Positive defaults align our short-term decisions with our long-term interests. And we don’t always do that.

‘StrengthsFinder 2.0’ is an effort to get the core message and language out to a much broader audience. We had no idea how well received the first strengths book would be by general readers –...

Even if people just change two or three things that they are able to sustain over time, it makes quite a difference eventually.

At a very basic level, people need to know that there is constancy in their jobs and, more broadly, in where the organization is headed.

For wellbeing to take hold, it’s got to be something that individual team members are getting excited about in their own lives. It can’t be something that a company is forcing top-down through hierarchical structures.

When we build on our strengths and daily successes — instead of focusing on failures — we simply learn more.

Half an hour of exercise in the morning makes for better interactions all day. Then a sound night of sleep gives me energy to tackle the next day. I am a more active parent, a...

You cannot be anything you want to be – but you can be a whole lot more of who you already are.

The real energy occurs in each connection between two people, which can bring about exponential returns.

Wanting a more positive environment isn’t enough. You need to do something, and it doesn’t require a great deal of effort or some huge change in the way you approach things at work.

Every day, I read about new ideas and research that could help someone I care about live a longer and healthier life.

The quickest way to be a little bit happier and more engaged in your job is to spend some time thinking about developing closer friendships.

Having fewer unhealthy days and, in turn, more days when you have the energy to get things done is probably the global constant through which businesses and individuals can think about the quantifiable upside of...

Instead of celebrating what makes each child unique, most parents push their children to “fit in” so that they don’t “stick out.” This unwittingly stomps out individuality and encourages conformity, despite these parents’ good intentions

I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it’s important because it’s the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.

Followers need to see how things will get better and what that future might look like. Leaders need to build that foundation of stability, and hope sits on top of that.

What we’ve learned is that if you can make the right decision in the supermarket aisle, it’s a heck of a lot easier to make a good decision when you reach in your cupboard when...

Exercise is not enough. Working out three times a week is not enough. Being active throughout the day is what keeps you healthy.

The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician.

I first found out I had cancer on my eye and lost an eye to this disease when I was 16, and I’ve since had cancer in my kidneys and pancreas and a host of...

Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They’re just more engaged at work.

Executives must place a priority on wellbeing if they want to attract the right people, keep their best people, and drive their company’s financial performance.

Friendships are among the most fundamental of human needs.

We engineered activity out of our lives in the name of convenience. We created foods that put fried, fatty, sweet, and salty ahead of fresh, natural, and healthy. We quickly sacrifice sleep to work longer...

It’s tempting to work more than 60 hours a week and sacrifice sleep, not move, and eat bad foods as they are convenient. But this comes with a cost.

If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything.

The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering.

I’m a researcher, so I’m realistic that there’s nothing I’m doing that’s going to prevent me from getting cancer in the future. But I can slow it down.

Ignoring negative things that need to be changed is destructive and does nothing to alleviate negativity. Instead, we should focus on the way we’re treating other people in our brief interactions with them.

I’ve seen so many people – loved ones and colleagues – who jump from one diet to the next, one exercise regimen to the next . I was trying to figure out what were some...

Clearly, there aren’t enough positive moments or interactions happening in the workplace. As a result, our economy suffers, companies suffer, and individual relationships suffer.

When we look at what has the strongest statistical relationship to overall evaluation of your life, the first one is your career well-being, or the mission, purpose and meaning of what you’re doing when you...

Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing.

Although individuals need not be well-rounded, teams should be.