Strong Enough to Fail

The Research Is Finally Catching Up to What I’ve Been Teaching for Years A newsletter landed in my inbox this week from the Positive Psychology team, the same organization that has spent years building strengths inventories and helping coaches match clients to their natural talents. The subject line was almost a confession: When strengths stop […]

Love What You Do!

If you love your job, you are in the minority. With happiness at a 50-year low, many people are looking for more. It is possible to love what you do no matter what that is. There are doctors who love what they do and others that hate it. There are administrative assistants who hate what […]

The Truth About Authentic Leadership

People regularly worry about the implications of their behavioral profile and tendencies. They say, “give me the bad news.” Very often I get asked what is the best leadership style? I am a licensed behavior analyst and I have interpreted thousands of surveys over the years. It has been my experience that every style has […]

To Fail or Not to Fail?

My article “Are You Failing Enough?” Was recently discussed in a podcast. Also discussed was an opposing view from an article titled “To Be Successful, Stop Learning From Failure”. The idea of positive psychology looks at how we can be the best. I agree with idea of looking to successful examples, role models and mentors. […]