Diana Gabriel

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Successfully Developing Your People

October 23, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Employee, Development, Personal, Professional, Invest, Vision, Culture, Effective, Training, Essential, Prioritize, Budget, Engagement, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

Over the past 18 years, I’ve had the privilege to partner with some amazing organizations that realize that prioritizing the personal and professional development of their people is the core, or heart, of their culture of trust and success. People are absolutely amazing in what they give back to the organizations that invest in them […]

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Provide Training To Be A Great Change Leader

September 6, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Inspire, Vision, Enable, Acknowledge, Celebrate, Contribution, Training, Change, Leader, Collaboration, Teamwork, Buy-In, Celebrate, Progress, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

Being a Great Change Leader is one of those paradoxes where it’s not about you and all about you. To lead a wildly successful change process you need to be able to inspire your people through your vision and to enable them to do the work that makes the vision happen. Then, your acknowledgment and […]

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Be A Great Change Leader. Establish a Plan.

August 30, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Change, Leader, Plan, Involvement, Early, Lead, Manage, Pillars, Employees, People, Staff, Engagement, Vision, Encouragement, Investment, Resources, Experts, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

I’ve observed that the most successful change agents involve their people early in the strategic process. Their knowledge and expertise are valuable in creating the plan and early involvement builds buy-in to the process. Your people want to be a part of a successful endeavor whenever that is possible. It’s a feel-good experience all around […]

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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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Performance + Passion

August 21, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Ownership, Purpose, Passion, Meaning, Excitement, Workplace Engagement, Fulfillment, Contribution, Communicate, Vision, Strategy, Values, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

As a coach, I work with successful leaders who feel they have more to contribute but don’t know how to get there. They want to empower their people to be the best they can be, to contribute their strengths toward the vision and feel fulfilled at the end of the day. Are you a leader […]

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How to Hire for Passion

August 7, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Vision, Passion, Performance, Hire For It, Encourage, Passionate Leader, Values, Articulate, Exhibit, Culture, Team Members, Peers, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

In my work as a Strengths Based Sustainable Leadership Coach I witness the passion and the joy that people exude when their strengths are aligned with their job responsibilities. They’re enthusiastic about contributing their gifts and talents to the big picture and what they are charged to accomplish. This is most powerful when the vision […]

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Passion Starts with Purpose

July 31, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Passion, Purpose, Reason, Performance, Clarity, Vision, The Why, Employee Engagement, Hire for Passion, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

What ignites passion and high performance? This was on my mind recently as I attended the Clifton Strengths Summit in Omaha. One speaker after another shared how they made major contributions and differences by integrating a strengths culture into something they were passionate about – education, state government, organizations – the possibilities are endless. The […]

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Authentic Leaders are Self-Aware

May 2, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Authenticity, Legacy, Authentic Leader, Self-Aware, Confident Vulnerability, Awareness, Self-Improvement, Values, Vision, Affirmations, Assessment, Development Tools, Habits, Practices, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

When I reflect on Authenticity I think of the retirement celebration I attended for someone who had worked in the same office for 38 years. She experienced many obstacles, challenges and adversity in leadership during those 38 years, always handling everything with integrity and courage. Throughout the celebration I heard over and over again how […]

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Becoming the Authentic Leader
Your People Need

April 26, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Leader, Inside Out, Authentic, Trust, Hope, Vision, Assurance, Compassion, Well-being, Self-aware, Respect, Connect, Credibility, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

As we think about and talk about leading from the inside out we see that when leader, like you, slow down enough to focus on what it means and what it takes to lead from the inside out you become more authentic. When what you say, how you say it and the actions you take […]

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Working with Diana was great. She helped me identify my leadership strengths and find ways to use them to maximize my value to the organization as I transitioned into a new role with greater responsibility.
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The main benefit of coaching was simply the reworking of my priorities to bring some semblance of balance back into my life as it applied to my family relationships and personal well-being.
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