It’s Autumn…

Just back from Colorado and you know it is a sure sign of Autumn when the aspen leaves change from green to yellow, gold, and red.  According to the article below from the Denver Business Journal, another sign this Autumn may be . . . Continue reading →

Leverage Your Strengths (Part II)

In our blog two weeks ago, we talked about identifying your strengths and the strengths of your employees through the use of assessment tools.  The CheckPoint assessment is great for a manager to receive feedback from his/her boss, their direct reports, and their . . . Continue reading →

Leverage Your Strengths (Part I)

Think back to your last performance review. Your boss probably spent 10-20% of the discussion on things you do well, and the bulk of the discussion on your “areas for improvement” (aka: your weaknesses, your shortcomings, things you do not do well, . . . Continue reading →

Finding that one thing…

In the movie “City Slickers”, Jack Palance, the old, grizzled cowboy, put his index finger into the air and told Billy Crystal that “the secret of life is one thing.  If you stick to that, everything else doesn’t matter.”  When asked what . . . Continue reading →

Time for your annual checkup…

Most of us know we should have an annual checkup, but do we actually do it? If we have one every year, do we actually know if it is complete? And do we understand the tests and examinations we are having done? Most of . . . Continue reading →