Here is my latest article from my ezine last month:

There has been a move in the last 10 years to focus on strengths as opposed to working to improve weaknesses.  It makes a lot of sense to try to leverage what is working well rather than trying to "fix" something that really may not need to be fixed. But there comes a point when even this strategy begins to break down.

What do you do when a leader begins to OVERUSE his or her strengths?

Probably the most listed competency for leaders today is the ability to inspire and communicate a clear vision.  The second  competency mentioned today is trust or trustworthiness. Both are very different skill sets.

What about your leaders who have the trust of staff but not the vision?

What about your leaders who are visionary but do not display the wisdom of objective reasoning?

We talk a lot about results based leadership and look where that has got us.  While the bottom line is important so too are other things.  Which brings us to the move towards values-based leadership. This is something that fits for me much better but I also notice the potential for a misalignment in our global and diverse world. To date, Kouze and Posner's Leadership Practices Inventory is the best to address these issues and their research is global. But something was missing – for me it was about the imperative for collaboration.

So at 1-Focus International we embarked on the development of our own Collaborative Leadership 360 model and assessment to meet the needs of globalization and amalgamations.  Then a friend and colleague showed me the research on the Tilt360.  I recommended it to my business partner.  We decided to adopt this new and very exciting character based system. We are convinced that it, along with coaching, is the best and most innovative way to predict and build leadership today.

1-Focus has become a fellow of Tilt Inc and will be the preferred independent consultant in Europe.  This assessment has coach training that is recognized by the ICF for credit.  If you want to take your leadership or your coaching practice to the next level please contact me.

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