Claremont Graduate University Tag

29 Dec

Posted at 11:58h in Uncategorized by

Prepared by Louis Alloro, M.ED., MAPP The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths, making our weaknesses irrelevant. –Peter Drucker Last week, we introduced the foundations of strengths-based development to help your team understand their individual strengths profiles. Remember strengths are not the same as talents which Gallup defines as natural ways of thinking, feeling, or behaving -- themes. Talents include activities that provide satisfaction and delight and therefore more engagement, productivity and even happiness. Talents are neutral, but how we choose to apply them can turn those talents into a positive--which we call a strength. Remember, though there’s always...

04 Nov

Posted at 10:20h in change-agent, Glimpse into Me, Love, Social-Emotional Leadership, SOMO Leadership by

In the past few months, there has been lots of transition and change. I started a new decade and moved to a new coast, a new city and a new life, really—from teacher to student again—this time for a PhD in applied positive psychology. It’s taken me a minute to get my feet wet, adjust to a new life(style), and find my new normal. Of course, I'm still missing my east coast family and friends.  I forgot how traumatic bold transitions can be. When I give myself the permission to be human, I let my process continue to unfold exactly...

16 Jul

Posted at 08:54h in Glimpse into Me, Positive Psychology by

I’ll begin my studies at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) in Claremont, CA this September. I’ll live in Pomona which is a mile from the University-- halfway between Los Angeles and Palm Springs. I’m excited and nervous and happy and sad – all the feels going on right now as Ryder and I prepare to close out life in Philadelphia and head out west to start a new chapter. I’ve always known I’d get a doctorate – even from a very young age when I would think about PhD I’d get an intuitive feeling in my body of knowing that would one...

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