Strengths

Know Who You are and aren’t

doyouknowwhoyouareSetting goals and making plans can be tricky.  Meaningful goals are those that play to your strengths.  I’ve known many people who try very hard to achieve something that only ends up in frustration.  Most often these achievements – that don’t get accomplished – are tapping into the person’s weaknesses.  While the goals may be good in theory, practically speaking they are an uphill battle, that doesn’t get won.  Here are some thoughts that may help you before setting off to accomplish something.

Thought 1:  Strengths = what you’re good at.  Whatever you’re… Continue reading

SWOT!

Swot isn’t just the sound when going after a fly (that sound is actually spelled swat).  A SWOT analysis is a helpful tool to assess your organization, department or even you as an individual.  It’s a good exercise to start the planning process for the short term or long term.  Go through the following exercise for your  business or yourself – you might be surprised what you come up with.

Instructions:  prepare the following analysis.  You may want to discuss this with others on your team.  Once you identify five areas under each… Continue reading