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There is a Chinese proverb that says that "Learning is a Treasure That Will Follow Its Owner Everywhere."  The investment in self development is a true gift you can give to yourself.  In this episode we look at the Talent Insight assessment.  Go to www.lizbrashears.com to learn more.  

There is a Chinese proverb that says that Learning is a Treasure That Will Follow Its Owner Everywhere.  The investment in self development is a true gift you can give to yourself.  In this episode we look at the Talent Insight assessment.  Go to www.lizbrashears.com to learn more.  

Of all the decisions a manager makes,  I can't think of any decision more important than who they will hire and bring into the organization.  A great company starts with great people and learning what makes people tick and understanding their underlying style can help you, as a leader, to bring out their best.  Leveraging assessments during the hiring process can add a lot of value to your organization and your recruiting process.  Assessments can be a valuable addition to the process but a final decision shouldn't rest solely on one of these pre-employment tests.  In this episode we dive a little deeper into using assessments in the workplace.  There are a lot of great reasons to use assessment tools and those reasons can extend far beyond your hiring process.  Assessments can be great tools to help you coach, train or consultant around talent development, promoting teamwork, and improving customer service. 

In this episode I also share with you how to get a FREE 43 page report filled with incredibly valuable information about your favorite subject.  YOU! This is a limited time offer so go to www.lizbrashears.com and click on the Assessment link at the top of the page and you can complete the assessment and a copy will be mailed directly to you.   

Using assessments in the workplace bring a lot of value to both individuals and the organization.  The payoffs are significant.  I'd love to hear about how you have used these types of tools at your workplace.  Share with me what you think has worked and what you saw that didn't.  I would love to know.  Additionally, if you want some help along your journey, feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. 

I love assessments!  Join me in the first of two episodes where I talk about behavioral assessments.  Self-awareness is essential to your success and gaining a better understanding of your strengths, weaknesses, and natural traits will help you to better develop strategies to meet the demands of your environment.  Assessments can be fun, entertaining but above all educational.  You may not be a self proclaimed assessment addict like myself but gaining a better understanding of yourself and the behavioral styles of others will serve you well in the long run.  

For those listening in May and June of 2017, visit my website at www.lizbrashears.com and you can access a free assessment report about your own behavioral style and driving forces and motivators. 

Expectations shape our reality and can be a very natural experience for each of us.  The danger comes when we tie our happiness to the expectations of others or when we become too attached to the expectations we inadvertently set.  A few common expectations we look at in this episode include 1.  Life is Fair. 2.  All Stories Have a Happy Ending, and 3.  If It's True Love Then the Relationship Should be Easy.  Additionally we talk about where we do want to set expectations and with whom we should set them.  

Do you have a dream?  Do you spend your time entertained with thinking about your dream, maybe even planning certain aspects of the dream but perhaps those plans never translate into real action?  Sometimes we can be distracted by our dreams and the dream itself can be just satisfying enough to keep us from true action and moving forward. To hear more from Liz, subscribe to her blog at www.liz.brashears.com.

Do you have a dream?  Do you spend your time entertained with thinking about your dream, maybe even planning certain aspects of the dream but perhaps those plans never translate into real action?  Sometimes we can be distracted by our dreams and the dream itself can be just satisfying enough to keep us from true action and moving forward. To hear more from Liz, subscribe to her blog at www.liz.brashears.com.

Join us for the April episode of Work it Wednesday!  Are you challenged with having difficult difficult conversations with employees when there may be performance issues at hand?  Listen in on this podcast where I talk about the three ego states and leveraging that understanding to use some coaching techniques to help you navigate through what might otherwise be an awkward conversation.  www.lizbrashears.com 

Whole 30 is an eating plan where you basically strip out a number of foods from your diet that are believed to be "psychologically unhealthy, hormone-unbalancing, gut-disrupting, inflammatory food groups" for a full 30 days.  The idea here is that you are trying to heal your gut and give your body a chance to recover from any damage these foods have done.  For this 30-day time period you cut out all dairy, grains, legumes and all sugar (unless naturally occurring in food…ex: fruit), including artificial and low calorie or no calorie sweeteners.

If you have been curious about Whole 30 and perhaps have been thinking about doing it then this is the episode for you.  Liz has just finished a round of Whole 30 and shares a little about the plan and her overall experience.   

Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.  What do you think?  Do you buy in?  Regardless of what you believe, words matter.  Words have more power than we often want to admit.  In this episode we talk about the power of words.  Your tongue can be a sword or it can build bridges.  How will you choose your power?