--- title: "Solomon Page: Staffing Solutions & Executive Search - Blog | personality (2)" description: personality | Solomon Page is a specialty niche provider of staffing solutions & executive search, with divisions covering many industries and a national reach. 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What I did notice, though, whether right or wrong, fair or not, was that performance in meetings appeared to be a proxy for career progression. Even at the very least, it was a factor... - [mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/07/14/dud-meetings](mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/07/14/dud-meetings) - - - Filed Under: [Insights](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/insights), [insights](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/insights-2), [Personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality), [personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality-2), [Self Reflection](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/self-reflection), [Social Impact](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/social-impact) ## [The 5 Qualities of Successful Young Leaders](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/07/03/5-qualities-successful-young-leaders) July 03 , 2014 The best way to become an effective leader is to disregard it as a goal and instead focus on a learning journey that combines formal experiences in a workplace with selective experiences of your own making. - [mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/07/03/5-qualities-successful-young-leaders](mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/07/03/5-qualities-successful-young-leaders) - - - Filed Under: [Career Advice](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/career-advice), [Personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality), [personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality-2), [Professional Development](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/professional-development), [professional development](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/professional-development-2), [Your Career](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/your-career), [your career](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/your-career-2) ## [Change from the Inside Out](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/03/24/change) March 24 , 2014 Is change coming at you from the outside in, or the inside out? My experience in working with top leaders from business, government and education on five different continents is that the majority of change comes to us from the outside in. For example, when a new law is passed, we have to make... - [mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/03/24/change](mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/03/24/change) - - - Filed Under: [Career Advice](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/career-advice), [Good Habits](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/good-habits), [good habits](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/good-habits-2), [Personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality), [personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality-2), [Social Impact](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/social-impact) ## [9 Qualities Of Truly Confident People](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/02/06/9-qualities-confident-people) February 06 , 2014 First things first: Confidence is not bravado, or swagger, or an overt pretense of bravery. Confidence is not some bold or brash air of self-belief directed at others. - [mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/02/06/9-qualities-confident-people](mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/02/06/9-qualities-confident-people) - - - Filed Under: [Confidence](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/confidence), [leadership and management](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/leadership-and-management-2), [Leadership and Management](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/leadership-and-management-linkedin-channels), [Personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality), [personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality-2), [Your Career](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/your-career), [your career](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/your-career-2) ## [Are You A Hill-Finder Or A Hill-Taker?](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/01/30/hill-finder-hill-taker) January 30 , 2014 It's always exciting to hire someone who's talented and a good culture fit. But in my experience, it's easy to conflate that exciting person person's skill (and, importantly, passion) in planning and strategizing with his or her ability to execute an established mission. Especially from just a... - [mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/01/30/hill-finder-hill-taker](mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/01/30/hill-finder-hill-taker) - - - Filed Under: [Cognitive Ability](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/cognitive-ability), [cognitive ability](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/cognitive-ability-2), [Insights](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/insights), [insights](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/insights-2), [Personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality), [personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality-2), [Psychology](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/psychology), [psychology](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/psychology-2) ## [There Are So Many Ways To Be Smart](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/12/05/ways-smart) December 05 , 2013 During a continuing ed course when I was an equity analyst at Merrill Lynch, the instructor observed, “You’re really good at math.” - [mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/12/05/ways-smart](mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/12/05/ways-smart) - - - Filed Under: [Career Advice](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/career-advice), [Personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality), [personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality-2), [Professional Development](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/professional-development), [professional development](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/professional-development-2), [Skills](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/skills), [skills](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/skills-2) ## [10 Habits of Remarkably Charismatic People](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/09/09/10-habits-remarkably-charismatic-people) September 09 , 2013 - [mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/09/09/10-habits-remarkably-charismatic-people](mailto:?body=https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/09/09/10-habits-remarkably-charismatic-people) - - - Filed Under: [charisma](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/charisma), [Good Habits](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/good-habits), [good habits](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/good-habits-2), [Personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality), [personality](https://blog.solomonpage.com/tag/personality-2) - Solomon Page - [Home](https://solomonpage.com/) - [Service Offerings](https://solomonpage.com/service-offerings/) - [Areas of Expertise](https://solomonpage.com/areas-of-expertise/) - [About](https://solomonpage.com/about/) - [Opportunities](http://opportunities.solomonpage.com/) - Our Divisions - [Accounting & Finance](https://solomonpage.com/accounting-finance) - [Administrative & Support](https://solomonpage.com/administrative-support) - [Clinical Resource Network](https://solomonpage.com/crn) - [Creative & Marketing](https://solomonpage.com/creative-marketing) - [Fashion & Beauty](https://solomonpage.com/fashion-beauty) - [Financial Services](https://solomonpage.com/financialservices) - [Healthcare](https://solomonpage.com/healthcare-lifesciences) - [Hospitality](https://solomonpage.com/hospitality) - [Human Resources](https://solomonpage.com/humanresources) - [Legal Services](https://solomonpage.com/legal-services) - [Media, Education & Publishing](https://solomonpage.com/digitalmedia-publishing) - [Scientific & Engineering](https://solomonpage.com/scientific-engineering) - [Specialty Financial Services](https://solomonpage.com/specialtyfinance) - [Technology](https://solomonpage.com/technology) - Employment Tools - [Search Jobs](http://opportunities.solomonpage.com/) - [Submit a Resume](https://opportunities.solomonpage.com) - [Submit a Staffing Request](https://solomonpage.com/contact) [![Solomon](https://blog.solomonpage.com/hubfs/SP_Corporate%20Global_horiz_lockup_positive_DIGITAL_HIGH.png)](https://solomonpage.com) ##### Solomon Page 260 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10016 Phone: (212) 403-6100 Fax: (212) 764-6003 Follow us [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/solomon-page-group) [Google](https://plus.google.com/+solomonpagegroup/about) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/SolomonPageGroup) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/solomonpage) Copyright ©2019 Solomon Page. 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