Lynda-Ross Vega
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Leadership: Does the Situation Matter?
In previous posts weâve talked about two major camps of leadership theorists: those who believe leadership is all about a handful of universal traits, and those who believe itâs all about a handful of different leadership styles. Both of these approaches clearly have merit. After all, there are certain traits that effective leaders seem to share, and yet, experience shows us that leadership is not a âone size fits allâ proposition. Thereâs a key element in leadershi
August 15, 2012
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Leadership: Is It All About Style?
rnDo all leaders possess the same key traits? The ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu thought so. In his famous book on leadership, The Art of War, he proposed that all effective leaders possess the same five characteristics: intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courage, and discipline. In modern times, however, weâve discovered that different leaders lead in different ways â and that what works for one type of leader wonât necessarily work for another. Style theories
August 8, 2012
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Are the 5 Classic Traits of Effective Leaders All There Is To It?
One of the classic schools of thought on the subject of leadership holds that leadership â whether in business, politics, or other areas of society â consists of a collection of traits. These traits can be cultivated by anyone who wishes to become a better leader. To show you just how long this school of thought has been around, Iâd like to share a quote with you from Sun Tzuâs The Art of War: Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courag
July 24, 2012
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Leadership: What Is It? And Why Is It So Important to Us?
Google the word âleadershipâ and the search will return 360 million results. This staggeringly large number points out one âtruismâ about leadership â it is a topic about which much has been said and written. A brief survey of even the first page of Web results will reveal that there are nearly as many opinions on the subject of leadership as there are people talking about it. One of the things about leadership that I often strikes me in the 30 years that I have foc
July 14, 2012
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Just Wonderful: Why We Focus on Our Weaknesses (and Fail to Develop Our Strengths)
A couple of years ago, I presented Your Talent Advantage, the psychological assessment and business development system I helped to create, to a networking group. I thought the focus of the talk was pretty straightforward: the major points behind Perceptual Style Theory (on which our assessments are based), the six innate Perceptual Styles, natural skills versus acquired skills, and how youâre more likely to succeed when you focus on the former. So when I had finished, I was
May 17, 2012
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Relationships and Psychology: Weâre More Alike than We Think
We receive a lot of input from many sources in life that focus on who is better, richer, stronger, most beautiful, most talented, most athletic, etc. â which puts the emphasis on superlatives and its inherent competition. There are those who believe this contributes to people feeling isolated and âless thanâ. After all, no one is the best at everything, so even if we are the best at something, the media constantly barrages us with more information about the areas where
April 26, 2012
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Learn How to Celebrate You!
Why do so many people go through life feeling unhappy, dissatisfied, and unfulfilled? I believe that, in many cases, itâs because theyâve been taught to suppress their core being â the unique traits that combine to make them who they really are. This is one of the reasons why people often experience a sense of wonder after they take the Perceptual Style Assessment (PSA); they begin to understand and embrace their unique talents and skills. rnI never get tired of watchin
April 14, 2012
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Live Your Talents, Love Your Work
After thirty years in business coaching, there are a few things I know to be true: 1) different people have different innate skills and abilities, 2) most people are currently performing jobs that are not supported by their natural skills and abilities, and 3) when people connect with jobs that are supported by their natural skills and abilities, they shine. All of which Iâve always found reflected in the following quote from Confucius: âChoose a job you love, and you wil
March 26, 2012
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Working Harder vs. Working Happier: What Research Tells Us about Success
Have you ever had the experience of being so deeply immersed in a project that you lost track of time? Research shows that those are the times when weâre happiest- when weâre engaging our natural skills and abilities. As a business coach with over thirty years of experience, Iâve seen it in action, over and over again: people succeed when they put themselves in a position to truly use their natural skills and abilities. Happiness leads to success. When I talk about this
March 2, 2012
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Coaching and Psychological Styles: Adjust Your Approach!
âAdjust your approach.â As a coach, youâre probably familiar with this concept, as different clients need different tools â and different types of communication â to achieve the results theyâre looking for. But most often, these adjustments are based purely on intuition; sometimes they make a difference in the client relationship, and sometimes they donât. Just as problematic is the fact that coaches often donât adjust their approach until the first approach h
January 26, 2012
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Life, Business and the Pursuit of Happiness: Do More of What You Do Best!
Why do some people thrive in the work they do while others seem miserable? Throughout my years as a business coach and a consultant, this question always fascinated me. On a practical level, I always tried to place people in the ârightâ job for them. But uncovering ârightâ was a trial and error process of soliciting input from people about what they wanted and then observing their performances. It wasnât until my partner Gary and I developed the Perceptual Style Ass
January 11, 2012
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Take Off the Blinders! Coaching Based on Perceptual Style
Coaches have the honor and privilege of working with a broad range of clients in a variety of different contexts. Whether the context for that coaching is professional or personal, clients reveal what life is like from their unique perspective. What might come easily for one client is a constant struggle for another. What feels like an opportunity to one client feels hugely intimidating to another⦠and the list of differences goes on and on.rnSome clients have developed a s
December 30, 2011
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