World of Work — Q4 2023 — StrengthsLauncher

World of Work — Q4 2023 — StrengthsLauncher - Image Credit: Tom Podmore via Unsplash
“Quiet quitting” is still happening, but “laboring loud” is now gaining steam. Financial recessions, emotional recessions and worker uncertainty. In Gallup’s Global Workplace Study of over 120,000 employees, 59% of employees reported quiet quitting. Yet, research also shows 8 out of 10 worldwide workers enjoy what they do. As research continues to confirm, work isn’t the problem. The workplace is ... Read More

Take the Tools, Leave the Distraction

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Productivity tools are like gym memberships—they’re only good if we actually use them. In a recent productivity study, students checked their smart phones for non-class related reasons over 11 times during class per class. In another study, one quarter of workers reported feeling increased stress and poor health because of the information they’re required to process for their daily work. Here are ... Read More

Best of the World of Work — Vol. V

World of Work Q2 2017 - StrengthsLauncher, StrengthsFinder, Doug Wilks
Hello StrengthsLaunchers! Smartphones—the story behind the story, key benefits of employee engagement and how to build resilience. My favorite world of work essays from the past three months… Are Smartphones Making Us Stupid? by Christopher Bergland Guarding the Eye Gate and the Ear Gate. #productivity 7 Excellent Reasons to Focus on Employee Engagement by Gordon Tredgold Higher profits, lower turnover, ... Read More

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

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.

One Game, Two Coaches–Super Bowl XLIX

Bill Belichick
Same Subject, Different Treatment The late Roger Ebert once gave this bit of foundational film criticism insight: “It’s not what a movie is about; it’s how it is about it.” In other words, the subject matter is one thing, but the treatment of it is another thing entirely. The “how” of a film is what gives the film its meaning, its ... Read More