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The conversations that got harder.
Practical, strengths-based ideas for feedback, managing up, succession and turning a CliftonStrengths assessment into something your team uses every day.
Managing up when you barely see your manager.
Practical, scenario-led moves for getting what you need across a widening span of control.
6 min read · 2026-06-03
The succession paradox: cutting the layer that made your next leaders.
Flattening removed where future leaders developed, while boards still demand a plan. What to do about it.
7 min read · 2026-05-27
Why your CliftonStrengths report has been sitting unused.
The knowing-doing gap, and how to turn a one-time assessment into a tool people actually open.
5 min read · 2026-05-20
Strengths at work, deployed daily: turning an assessment into a habit.
What "use your strengths every day" looks like in real workflows, and why daily use is the lever.
6 min read · 2026-05-13
How to give difficult feedback to someone who avoids conflict.
A worked example from the scenario library, with the exact moves and a card you can try on your own profile.
4 min read · 2026-06-18
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