INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Toxic workplaces have become such a health issue, they’ve caught the eye of the US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, … [Read more...]
Issue #56: On a Pro-Poker Players Insight on Making Decisions, Increasing Your Resilience, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) What can a pro-poker player teach you about making decisions? Something important. In an interview with Psychology … [Read more...]
Issue #51: On the Key to Forming Habits, the Self-Improvement Trap, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Research shows that people often fail to establish habits because they’re unwilling to exert self-control in the short-term to … [Read more...]
What a Nobel Prize Winner Teaches Us About Motivating Others
You don't need to be a genius to apply this
When the Nobel Prize winning physicist, Richard Feynman, was still getting his graduate degree at Princeton, he was asked to oversee a group of engineers who were tasked with … [Read more...]
Employee Happiness Boils Down to This Simple Equation
It's time for a simpler solution to employee happiness. It's time for...math?
Entire industries have been created to help people find happiness. And I'm not even counting when Apple comes out with a new i-anything. If I'm honest, so many "8 step … [Read more...]
Issue # 4: On Overcoming Procrastination, Negativity, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) • Incredibly, research shows that people who tend to procrastinate lose 218 minutes a day of productivity, … [Read more...]
The Secret to Becoming More Adaptable
The three forms of flexibility you need, and how to improve each
I think it’s safe to say this last year represents a tremendous period of change for many of us. And it won’t be the last. I’m not saying the whole world will go through what … [Read more...]
These 9 Forces Drain Your Energy for Work More Than Anything
Lost that lovin' feeling at work? Reignite your passion by countering these 9 insidious inspiration drains
Remember when you didn’t even have to try to feel inspired at work? Inspiration was everywhere. Everything was exciting, interesting, … [Read more...]
These 9 Questions Will Help You Decide to Quit Your Job or Not
Quitting a job (or not) is a big decision. Here's help in wisely thinking it through.
It's an age-old question popularized by The Clash--"Should I stay or should I go?" Gallup's 2017 State of the American Workforce report indicates many choose the latter--in … [Read more...]
9 Success Lessons From Usain Bolt’s Absurd Rio Olympics
Usain Bolt didn't just glide into success in Rio. He applied powerful success lessons along the way--you can too.
This just in: Usain Bolt is fast. I'm not. I move about as quickly as a manatee swimming in a vat of hair gel. But I'm quick to pick up on applicable lessons for … [Read more...]
