FIND YOUR EDGE AT WORK!


FIND YOUR UNIQUE PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGE AT WORK!

Friday, January 29, 2016

Assessing Assessments - Part 3

Assessing Assessments - Part 3 from Dale Cobb on Vimeo.

Finding Your Dream Career-Dream Employee May Take Some Experimenting

I'm a big believer in assessments as an aid to help individuals discover their dream career and organizations find dream employees.  Experimenting will always be a useful part of the process!

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Strengths Based Goal Setting - Part 8

Strengths Based Goal Setting - Part 8 from Dale Cobb on Vimeo.

"Genshai" - SUCCESSPATH Word Series

Genshai is an ancient Hindi word meaning "never treat anyone, including yourself, in a way that makes the person feel small". It means interacting in a way that lifts other people up to their highest self. It means reaching out to those who may feel small and giving them a path to discover, develop and deliver their best self. This could mean offering a specific sincere compliment, holding a door for someone or offering a homeless person warm eye contact along with money. Or it could mean taking that homeless person by the hand and offering the first step on the path of discovering the greatness inside.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Strengths Based Goal Setting

STRENGTHS BASED GOAL SETTING from Dale Cobb on Vimeo.

Workshop

Setting up goals...directions and destinations for the year should be a process that interacts with strengths discovery, development, demonstration and delivery. If you are a manager of people, even a parent, goal setting should involve deploying the strengths of others more than correcting a weakness.

Make a list of your key strengths (Bring Your "A-Game"):

Accomplishments - Make a list of your past successes. Try for 100 (For most people this is extremely challenging). 

Added Value - Select 10 accomplishments where you have added value to another individual, team, business unit or organization. Identify the specific contribution(s).

Aptitudes - Are you Word Smart? Number Smart? Picture Smart? Mechanically Smart? Music Smart? People Smart? Body Smart? Which aptitudes did you use?

Activities - What are the activities and tasks you love doing and are naturally good at? Which talent/passion activities made the value added accomplishments happen.

Approaches - How do you do the things you do well. Gallup's Strengthsfinder 2.0 Assessment is a great place to find some answers.

Aim - Set a single goal based on your findings in the above exercise.

How We Choose Careers - Part 2

How We Choose Careers 2 from Dale Cobb on Vimeo.

COACHING, CLASS, AND COLLABORATOR COMMENTS

The Purpose of this letter is to describe the benefits I enjoyed from my coaching experience with Dale Cobb. I had a very specific issue, which I needed help getting over the hump with. Our conversations were very helpful in keeping me on track and getting me to the finish line. I believe that Dale is a keen observer of the human condition and has the ability to reflect back an individuals thoughts and goals as one strives for success. I found the services offered by Dale to be timely and effective. In the future, I am sure I will be presented with challenges that require outside assistance. When that time comes, I will not hesitate to call on Dale for his fresh bright and insightful guidance.

Joe Sexton, Managing Partner, CFR Executive Search, Chicago, Illinois

“Working with Dale has always been rewarding. Dale has always been on the leading edge developing new ways of marketing his products and services. Always willing to try new approaches and follow through... Always convincing.”

Fred Friday, Junk King Franchise Owner, Chattanooga, Tennessee

"Dale has always impressed me with his integrity, marketing insights, compassion and follow through. He thinks outside the box, asks the questions that others fail to ask and has a real heart for training others to be the best they can be. You can count on Dale."

Tim Turner, Owner Turner Strategic, Atlanta, Georgia

“Dale is always the most prepared person in the room. He has the ability to listen and clarify the issue at hand. He is a creative, caring leader. He has always been a joy to work with.”

Beverly Sherman, Owner Creative Connections, Lansing, Michigan

“I would like to take the opportunity to offer my recommendation for Dale Cobb. He has the remarkable ability to clearly listen to a problem, understand the issues and suggest a course of action that satisfies the needs of me and my clients. I cannot tell you how many times his advice was precisely what I needed to close a deal or carefully resolve a difficult situation. He is resourceful and creative in his teaching style. Over all he helped me to be more efficient and successful in my career.”

Michael Ward, Houston, Texas

“Dale gives attention to detail and runs one of the best team meetings I’ve ever seen. He has the keen ability to make complex things seems simple enough that anyone could understand them.”

Elwyn Henderson, Owner-Partner Mosaic Images, Gilmer, Texas

“Thank you for all your time and encouragement. With your advice and direction, I was able to get a decent job offer. They even complimented my resume.”

Ben Davidson, Visalia, CA