMar 24, 20202 minA true African Story of Leading with HopeSouth Africa’s Springboks – their national rugby team - won the Rugby World Cup, against all odds, in 2019. This was more than unexpected....
Strength Synergy LECMar 23, 20206 minTalents - use it or lose it“A well-managed talent becomes a strength. A mismanaged talent becomes a detriment.” Once you understand the natural energy and need to...
Strength Synergy LECMar 18, 20203 minLeadership - "Hope” is the new “Vision”Leaders today need to be sources of hope. Never before has uncertainty and anxiety reigned in the world that is not at war. Our world...
Strength Synergy LECMar 17, 20202 minLow on energy? Tap into your talents!“There is one sure way to identify your greatest potential for strength: Step back and watch yourself for a while. Try an activity and...
Strength Synergy LECMar 17, 20202 minTalent-based thinking patterns during COVID-19 challengeA light-hearted (positive) look at the 34 CliftonStrengths thinking patterns in reaction to COVID-19: The Do-ers Achiever – “There goes...
Strength Synergy LECMar 16, 20203 minGet comfortable with your talents, because they won't changeFrom late puberty or early adulthood, talent is pretty much hard-wired within each one of us. It was formed by both nature (our DNA) and...
Strength Synergy LECMar 8, 20202 minA brief history of Positive PsychologyIn the early 1960s, Martin Seligman, an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books, was working on Byron Campbell’s...
Strength Synergy LECMar 1, 20203 min“Well-roundedness is over-rated.”This statement goes pretty much against most accepted norms in leadership, education, performance and development. But hear me out...
Strength Synergy LECFeb 24, 20206 minPlaying the complete Strengths GameWhen I say we play the complete Strengths Game, I refer to the fact that we are confronted regularly in life with situations where we are...