This article is the second in a three-part series on how understanding your natural abilities will help you build a strengths-based mindset to take ownership of your career path, plan your long-term career goals and realize your full potential. Research[...]
READ MOREWhy Do You Work?
Why do you work? When and how did you learn about the concept of work? I don’t think most people ponder on these questions. Maybe I’m a bit weird, but I do. These questions were the dominant thoughts which led[...]
READ MOREYour Natural Abilities: What the Research Reveals and How They are Measured
Ever wonder why some things seem to come so easily to you, but not to others … or the other way around? The short answer is: Everyone has a unique pattern of innate abilities which influence just about every aspect[...]
READ MORELaunch—or Refine—Your Early Career with the Highlands Ability Battery
You’ve put in the hard work. Studied. Contributed to group projects. Written countless essays. And now it’s time to reap the rewards as you launch your career. It’s an exciting time—or so it would seem. In reality, many young adults,[...]
READ MOREHow Perfectionistic Leaders Can Prevent Burnout
Being a leader in today's world is challenging at the best of times. Uncertainty, quiet resignation, wellness, and diversity & inclusion issues are all top of mind. Yet, for the perfectionistic leader, there are further challenges. Let's start by looking[...]
READ MOREThe Measure of Meaning
Any American who’s traveled outside the U. S. borders quickly discovers that the rest of the world measures things much differently than we do. To those accustomed to miles, pounds, and teaspoons, the global standard of meters, kilograms and liters[...]
READ MOREFind Your Footing: Maintain Confidence in a Time of Layoffs
It’s no secret the job market is in flux. Oracle, Asurion and Invitae are among the long list of companies whose announcements of layoffs have made headlines recently. Giants Ford and Walmart made the list as well. Layoffs are happening at[...]
READ MOREThe Power of Feedback: Why the HAB Includes an In-depth Debrief Session with a Certified Highlands Consultant
Everyone is born with inherent abilities that make certain types of tasks preferable to others. For that reason, people are most fulfilled in their careers when they find an environment that allows them to work primarily from their gifts and their[...]
READ MOREFrom Languishing to Flourishing: Rediscover Your Spark
Has your career lost its luster? Perhaps you’re not miserable at work, but you’re not really engaged, either. You’re passing the time, or maybe you feel like time’s just passing. You could be languishing. In 2021, while pandemic fatigue and[...]
READ MOREStart Your Journey for Self Discovery
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