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Strategic Plan Templates Not Actually Working? Do This Instead
Before you create your 2026 strategic plan, take 30 minutes for a simple exercise that reveals your real strengths and weaknesses in how you plan and execute goals. By reviewing past wins and failures, you’ll uncover patterns that explain why some goals thrive and others stall, offering clarity no template can match and helping you build a plan aligned with how you actually work.
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3 Kinds of Executives: Which One Are You?
The Perfect Executive Trio™ - Why you need a Starter, Processor, and Finisher making decisions in your company.
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Meeting Ideas: Resurrect Meetings from Headaches to Enjoyable Power Sessions
One of the secret hacks to managing and motivating your team is discovering & using each person’s motivating contribution in a meeting....
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Giftedness Expert, Steven Darter, Joins The Giftedness Group® as Brand Mentor & Advisor
Giftedness Expert Steven Darter joins The Giftedness Group as Brand Mentor & Advisor
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Why This Executive Struggled Renewing His Vision Statement—And How We Fixed It
An Executive Director was tasked by his Board to create a new Vision Statement, but he wasn't naturally gifted with being a Visionary....
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What Makes Work Meaningful? The Giftedness Model Explains the Top 2 Ingredients
For a business owner, making money is your bottom line. Having your employees feel like their work is meaningful helps you do that. The...
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Do Not Miss Out on "The Participant" in Your Company
Not everyone wants the spotlight, a corner office, the team-lead title, or the thunderous applause at the quarterly all-hands. And here’s...
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Knowing Your Giftedness Naturally Raises Your EQ & Profit
4 ways knowing your giftedness helps grow your EQ.
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I'm graduating college, I don't have work experience!
If you don't have much work experience in an industry you're trying to get in to, then you might be stacked up against a slew of...
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How to Work With a Competitive Person
competitive people There's this "innate motivating factor" ( IMF ) in some people that's called Competition . We all know what that is,...
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In one corner, we have Profit; the other, Purpose: Friends or Foes? A People Management Perspective
boomer and GenZ working together Business is no longer about sheer profit, anymore. We've shifted toward purpose, like it or not. This...
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Giftedness Discovery & 4 Trends in 2025 to Own Your Career
Have you ever felt like your career is missing that spark, that sense of purpose that ignites your passion? The key to unlocking a truly...
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Burnout: When Too Much and Too Little Coexist & How Knowing Your Giftedness Fixes It
Imagine a Porsche, a car designed for speed and cornering, being used to tow a yacht. It's not designed that way. It will move the yacht...
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Staff Retention Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
As a People Manager , you've got enough to do, already, and don't have the energy to figure out new ways to retain and develop the people...
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Interviewing Tip: from a Recruiter's perspective
The walk into an interview can be a nerve-wracking experience (or being in the virtual waiting room). However, by following some...
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Avoid These Buzz-phrases: "helping others," "have freedom," or "be a teacher"
Have you ever said any of these phrases? "I'm called to be a teacher." "I just want to help people." "I just want a space to be...
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Should I go to college? How to know if it's right for you
"What am I supposed to do with my life?" The most common answer is the greatest lie: “You can do anything if you set your mind to it."
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Crossing off Your To-Do List for the Busy Person: The Snowball Method
Discover how focusing on your 'closest to win' goal can help you make progress and foster a sense of accomplishment.
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There's Actually A Formula For Happiness
In February of 2022, I attended a forum of university leaders in Grapevine, TX. The keynote speaker, a senator from a state I'll just...
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Investing in Your Employees While on a Budget
In " 4 Ways to Continue Employee Development When Budgets Are Cut " Gallup tells of a story in which we each found ourselves to be...
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Feeling Dissonance at Work? Don't Misdiagnose the Problem!
Managers: You need to know the innate motivations for each employee. You need to know what their Owner's Manual says about functionality....
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Female Leadership @ Male-Dominated Industries
In 2018, a community in California gathered to hear and grow from the expert wisdom of four business-successful women on the topic of...
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How to Get Unstuck
Wanting to use your gifts but don't know how? Start here, then email us to connect! We love hearing from you. CreatedForGoodWork@gmail.com
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How to find what you're supposed to do with your life
Why you can't be anything you want. Being called is a much more meaningful adventure, discover your calling by reading the following.
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