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Highlands Certification , Success Stories , Talent & Leadership Development 04.04.18

Leveraging the HAB to Develop Leadership Competency with Your Clients

A Highlands Certified Consultant since 2000, Diane Foster has been using the Highlands Ability Battery (HAB) and the Highlands Whole Person model in her practice for almost two decades. Certified a Master Coach by the International Coaching Federation, she holds […]

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Highlands Ability Battery (HAB) , Talent & Leadership Development 30.03.18

Are Your Employees Working Within Their Strengths? It Pays For Them to Know

We all know that in any given business or work environment, some people are more productive than others. But did you know that there is a direct connection between an employee’s productivity and how often she gets to work within […]

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Highlands Certification , Talent & Leadership Development 09.03.18

Supporting Students Through Professional Development

The Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Policy, Dr. Michelle Ruble, and the Directors of Professional Development, Dr. Rhonda Baldwin and Mrs. Kenya Elder of the Douglas County School System (DCSS) attended the Highlands Certification Training program February 6-7, 2018 conducted […]

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Highlands Certification , Success Stories , Talent & Leadership Development 02.02.18

Georgia’s School Leaders Link Performance Goals to Natural Abilities

As a consultant for the Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA) for the past 18 years, I have had the honor of working with more than 1,000 dedicated education administrators and leaders to leverage their talents in guiding their careers. Among […]

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Talent & Leadership Development 24.01.18

Avoiding Burnout at Work

You’ve probably heard the adage to “work smarter, not harder.” If you’re like most professionals, in today’s world of increasing pressure and demands on your time, you’re looking for ways to be more productive without putting in more hours. But […]

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Talent & Leadership Development 13.12.17

Leadership, Failure, and the HAB

Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work.” If even one of brightest minds of the 20th century was reluctant to admit to failure, is it any wonder failure is so demonized […]

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Talent & Leadership Development 30.11.17

The Highlands Leader Report: Practical Solutions for High-Level Challenges

Leaders face a special set of challenges in the workplace. It’s important for anyone to know their natural abilities, but leaders especially benefit from team members understanding their strengths and how they differ from others on their team. Their ability […]

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Talent & Leadership Development 28.11.17

How 5 Simple Shifts in Mindset Can Make You a More Effective Leader

For someone new to a leadership role, there are new challenges that naturally come with the change in position. Some of those challenges may be anticipated, but what many leaders fail to recognize is that the skillset required for the […]

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Talent & Leadership Development 31.10.17

Why Do New Employees Quit?

A staggering 31 percent of individuals have quit a job within the first six months of their start date. What causes so many new employees to quit early on? According to BambooHR, 45 percent of HR representatives estimate that over […]

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