When Strengths Become Our Weakness

“A person’s strengths can become their biggest weakness.”

You have probably heard this phrase used in many different situations, and its truth is often seen in our daily lives. You might know someone who has a great sense of urgency, but is just too impatient at times. Maybe they have road rage or refuse to stand in long lines. Or, someone with a great sense of security in life, but becomes overly possessive. Perhaps they have a hard time trusting someone else to take care of their children.

The Power of Self-Understanding

Discover YOUR True Passions and Lead a Life of Fulfillment
Not only will an appreciation for values improve morale, retention and employee engagement on the job, but an understanding of the values will also make an impact on your personal life as well.
In his eBook, Bill Bonnstetter reflects on his first years of adulthood and describes [...]

“If I Knew Then”

Bonnstetter’s New eBook Builds Motivation in the Workplace
Have you ever hired someone who didn’t meet your expectations?
Why does this happen to so many businesses today?
You might just find the answer in
our new eBook, FREE for you to download today!
This eBook is truly unique. “If I Knew Then: How to Take Control of Your Career [...]

Ready, Aim, Fire!

Logical Strategies for Organizational Change
Many businesses are still practicing talent mismanagement through “fire, ready, aim” rather than “ready, aim, fire!” Although you might get lucky and this approach may work, implementing a more logical and effective process for selecting top talent is the key to your company’s future success.
One approach starts with a clear [...]

Selecting Top Talent

Are You Using luck or logic?
We have all heard this story over and over again: “Our new hire had all the right experience, good references, and interviewed like a champ! But here it is, six weeks later, and he’s just not working out. We can’t ignore the fact that he’s simply wrong for [...]

Recruitment & Selection Solutions

The Growing Concern & How To Utilize a Complete Process
We have all heard the talent shortage forecast for the future of the workforce. Jobs are changing. The baby boomers are retiring. A multi-generational workforce is making it difficult to manage. Positions are moving overseas. Retention is more important than ever, [...]

Is Communication the Culprit?

Appropriate Direction & Clear Guidelines are Vital to Superior Performance
Many companies, from large to small, have a difficult time with employees that are just not measuring up to performance standards, yet they seem to have the potential to take it to the next level. Does this sound familiar to you? The root of [...]

The Key to Accomplishment

Set Your Goals and Achieve Success with True Motivation
Whether professionally, personally or both, there are probably many times when you too have set a goal and it didn’t stick. Rather than a feeling of accomplishment, you are left with feelings of disappointment and self-doubt. The key to goal achievement is to really understand [...]

Year In Review

A Self-Reflection Helps Set Goals for the New Year
As 2007 comes to a close, we are all presented with a great opportunity to reflect on the year’s events and truly assess ourselves in the hopes of setting goals that will help make the new year the best yet.

What successes have you celebrated?
What challenges stood in [...]

Generation Generalization

Don’t Attempt to Understand a Generation, Understand the Individual
As the Millennials enter the workforce, employers are scrambling to figure them out. What do they like and dislike? What are their goals? What motivates them? But when you attempt to answer these questions, generalization isn’t effective. Each person is unique and [...]