Elena Pastore Marketing Project Manager February 25, 2020 Highlight on Connectedness - Strengths 101 What does it mean to have Connectedness as a strength? In the face of uncertainly or ambiguity, you’ve probably heard someone respond with, “Everything happens for a reason”. [...]
Over the past 9 months, most of us have probably learned a thing or two about how to be a better leader in the virtual working world. But, have we perfected virtual leadership? Even those who consider themselves to be fluent in leadership and influencing others will need more than 9 months to [...]
Elena Pastore Marketing Project Manager December 3, 2020 Soft Skills for Leadership Soft Skills: What’s This All About, Anyway? If you were asked what your skills are, how would you respond? Some might say something like, “analyzing market trends”, “accounting”, or “project [...]
What does it mean to have “Context” as a strength? If I asked someone with the “Context” strength to give me the background of a situation in an interview question, they would nail the answer. According to Gallup, “People exceptionally talented in the Context theme enjoy thinking about the past. They understand the [...]
What Is The “Right Mindset”? “You just have to have the right mindset,” you may have been told. This “advice” is frequently offered during times of ambiguity or when facing the potentially unfavorable unknown. While, yes, having the “right mindset” is important, people fail to explain what that actually means. Being positive? Sometimes. [...]
Elena Pastore Marketing Project Manager October 8, 2020 Highlight on Analytical - Strengths 101 What does it mean to have “Analytical” as a strength? Have you ever had holes poked in your brilliant idea? Or, maybe you’re the one that’s the hole [...]
Elena Pastore Marketing Project Manager October 1, 2020 Becoming a Great Coach at Work People Management - A 21st Century Dilemma Myth: we think we know how to manage people just because we’ve worked with diverse people in the past. When you’re [...]
What does it mean to have “Adaptability” as a strength? How do you adapt to change? This may have been asked to you in an interview before. While adaptability is a trait that can be nurtured, some of us have this talent naturally. According to Gallup, “People exceptionally talented in the Adaptability theme [...]
Elena Pastore Marketing Project Manager June 26, 2020 Highlight on Activator - Strengths 101 What does it mean to have “Activator” as a strength? It’s great to have great ideas, but without the ability to put those ideas into action, they won’t [...]
Elena Pastore Marketing Project Manager June 19, 2020 Highlight on Achiever - Strengths 101 What does it mean to have Achiever as a strength? What does it really mean to be an “Achiever"? I was sometimes told as a kid that I [...]
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