Entries by Paul Gaskell

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Navigating Uncertain Times

At an unprecedented time like this, I’m returning to a common theme of my early blogs.  In the past I used several titles to describe strategies to get through the events that disrupt our lives – among them, Managing Transitions, and Thriving through Change. I chose Navigating Uncertain Times for this blog for 2 reasons: The […]

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Putting your Strengths to Work

Gallup’s StrengthsFinder has been taken by over 20 million people. In recent times it’s undergone something of a revival. StrengthsFinder 2.0 came out in 2007, but you can still find it on best selling business book lists. Many large organizations are using it as common language for development/team development dialogues.  Gallup tells us that most […]

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Leadership, soccer coaching and Jurgen Klopp

Given I’ve spent a lot of time thinking, reading, planning (*) and watching Liverpool Football Club (LFC) this season, I figured I could at least use some of that familiarity to identify some learnings about leadership. I obviously have a bias, but I think Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool’s German coach exemplifies many characteristics that help leaders create […]

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Finding Authentic Happiness

Many of us are looking for ways to find authentic happiness, whether consciously or unconsciously.  If that’s you, I want to introduce (maybe re-introduce) one of my favorite models of happiness and well-being (it’s identified as PERMA). I’ve used it widely with my clients in recent years.  Are you are looking to flourish, be authentically […]