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You Are More Than Your Top Five: From Strengths to Impact CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

You Are More Than Your Top Five: From Strengths to Impact

In Part One of You Are More Than Your Top Five, we looked beneath the…

Brent O'BannonOctober 15, 2026

You Are More Than Your Top Five: Understanding the Whole Person CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

You Are More Than Your Top Five: Understanding the Whole Person

What if your CliftonStrengths Top 5 are only the beginning of the conversation? For many…

Brent O'BannonOctober 8, 2026

CliftonStrengths and Hope CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and Hope

What Happens When You Know What You Bring and Believe the Future Can Be Better?…

Brent O'BannonSeptember 23, 2026

CliftonStrengths and Excellence CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and Excellence

What If We Aimed Our Strengths Through the Lens of Love? Most leaders want to…

Brent O'BannonSeptember 9, 2026

Is Your Team Functioning or Flourishing? 10 Vital Signs of a Healthy, Strengths-Based Team CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

Is Your Team Functioning or Flourishing? 10 Vital Signs of a Healthy, Strengths-Based Team

Is your team merely functioning, or is it truly flourishing? Your team may be meeting…

Brent O'BannonAugust 19, 2026

2027 ICF Mentor Coaching Changes: What ACC, PCC, and MCC Coaches Need to Know CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

2027 ICF Mentor Coaching Changes: What ACC, PCC, and MCC Coaches Need to Know

Why These Changes Matter More Than Most Coaches Realize The coaching profession is evolving. For…

Brent O'BannonAugust 5, 2026

CliftonStrengths and Leadership Presence CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and Leadership Presence

Why the Strongest Leaders Change the Room Before They Say a Word Have you ever…

Brent O'BannonJuly 22, 2026

CliftonStrengths and Supercommunicators CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and Supercommunicators

Why Great Leaders Don't Just Talk Better. They Connect Better. One of the most memorable…

Brent O'BannonJuly 8, 2026

CliftonStrengths and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

From Survival to Significance to Service A few years ago, I began revisiting Abraham Maslow's…

Brent O'BannonJune 24, 2026

CliftonStrengths and the Johari Window CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and the Johari Window

What Great Leaders Know About Self-Awareness One of the greatest challenges in leadership is not…

Brent O'BannonJune 10, 2026

CliftonStrengths and the Upside of Your Dark Side CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and the Upside of Your Dark Side

Why Healthy Leadership Requires More Than Positivity There is a version of leadership many people…

Brent O'BannonMay 20, 2026

CliftonStrengths and Neurodiversity CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and Neurodiversity

Leading with Awareness, Honoring Differences, and Unlocking Human Potential May is Mental Health Awareness Month,…

Brent O'BannonMay 6, 2026

HARNESS the Pack: Driving Talent, Teamwork, and Traction CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

HARNESS the Pack: Driving Talent, Teamwork, and Traction

Leadership today is not a talent problem. It’s an alignment problem. Organizations are filled with…

Brent O'BannonApril 22, 2026

Harness the Pack: Leadership and Teamwork Lessons on the Sled CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

Harness the Pack: Leadership and Teamwork Lessons on the Sled

There is a moment on a dog sled when everything becomes clear. I experienced it…

Brent O'BannonApril 8, 2026

CliftonStrengths and Cultural Intelligence CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and Cultural Intelligence

Part Two: Building Inclusive Teams Through Status, Purpose, and Communication Inclusion is not a policy.…

Brent O'BannonMarch 18, 2026

CliftonStrengths and Cultural Intelligence CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

CliftonStrengths and Cultural Intelligence

Part One: Leading Across Differences with Autonomy, Crisis, and Concealment Leadership is no longer defined…

Brent O'BannonMarch 4, 2026

Strengthening Your Captivating Love CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

Strengthening Your Captivating Love

Many high-capacity leaders unintentionally build strong companies and undernourished marriages. Not because they lack love,…

Brent O'BannonFebruary 18, 2026

Applying the 4 Needs of Followers to Love Relationships CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

Applying the 4 Needs of Followers to Love Relationships

How Trust, Compassion, Stability, and Hope Strengthen Marriage, Leadership, and Life What if the same…

Brent O'BannonFebruary 4, 2026

Lead Wiser. Create Accountability. CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

Lead Wiser. Create Accountability.

How Strengths-Based Leaders Drive Ownership, Performance, and Trust Accountability has a branding problem. For many…

Brent O'BannonJanuary 21, 2026

Lead Wiser. Think Critically. Make Better Decisions. CliftonStrengths SolutionsEntrepreneur & Coaching SolutionsLet's Talk Strengths

Lead Wiser. Think Critically. Make Better Decisions.

Strengths-Based Decision Making for Leaders Who Want to Lead with Clarity and Confidence Every leader…

Brent O'BannonJanuary 7, 2026