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Personal Development

Birkman Method® Highlighted by the Fortune Magazine

May 17, 2010

The Fortune magazine recently published an interesting article about Birkman Method®.  The article, “Are you a good fit for your job?” (a good question that we should all be asking all the time…) summarized an experience that the writer had of taking the Birkman.  Not surprisingly, what she shares is quite similar to what my [...]

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Leading U. S. Universities Utilize the Birkman® for Students

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Some of the renowned educational institutions in the United States are using the Birkman Method to equip their students with deeper self awareness. This increases their capacity to fulfill their potential, and enhances their chance of career success.

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Strengths of Multicultural Individuals

May 18, 2009

What do Barack Obama, Keanu Reeves, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Kobe Bryant have in common?  They all grew up as TCK’s (Third Culture Kids).  It’s a term coined by a sociologist in the 60′s to refer to people who spent a significant amount of their childhood in one or more culture(s) other than their [...]

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Do You Have an Acute Self-Awareness?

December 17, 2008

The business world has seen a tremendous increase in productivity over the recent years due to advances in technology. World-class businesses and organizations are continually improving their structures, systems, and management methodology. It’s a highly competitive world out there, and everyone is working hard to have even a slight edge that will get them over [...]

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Cross-Cultural Advice from John Maxwell, the Leadership Guru

July 16, 2008

John C. Maxwell is a well known leadership expert and the author of the global best-seller, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.  I have read his books and listened to his messages.  The man is brilliant.  (You can find out more about John Maxwell here.)   He started out as a pastor right out of college, [...]

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