Hannah Miller, Director of Miller & More in Birmingham in the U.K., was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Hannah specializes in one-to-one coaching with leaders, including educators, doctors and healthcare professionals, giving them tools to grow their leadership. Hannah shared how the sudden work stoppage because of the coronavirus brought out the best of her Woo and Communication talents, as she has now put together materials -- including a PDF and a series of short videos -- on "Strength...
May 20, 2020•48 min
Austin Suellentrop, CliftonStrengths Portfolio Manager at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Austin spoke to the timely issue of using your CliftonStrengths to advance your career, and how you can do this regardless of your current job situation. Whether you are unemployed and looking for a new job, are experiencing significant changes in your role, or are experiencing no major disruptions at work, your CliftonStrengths can enhance your excellence, energy and engagement at work a...
May 14, 2020•36 min
Abbie Goranson, Gallup's Event Manager, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Abbie gave webcast listeners the latest information about the virtual Gallup at Work Summit 2020, which will take place on Tuesday, June 2. She shared what you can expect in terms of the agenda, breakout sessions, how to get professional credits for attendance, discounts on Gallup merchandise, the registration deadline (June 1), and FAQs -- plus information about the cost, refunds, and the 2021 Summit. View the co...
May 13, 2020•36 min
Dr. Sue Bath, Senior Workplace Consultant at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. In Part 2 of this 2-part series, Sue talks about strengths-based development and how managers can develop employees' strengths to achieve outcomes. This includes making engagement relevant to everyday work; educating managers on new ways of managing; practicing companywide communication; and holding managers accountable. Sue shared how 5 Coaching Conversations can help managers in their (and their org...
May 08, 2020•25 min
Dr. Sue Bath, Senior Workplace Consultant at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Sue shared the vital role of strengths awareness for teams -- that each person understands their own unique talents, along with the talents of others on the team, and how the combination of these can help the team overcome challenges and achieve its performance goals. This should be supplemented by a team's knowledge of its own strengths composition -- how the team's strengths complement each other, w...
May 08, 2020•22 min
Robert Gabsa, a Gallup Workplace Consultant, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. In Part 5 of a 5-part series on Building a Strengths-Based Culture, Robert shared the last step in this process: transforming your learning programs. Once an organization gets executive buy-in for strengths; has its employees take the CliftonStrengths assessment; builds a network of internal Strengths Coaches; and integrates strengths into performance management, then it should look at how strengths can trans...
May 07, 2020•18 min
Robert Gabsa, a Gallup Workplace Consultant, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. In Part 4 of a 5-part series on Building a Strengths-Based Culture, Robert shared the fourth step in this process: integrating CliftonStrengths into an organization's performance management system. Robert shared how most organizations' performance management systems revolve around an annual performance review, are backward-looking and deficit-based (rather than strengths-based). He told of the paradigm shift ...
May 06, 2020•14 min
Robert Gabsa, a Gallup Workplace Consultant, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. In Part 3 of a 5-part series on Building a Strengths-Based Culture, Robert shared the third step in this process: building an internal network or community of strengths coaches. The organizational benefits of having such a network or community include that internal coaches often know the organization better than external coaches would; and that they can provide ongoing support through more frequent, even dail...
May 01, 2020•16 min
Robert Gabsa, a Gallup Workplace Consultant, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. In Part 2 of a 5-part series on Building a Strengths-Based Culture, Robert shared the second step in this process: having every employee know and discover their CliftonStrengths. He discussed the work involved in changing a culture so that it's strengths-based; creating a sense of belonging through having a common (strengths) language; and bringing employees' CliftonStrengths into their behaviors and actions ...
Apr 29, 2020•21 min
Robert Gabsa, a Gallup Workplace Consultant, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. In Part 1 of a 5-part series on Building a Strengths-Based Culture, Robert shared the first step in this process: Gaining the buy-in of the CEO or an executive sponsor. He discussed what organizational "culture" means, and how coaches and others can help executives see the importance of their, and their employees', strengths in light of employee engagement and performance, as well as fulfilling the organizati...
Apr 28, 2020•26 min
Bruno Zadeh, Gallup Senior Learning Consultant, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Bruno conducted informal polls of several hundred Gallup-Certified Strengths Coaches in Australia and New Zealand, and shared how they are using their CliftonStrengths as they face the many challenges they encounter as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. These challenges include learning how to work virtually and to be productive in this new context, and balancing work at home, family time, and homeschoo...
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Dean Jones, Senior Learning Expert at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Dean brought his insights to the topic of virtual learning and the challenges inherent in conducting an effective CliftonStrengths Workshop specifically via the Zoom tool. He shared the importance of knowing the technology component and of helping participants get that component right; how to facilitate effective participation, including the role of the chat room; and how crucial it is to prepare well, plus ...
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Dean Jones, Senior Learning Expert at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Dean brought his insights to the topic of virtual learning and the challenges inherent in conducting an effective CliftonStrengths Workshop specifically via the Zoom tool. He shared how you can navigate the technology component of virtual learning and key points to consider in order to deliver valuable, engaging learning experiences, in part 1 of this 2-part series. View the complete transcript for this webc...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Sofia Kluch, Director of Gallup's Data Science Program, and Adam Hickman, Gallup's Content Manager, were our guests on a recent Called to Coach. Sofia and Adam shared their perspectives as full-time employees and full-time parents on the challenges employees, managers and coaches currently face in working remotely -- including topics such as videoconferencing, flex scheduling, productivity and the human element of having your children in the home while you work. View the complete transcript for ...
Apr 17, 2020•47 min
Mohamed Younis, Gallup Poll Editor in Chief, and Adam Hickman, Gallup Content Manager, were our guests on a recent Called to Coach. Mohamed and Adam discussed the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing to workplaces, and how Gallup's wealth of research and data can help organizations, coaches, managers and employees navigate those challenges -- including keeping remote workers engaged and finding ways to connect while in isolation. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with ...
Apr 10, 2020•53 min
Al Winseman, Learning and Development Senior Consultant at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Al shared about Gallup's approach to performance management. That approach involves investing in people as individuals, including the fifth of 5 Coaching Conversations managers should have with their employees -- the Progress Review. This conversation is more formal; it's on the calendar, and should happen at least twice a year -- though best practice is to have them quarterly. To be eff...
Apr 03, 2020•22 min
Al Winseman, Learning and Development Senior Consultant at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Al shared about Gallup's approach to performance management. That approach involves investing in people as individuals, including the fourth of 5 Coaching Conversations managers should have with their employees -- Developmental Coaching. This conversation is event- or project-based, and itself has 3 subconversations that aid in clarity of expectations; understanding a project's current s...
Apr 02, 2020•21 min
Greg Kirsch, Senior Vice President of Learning and Development at Intouch Group -- and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and a trained Engagement Champion -- was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Greg shared the discoveries he's made along the CliftonStrengths journey that he and his organization have been on since 2008, including getting organizational leadership to adopt CliftonStrengths and then Gallup's Q12 employee engagement assessment, and the changes that have happened as a result....
Apr 01, 2020•53 min
Andrea Gonzalez, a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, and a Success Coach and member of the Business faculty at Torrens University in Australia, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Andrea shared how she has leveraged her experience in coaching over 2,000 students in her role; how she uses her CliftonStrengths to reach excellence in that role; and how she helps students prepare for their careers through self-discovery, self-awareness and fully engaging their "heartset" as well as their mind...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Austin Suellentrop, CliftonStrengths Portfolio Manager at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Austin (and Jim) shared how CliftonStrengths is expanding its global reach, including the availability of new resources and tools; improved Help Desk resources; a redesign of action planning tools; webcasts and resources that are available in new languages; and upcoming milestones and improvements. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.g...
Mar 24, 2020•30 min
Dr. Adam Hickman, Gallup's Content Manager, and Ryan Wolf, Gallup's Physical Wellbeing Lead, were our guests on a recent Called to Coach. Adam and Ryan shared timely insights on strategies you can use to maintain healthy wellbeing -- including Purpose, Social and Physical Wellbeing -- for yourself and your coworkers as you navigate the challenges of working remotely. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/297503/en...
Mar 23, 2020•33 min
Paul Walters, Workplace Consultant at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Paul shared Gallup's approach to performance management, and how managers can be intentional about developing their people every single day and giving them opportunities to learn and grow. In Part 3 of this 5-part series, Paul discussed the third of 5 Coaching Conversations managers should have with their employees -- the Check-In -- and how managers can use it to foster employee engagement. View the complet...
Mar 20, 2020•13 min
Paul Walters, Workplace Consultant at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Paul shared about Gallup's approach to performance management. That approach involves investing in people as individuals, including the second of 5 Coaching Conversations managers should have with their employees -- the Quick Connect -- in order to build trust, help them connect with their team's and organization's mission, and foster workplace engagement. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along...
Mar 20, 2020•15 min
Paul Walters, Workplace Consultant at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Paul shared about Gallup's approach to performance management. That approach involves investing in people as individuals, including the first of 5 Coaching Conversations managers should have with their employees in order to build trust, help them connect with their team's and organization's mission, and foster workplace engagement. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at...
Mar 18, 2020•26 min
Dr. Adam Hickman, Gallup's Content Manager, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. Adam brought his expertise to bear on engaging remote workers, a topic in the news because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Adam shared strategies for managers and coaches -- including individualizing to each employee's needs and understanding how they perform best, based on their CliftonStrengths -- that will help them foster engagement among their employees who work from home. View the complete transcript...
Mar 17, 2020•52 min
Jennifer Selke, a psychologist and CliftonStrengths expert with 29 years of experience as a summer camp director, and Brent Taylor, a Marine Corps veteran who left active duty in 2009, were our guests on a recent Called to Coach. Jennifer and Brent shared about their work at a camp for veterans founded by country music artist Zac Brown and how, via CliftonStrengths, the camp's programs are bringing veterans self-awareness and life purpose in their continuing transition to civilian life. View the...
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr
Jessica Dawson, a Learning Development Consultant at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. In Part 2 of this 4-part series, Jessica brought additional insights about how coaches can move their clients -- and how you can move yourself -- from talent to strength. She shared the benefits of having a personal Board of Directors in addition to a coach; of studying what excellence means for you; and several catalysts that can propel you toward turning your talents into strengths. View the...
Mar 04, 2020•22 min
Jessica Dawson, a Learning Development Consultant at Gallup, was our guest on a recent Called to Coach. In Part 1 of this 4-part series, Jessica gave coaches new insights about "leaning into" their strengths and what that looks like. These include using your past to fuel your future, and discovering the power of your emotions -- and how both can help you maximize the way you deploy your strengths to reach new goals and overcome obstacles, in the workplace and in your personal life. View the comp...
Mar 03, 2020•24 min
Yendor Felgate and Magriet Mouton, founders of the Being Human Group in South Africa, were our guests on a recent Called to Coach. Yendor and Magriet shared their passion for spreading the message of CliftonStrengths across the African continent and changing the ways Africans think about themselves, their workplaces and work roles, diversity and inclusion, leadership development, and more. View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/clifto...
Feb 25, 2020•58 min
Deborah Protter, international educator, mentor of leaders and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, along with Todd Dawson, State Manager for Goodstart Early Learning in Western Australia, were our guests on a recent Called to Coach. Deborah and Todd talked about their "Power of 2" collaboration that -- through perseverance and "slow and steady" progress -- has brought significant changes in "boss to coach" management, employee engagement and strengths-based development to Goodstart and its emplo...
Feb 20, 2020•59 min
