Kolbe Corp

Most companies don't see this problem coming until it's already TOO expensive. Hiring people who act and think just like you feels safe. But over time, it leaves organizations without the range they need to adapt when things change. David Kolbe breaks these concepts down and more on the Harry Handle...

Azure Standard, the biggest employer in their county, was battling employee turnover at levels that made it difficult to scale. So they took Kolbe and embedded it into their hiring practices, their leadership development, their performance management, and throughout their company culture. Now, turno...

Two people. Same problem. Two completely different approaches. One researches everything before moving. One builds a system. One jumps straight to experimenting. That difference isn't personality or experience. It's instinct. When you work against your instincts, problem solving feels slow and frust...

When you’re 30,000 feet in the air, you want to be certain the person in charge has the right skills AND the right instincts. One airline wanted to test that second part…and Kolbe delivered! ___  This is one post in a series celebrating Kolbe Corp’s 50th anniversary. Each week, we’ll be looking back...

Hiring shouldn't feel like a gamble. If you're constantly rehiring, managing performance issues, or wondering why "great interviews" turn into misaligned employees, the problem isn't effort — it's fit. Join Eric Herrera (5392), VP of Strategic Alliances, from Kolbe Corp in this webinar where you'll ...

There aren’t a lot of jobs that put you under more pressure than a fighter jet pilot. It takes a certain set of skills, the right temperament…AND a certain set of instinctive strengths. ___  This is one post in a series celebrating Kolbe Corp’s 50th anniversary. Each week, we’ll be looking back at o...

How much money is worth it to do a job that doesn’t fit you? In the Workplace Reality Report, Kolbe discovered that task fit is nearly as influential a driver of job satisfaction as paycheck. And for some people, it matters even more. ___ This is one post in a series celebrating Kolbe Corp’s 50th an...

Developing high performers doesn’t have to lead to burnout, stalled promotions, or leadership gaps. Join Eric Herrera (5392), VP of Strategic Alliances at Kolbe Corp, for a practical, strengths-based conversation designed to help leaders avoid the #1 mistake made when developing top talent: trying t...

Burnout is not a badge of honor! It's a warning sign you are working against yourself. Somewhere along the way, exhaustion became proof of commitment. But what if burnout is not the cost of success… but a sign that something is not clicking? Mental energy is finite. When you spend it working against...

When 1 in 5 of your employees in a key large-scale position are leaving, it means something is wrong. That was the case for technicians at Chalk River Labs, a huge science and technology complex in Canada. The reason? The way they were hiring didn’t match up with the instinctive needs required for t...

How to trust your gut in 5 PROVEN WAYS: 👇 Rule 1️⃣: Act before you think Don’t get stuck in overthinking. Trusting your gut is about knowing how you naturally get things done, not changing yourself to match how others work. Rule 2️⃣: Self-Provoke No one is coming to make you do the hard things. You...

Different people have different ways of taking action. And when you get too many employees and leaders who take action in similar ways, there are bound to be areas you struggle. Daman Products, for instance, didn’t have enough employees who naturally take risk. By turning to Kolbe and discovering wh...

When you have the right info to give your company an edge, sometimes magic happens. One particularly fun example was when Crisp brought in a candidate for a Marketing Assistant position, leaned into their data on instinctive strengths, and ended up with a star salesperson instead! ___ This is one po...

Annual performance reviews don’t have to feel awkward, vague, or guess-based. Join Eric Herrera (5392), VP of Strategic Alliances, from Kolbe Corp as he hosts a practical, strengths-based conversation designed to help leaders and coaches run annual reviews with clarity, confidence, and real impact. ...

Are communication issues, stalled productivity, or missed goals holding your team back? Most leaders know something isn’t working, but they’re fixing the wrong things. Join Eric Herrera (5392), VP of Strategic Alliances, from Kolbe Corp in this webinar where you’ll learn what actually drives sustain...

When things aren’t working at work, it can feel helpless. That’s why it’s important to get to the root cause of why they’re not working. For one Chicago law firm, like many companies, it came down to not understanding how their people naturally operate. And once they got clarity and committed to a s...

I'm going to get on my soap box 📣 "Not all good advice is good for you." This is why David Kolbe and Amy Bruske have a whole chapter on "Good Advice Gone Bad" in their book, Do More, More Naturally. Success isn’t one-size-fits-all. If something feels off or drains your energy, it might not be wrong...

"It could be hard for you because it's just hard, but it's actually part of your strength." - David Kolbe A little Monday motivation for you 💜 #short

Think of the most stressful project you ever had to do at work. What did you lean on to get you through it? Chances are, understanding the instinctive strengths at play for you and those around you could have helped. And that’s true, even on a global scale. Take Eastman Chemical for example. ___ Thi...

If you don’t know how someone takes action, you’re guessing. Too often, coaching starts with advice instead of understanding. And when leaders coach without knowing someone’s instinctive strengths, they unintentionally push people to work against THEIR OWN natural way of operating. When teams finall...

"It's a personality problem" is the most EXPENSIVE lie leaders tell themselves. Here's what's really behind your people problems: ❌ Hiring based on resumes instead of instincts ❌ Forcing square pegs into round holes ❌ Treating symptoms instead of root causes You don't have personality problems. You ...

Imagine your whole team just didn’t show up for work every Monday. According to The Workplace Reality Report, a survey of over 1,000 professionals, that’s essentially what’s happening right now due to misfit work! #short

"Sometimes you feel like you're broken." Karen Slusher from Azure Standard knows that feeling, and she's watched countless people discover they never were. The moment someone learns their Kolbe results, everything changes. The weight lifts. The shame dissolves. Suddenly, it's not "What's wrong with ...

In our first episode of 2026, we dive into the inspiring journey of Azure Standard, and the details behind their transformative journey with Kolbe. Karen Slusher, Chief Experience Officer of Azure Standard, sits down with Eric Herrera to share how Azure Standard embraced Kolbe’s principles to unlock...

You know that feeling when 3 hours feels like 30 minutes? That's you operating in your conative zone. You're using your natural strengths the way you're wired to work. Here's what most people miss: Flow state isn't only productive. It's regenerative. When you work this way, you don't end the day dra...