The start of a new year is filled with new beginnings and resolutions—and many good intentions to do things better. Before getting too far into what aspects of yourself and your career you would ...

What is the link between character strengths and careers? This is one of the most popular questions I receive in my character strengths workshops. The short answer is: We need more research on the ...

For an industry as status-obsessed as it is, higher ed is remarkably bad at building career ladders. That’s particularly true among many staff roles, as opposed to faculty or management. Far too many ...

We all roll our eyes at the mention of a SWOT (Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses, and Threats) analysis. But SWOT is such a great way of organizing your group’s thoughts around what’s going well, ...

If you work with high-powered business types—or happen to be one yourself—you may have overheard the buzzy term “strengths coach” pop up in conversations. If it sounds like some sort of secret weapon ...

Katherine, a talented up-and-coming leader at a high-growth technology company, was eager to be promoted, but specific development areas were getting in her way. Sarah conducted a 360º review that ...

Conventional wisdom focuses on fixing weaknesses. Unfortunately, putting all your effort into fixing weaknesses can demoralize you, drain your confidence and put you on a path to mediocrity. How, then ...

Identifying your strengths is a key component in setting a productive and satisfying career. When you align your passion, interest, and natural talent with your career, you achieve job satisfaction, ...