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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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How to Keep Your Managers Engaged

July 25, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

Engagement, Expectations, Demonstrate, Management, Team, Optimize, Motivation, Purpose, Relationships, Success, Recognition, Growth, Empower, Skills, Performance, Evaluation, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

Engagement is a buzzword right now and continues to be an important driving force for creating teams of excellence. As a leader or manager you must walk the talk of your expectations. What do you do to demonstrate engagement? This is part 4 of the 4-part series on Optimizing Your Management Team by Diana Gabriel, Certified […]

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Training Your Managers

July 15, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

Once you have the right or best mix of people for your team do you tend to your own EI development? Do you offer your people opportunities to enhance their own EI? What do you do to create a people-centered, We culture? One that is focused on engagement with everyone as they contribute their very […]

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Leveraging Team Strengths

September 26, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Organization, Culture, Teams, Synergy, Innovation, Motivation, Inspire, Learn, Unity, Results, Engagement, Inclusion, Innovation, Productivity, Empowered Team, Ownership, Pride, Enthusiasm, Interdependence, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

I attended the 2018 Minnesota ICF Awards honoring organizations and business that are integrating coaching into their culture. Each nominee spoke of the importance of focusing their development efforts on improving their organization’s culture in order to improve results. Aligning the right people with diverse strengths to problem solve and execute a plan is essential. […]

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Leaders Need to be Great Change Leaders

August 21, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Change, Engaged, Fundamentals, Effective, Leading, Managing, Course, Culture, Motivation, Vision, Sustain, Process, Communication, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

The most successful leaders embrace change as a constant norm. They innovatively keep their people engaged to stay ahead of the curve. These are critical competencies for successful, sustainable leadership. I see this across the organizations I work with and the leaders I have coached. It’s a common denominator no matter the industry. Over the […]

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Which Leaders Persevere?

April 11, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Authentic Leader, Integrity, Perseverance, Foundation, Motivation, Pursuit, Memorable, Impact, Mature, Seasoned, Wisdom, Clarity, Discernment, Self-Awareness, Commitment, Accountability, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

These are complex times in which we need to lead courageously. I see this in my clients. I have a great deal of respect for the gifts and talents they bring to the table. Their conviction to being authentic leaders with integrity is admirable. I watch them tirelessly working with their various contingencies, offering solutions […]

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Intentionally Recognize and Reinforce Passion

August 14, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Passion, Energy, Motivation, Engagement, Vulnerability, Desires, Interests, Fearless, Inspire, Recognize, Acknowledge, Culture, Ideas, Reinforce, Connect, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

She desired a better and deeper understanding of her strengths, helping her work with and live a life with the gifts and talents she brings to the world. This conversation was a heartwarming experience. Strengths Coaching doesn’t get much sweeter than that. With a tangible passion for what she is great at, she has a […]

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Bring Out the Best in Your People

November 28, 2016 by Diana Leave a Comment

peak performance, excellence, consistency, improvement, high energy, fulfillment, bring out the best, engagement, motivation, the right fit, disengaged, bored, overwhelm, underwhelm, lack of understanding, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, leadership coach

It has been a busy time for me as I deliver Strengths Based Leadership and workshops on Building Strengths Culture Teams. I am struck by the great job done by the leaders and manager that I have worked with – diligently working to create the right mix of people for their teams. But then, they […]

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Focused Conversations

August 15, 2016 by Diana Leave a Comment

motivation, conversation, focused conversations, drive, flow, A+ Zone, Strengths Strategy, Autonomy, Relatedness, Competence, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, leadership coach

Expanding my Strengths Intelligence has provided me with pragmatic approaches that have exponentially assisted me in strategically applying and leveraging my Strengths, allowing me to live and lead from the A+ Zone. I am amazed by the new insights that I continuously discover about how my top 15 Strengths dance together in different scenarios. This […]

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Motivating Without Micromanaging

August 8, 2016 by Diana Leave a Comment

Motivation, Micromanage, The Domino Effect, Autonomy, Relatedness, Competence, psychological needs, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, leadership coach

The more I have come to know and deeply understand my Strengths the more sense it all makes now. How my Strengths dance together, what lit their fire in the places where I have flourished professionally, where I have floundered and how I do not perform well and am demotivated with I’m micromanaged. The careers […]

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