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One of my favorite conversations recently was around the intersection of Learning & Development and Organizational Development and why organizations…
One of my favorite conversations recently was around the intersection of Learning & Development and Organizational Development and why organizations…
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As part of Fish Camp Learning Sdn Bhd’s community contribution, I recently arranged the donation of two syringe pumps to Sarawak General Hospital…
As part of Fish Camp Learning Sdn Bhd’s community contribution, I recently arranged the donation of two syringe pumps to Sarawak General Hospital…
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“Knowledgeable tutors.” “Real-world insights.” “Transferable to the workplace.” “Comprehensive learner experience.” These are the kind of words we…
“Knowledgeable tutors.” “Real-world insights.” “Transferable to the workplace.” “Comprehensive learner experience.” These are the kind of words we…
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Charity Partner
Nelson Mandela Childrens Fund
- 4 years 11 months
Children
Helping to raise money to support NMCF projects, including building a new children's hospital in South Africa
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Strengthscope Handbook
Matador
See publicationDuring the past two decades, research has linked personality strengths to a wide range of positive work and life outcomes, including wellbeing and stress management, motivation, creative problem-solving and improved relationships, self-confidence, career success and teamwork. It has also shown the importance of addressing performance risk areas to achieve the best possible outcomes. Risk areas such as overuse or inappropriate use of strengths, or weaker areas that can disrupt/derail…
During the past two decades, research has linked personality strengths to a wide range of positive work and life outcomes, including wellbeing and stress management, motivation, creative problem-solving and improved relationships, self-confidence, career success and teamwork. It has also shown the importance of addressing performance risk areas to achieve the best possible outcomes. Risk areas such as overuse or inappropriate use of strengths, or weaker areas that can disrupt/derail performance, should also be addressed to optimise success. This handbook is a practical guide to translating awareness from the Strengthscope® profile into behaviour change and successful results. It will also help readers improve their relationships with others through a better understanding of their strengths and performance risk areas. This book has been based on Brook’s and Brewerton’s Strengthscope® suite, an innovative strengths profiling system that helps improve performance. Backed by over 10 years of research, it is used by many leading organisations. The strategy helps people optimise their performance and energy by improving their understanding of: Unique strengths and how to optimise these to achieve exceptional results, risk areas to peak performance, together with powerful ways to reduce the impact of these, positive ways of working that will improve confidence, motivation and success in any situation, how to strengthen relationships and work more better with people whose strengths are different from yours. By understanding and optimising their strengths, energising them and enabling them to do their best work, will help supercharge readers’ performance.
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Optimize your strengths: Use your leadership strengths to get the best out of you and your team
Wiley
Each of us has our own set of strengths, abilities and skills that allow us to shine and deliver exceptional results. These are our underlying qualities that energise us and we are great at (or have potential to become great at). But how do you understand and build upon your strengths and how do you inspire others to do the same?
Optimize Your Strengths provides a proven strengths-based approach to achieving peak performance for you and your team. You'll discover your core strengths and…Each of us has our own set of strengths, abilities and skills that allow us to shine and deliver exceptional results. These are our underlying qualities that energise us and we are great at (or have potential to become great at). But how do you understand and build upon your strengths and how do you inspire others to do the same?
Optimize Your Strengths provides a proven strengths-based approach to achieving peak performance for you and your team. You'll discover your core strengths and learn how to use these to bring out the best in yourself and inspire passion, innovation and engagement in those you lead. Using the Stretch Leadership Model, leadership and organisational development experts, James Brook and Paul Brewerton, show you how to lead beyond boundaries and develop positive habits that drive you to continuously improve and take advantage of new opportunities.Other authors -
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Big congratulations to Nick Goldberg, Founder of EZRA Coaching, on the opening of the brand new NYC office! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 EZRA…
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