A Trip to Pluto: 3 Lessons from the New Horizons Team

A Trip to Pluto: 3 Lessons from the New Horizons Team
On July 14, NASA’s New Horizons space probe flew 7,800 miles above Pluto mapping its surface, studying its atmosphere and sending never-before-seen images back to earth. How does one begin to contemplate, plan and execute a 9 billion mile mission across our solar system? Moreover, what can we learn from the New Horizons mission and apply to our daily work?

Jon Acuff’s WDS Keynote – 3 Vital Takeaways

Jon Acuff's WDS Keynote - 3 Vital Takeaways
Last weekend, Chris Guillebeau’s WDS conference welcomed 3,000 global citizens living remarkable lives in a conventional world to downtown Portland, Oregon. World records were made. Ideas, insight and inspiration were shared. (And, I’m now on a first name basis with Bacon. So…success.) Perspective changing thinkers, doers, leaders, writers, digital media outlaws, magicians, founders and entrepreneurs all gave the participants much to consider. Here are my favorite ... Read More

Two Questions You Must Answer Today

How you answer two simple questions will lead you down two very different paths in your career. The first path is filled with growth, clarity and fulfillment. The second path is a thorn-filled trail of misused time and energy. 1) Is there someone (at work or school) who encourages your development?  2) Do you have the opportunity to do what you ... Read More

How To Collaborate Like The Beatles

How To Collaborate Like The Beatles
Spring, 1967 – Abbey Road, Studio Two As even casual Beatles fans know, Paul McCartney’s lyrics lean towards glass-half full optimism: “It’s getting better all the time,” “I’ll follow the sun,” and “We can work it out!” Paul supplied an upbeat, hopeful spirit to the greatest selling band of all time. John Lennon, on the other hand, had a cynical streak. We see ... Read More

3 More James Altucher Tips to Choose Yourself and Boost Your Wellbeing

3 More James Altucher Tips to Choose Yourself and Boost Your Wellbeing
A few weeks ago, we mashed-up James Altucher’s “Choose Yourself” mindset with Tom Rath’s jarring research about our tragicomically low levels of wellbeing. (Rewind here.) Rath diagnoses our wellbeing which needs improvement. Altucher offers a vaccine. Read on for three more key takeaways from the middle third of Altucher’s “Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth.” Improving your physical, financial, social, community and ... Read More

Trying To Win The French Open With A Stringless Racquet

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Not understanding the link between employee engagement and performance outcomes is like trying to win the French Open with a stringless tennis racquet. Good luck with that. As we see from Gallup’s State of the American Workplace Report, addressing and improving employee engagement directly impacts our businesses, customer satisfaction and success. Here are three ways to put some actual strings on ... Read More

Are You Fully Charged?

Folks get pretty excited here at StrengthsLauncher when Tom Rath writes a new book. If you haven’t yet picked up his latest (“Are You Fully Charged?”), here are a few jewels from WellBeing, another one of our favorites from Rath.