The Paradox of Perseverance: Grit Out Or Pivot Now?
One afternoon, on the small Portuguese island of Madeira, a Norwegian ship captain named Roald Amundsen stood in...
Is The Pandemic Making You Smarter?
It goes without saying that the pandemic sucks. But—suckiness notwithstanding—what if the pandemic is also super-charging your brain? In...
Confessions of a Self-Hating Motivational Speaker
I am a self-hating motivational speaker. Or at least I used to be. For starters, I have never won...
The Secret of Highly Adaptive People
Why is it that, when faced with change, some people find inspiration and others only find imprisonment? Fortunately for...
How To Make Good Decisions Fast
[This article was originally published in Harvard Business Review.] Busy leaders know how important it is to make good...
Is Intrinsic Motivation Becoming An Unhealthy Obsession?
Intrinsic motivation is all the rage these days—and for good reason. When we do interesting work that makes...
Is Resilience Overrated?
Not since the invention of the Three-Letter Acronym has the business world been as excited about something as...
The Funny Thing About Suffering
Nobody throws the covers off their bed in the morning, saunters into the bathroom, looks into the mirror and...
The One Thing Resilient People Know
We are free to choose our destiny. We all know that with absolute certainty...
Why 1 in 3 People Adapt to Change More Successfully
Everyone gets blown off course from time to time. When shift happens, some people find inspiration where others...