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Authentic Leaders Make Passion Contagious

September 24, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

Authentic, Passion, Contagious, Confident Vulnerability, Engagement, Fulfillment, Courage, Motivation, Contribution, Challenge, Inspire, Challenge, Confidence, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

Leading with confident vulnerability and inviting your people to courageously contribute their very best creates a culture of full engagement and fulfillment for everyone, even when there is risk of failure. Allowing your authentic passion to be present invites others to be vulnerable. With passion, courage, and grace we can all flourish, contributing the best […]

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Authentic Leaders Put Values Into Practice

September 19, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

Values, Practice, Authentic, Leader, Create, Lasting, Value, Self-Aware, Vulnerability, Grace, Champion, Culture, Engagement, Relationships, Teamwork, Goals, Professionalism, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

“Rediscovering the secrets to creating lasting value.” This is the subtitle to Bill George’s book, Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value.  The statement,  “… creating lasting value” captures the heart of being an authentic leader. We need to ask the question, what does creating lasting value look like? What do I need […]

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Direct Communication is Required for Authentic Leadership

September 11, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

Direct, Honest, Communication, Authentic, Leadership, Confident, Vulnerability, Trust, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

To be an inspiring leader you must lead from the inside out and demonstrate confident vulnerability. Being confident in the gifts, talents, and strengths that you bring to the table and vulnerable with where you need help gives everyone the permission to do the same. Authentic Leadership encourages authenticity from everyone. This is part 3 of […]

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Adaptability is Required for Authentic Leadership

August 29, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

We are living and working in times of rapid change. To be an inspiring, respected, and effective leader you must be a model of adaptability and authenticity. This engenders the foundation for a culture of trust. Your people look to you to build a culture of safety, security, and the opportunity to contribute their best […]

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The Need for Authentic Leadership

August 20, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

Authentic, Leadership, Meaningful, Contribution, Purpose, Impact, Vulnerable, Inspire, Fulfillment, Engagement, Passion, Contribution, Rewarding, Adaptability, Communication, Values, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

There is both a need and a desire for truly authentic leaders. In this time of unrest we long for meaningful contribution. We want to know that our work and contribution has meaning, purpose, and impact on the greater good.  As a leader you have the opportunity to model authentic leadership, a leader who is […]

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The Willingness to be Vulnerable

April 1, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

Journey, Authentic, Vulnerable, Human, Humility, Skill, Respect, Sincere, Advantage, Courage, Weaknesses, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

It is a great journey to become secure in being authentic and vulnerable with people outside of our closest circles. It certainly has been for me, coming from a family who held very private everything personal. I was introduced to Robert J. Anderson several years ago when I became certified in The Leadership Circle 360 […]

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Raising Your Trust Quotient: A Life of Integrity

February 20, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Culture of Trust, Trust, Relationships, Trustworthy, Integrity, Authentic, Honest, Genuine, Humility, Teamwork, Unity, Focus on People, Connection, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

I recently had a long and difficult conversation with a client who is working toward creating a Culture of Trust in their organization. Committed and excited to make this happen in 2018, they are used to creating a plan for what they want and executing it with success. With their dominant strength lying in the […]

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What Happens when Teams Avoid Conflict?

June 15, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Teams, Groupthink, Strengths-based Culture, Fear of Conflict, Lack of Trust, Conflict, Confrontation, Criticism, Reprisal, Discomfort, Strengths Intelligence Culture, Productive Debate, Grow Trust, Consensus, Authentic, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

Working with executives and their teams is my privilege and honor. I’ve observed the best of courageous leaders who lean into conflict within their teams and experience amazing breakthroughs. I’ve also witnessed good leaders who avoid conflict and let the issues fester underground. Those issues are either pushed aside, leaving the team in ambiguity and […]

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Earning Trust by being an Authentic Leader

May 24, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Authentic, Leader, Self-Aware, Core, Principles, Feedback, Perspectives, Trust, Respect, Connect, Credibility, Freedom, Flexibility, Accept Blame, Accountability, Insights, Character, Mindful, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

The leaders that I coach tend to be self-aware, heart-centered leaders. They’re committed to making a difference and to leading from a place of empowering others to be their very best by employing their Strengths at work. These leaders desire the best for their people and for the companies and institutions they work for. While […]

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Authentic Leaders Convey Credibility

May 15, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Authentic, Credibility, Leader, Genuine, Core Alignment, Trust, Core Values, Purpose, Vulnerability, Candor, Honesty, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

This week has been a whirlwind of lessons in authenticity. Observing and pondering conversations and circumstances through my Strengths Intelligence lens has reminded, me once again, how very different our individual common sense is because it is informed by our unique Strengths. When I step back from a situation and attempt to understand it through […]

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