Strength Synergy LECJun 15, 20204 min readThe world is broken - and Positive Psychology is more crucial than ever!The point here is not that you should always forgo this kind of weakness fixing. The point is that you should see it for what it is:...
Strength Synergy LECMay 20, 20203 min read"Lead the people, not the structure!"“Do not forget what it is like to be a sailor when you get to be the captain” - Tanzanian Proverb People need care on various levels of...
Strength Synergy LECMay 18, 20204 min readThe "Idols Effect"....and moving beyond 10'000 hours"Our research into human strengths does not support the extreme, and extremely misleading, assertion that 'you can play any role you set...
Strength Synergy LECMar 25, 20202 min readA true African Story of Leading with HopeSouth Africa’s Springboks – their national rugby team - won the Rugby World Cup, against all odds, in 2019. This was more than unexpected....
Strength Synergy LECMar 24, 20206 min readTalents - use it or lose it“A well-managed talent becomes a strength. A mismanaged talent becomes a detriment.” Once you understand the natural energy and need to...
Strength Synergy LECMar 18, 20203 min readLeadership - "Hope” is the new “Vision”Leaders today need to be sources of hope. Never before has uncertainty and anxiety reigned in the world that is not at war. Our world...
Strength Synergy LECMar 18, 20202 min readTalent-based thinking patterns during COVID-19 challengeA light-hearted (positive) look at the 34 CliftonStrengths thinking patterns in reaction to COVID-19: The Do-ers Achiever – “There goes...
Strength Synergy LECMar 18, 20202 min readLow on energy? Tap into your talents!“There is one sure way to identify your greatest potential for strength: Step back and watch yourself for a while. Try an activity and...
Strength Synergy LECMar 17, 20203 min readGet comfortable with your talents, because they won't changeFrom late puberty or early adulthood, talent is pretty much hard-wired within each one of us. It was formed by both nature (our DNA) and...
Strength Synergy LECMar 9, 20202 min readA brief history of Positive PsychologyIn the early 1960s, Martin Seligman, an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books, was working on Byron Campbell’s...