Ping Pong, Prop Bets & The Performance Zone

Ping Pong, Prop Bets And The Performance Zone - StrengthsLauncher
Mastering the difference between the growth zone and the performance zone is critical to your productivity, development and success. Here’s how one rogue gambler applied his mastery of both zones in one of the craziest prop bets of all time. Dealer’s Choice Bel Air Country Club. Los Angeles, California. 1973. The wager: One game of Ping-Pong. First player to 21. Winner gets ... Read More

Best of the World of Work — Vol. IV

Tom Clancy Writer's Digest 1995 definition of success - StrengthsLauncher
Hello StrengthsLaunchers! Flow, success, entrepreneurship, talent management and how to make weekends more awesome. A few of my favorites reads from the last 90 days. Enjoy… Regardless of what you’re striving to accomplish, if you’re not consistently achieving flow it’s much harder to achieve your goal. Is There a Flow State of Leadership? by Evan Sinar, PhD. – DDI From an ... Read More

Need A Role Model? Try Dabo Swinney

Dab Swinney role model head football coach Clemson University
Dabo Swinney, head coach of the 2016 National Champion Clemson Tigers, overcame multiple life challenges before reaching the heights of coaching success. How did Swinney conquer his circumstances when so many others are defeated by life’s misfortunes? Imagine: Your older brother is injured in a devastating car accident. He spends two weeks in a coma and suffers severe memory loss. The ... Read More

7 Reasons Leaders Are Readers

He never graduated from college, but he claimed to have read every book in his public library in Independence, Missouri. On April 12, 1945, this humble farm boy would be sworn in as the 33rd President of the United States. What did Harry Truman know about leadership we can learn from today? “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders ... Read More

Best of the World of Work — Vol. III

Below are my favorite pieces about business, performance and productivity. Enjoy. Productivity — The Next Web: 7 Mental Models You Should Know For Smarter Decision Making Organizational Behavior — HBR: The More You Energize Coworkers, The Better Everyone Performs Talent — TED/Kare Anderson: Be An Opportunity Maker Employee Engagement — Entrepreneur: When You Hire The Right Managers, Engagement Improves Strategy ... Read More

10 Ways Coach Bruce Gemmell Helps Katie Ledecky Win

While we’re not all Olympic athletes, we can all use a good coach to help us achieve our goals. So, what makes a good coach? How do they help their clients grow, achieve and succeed? A Passion For Coaching It’s often said that great writers don’t want to write, they have to write. Same thing with good coaches. A good coach lives ... Read More

Best of the World of Work — Vol. II

Following is a round-up of my favorite articles from the last three months. Each essay will elevate your perspective and help improve your performance—in your work and your life. Enjoy. Inspiration — Runners World: Patrick Downes Becomes First Boston Bombing Amputee To Finish Marathon Career — Susan Cain/Quiet Revolution: How To Win The Career Lottery Positivity — Forbes: What Negativity ... Read More

2016 CliftonStrengths Summit Highlights

CliftonStrengths Summit Post 7-28-16 StrengthsLauncher Doug Wilks
Every 24 hours another 7,986 people around the globe take the CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder) assessment to discover their unique, natural talents. At this rate, the strengths movement will soon deliver life-changing insights to its 15 millionth person. Last week over 740 coaches, educators and business leaders met in Omaha, Nebraska to share, learn and grow in their strengths journeys at the world’s very ... Read More