“The Dirty Secret Of Burnout” on Helios Blog

Life

Burnout at work is quite literally everywhere. Perhaps you read the recent article in The Washington Post, or saw how companies are adopting four-day workweeks to try to combat this problem, or checked out the piece in BuzzFeed about how Millennials are “the burnout generation.”

Or maybe you just looked in the mirror, or into the cubicle next to you.

Well, we believe burnout has a dirty secret… something hiding in plain sight. And it has to do with where it comes from — and how to fix it…

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“Introducing the Helios Launch Experience” on Helios Blog

Leadership

I love creating learning experiences. When I stumbled into this line of work many years ago, I had no idea this was even a “thing” a person could do as a career, but it’s turned out to be a deeply fulfilling fit for my strengths.

We’ve been the official certifying body for Strengthscope® in the United States for many years — and we will continue to offer this certification.

To be honest, we aren’t really “assessment” people, but this one is special; we truly love this instrument and the simple yet powerful way it helps people build Energy Intelligence.

And, as our organization evolves into Helios, the core learning experiences we offer are evolving, too…

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“Great Performance = Energy Alignment” on Helios Blog

Leadership

Performance is an important topic in most workplaces. Presumably, there’s a fairly typical, usually implicit, assumption that when you come to work, you’re going to perform your best. Companies spend massive amounts on “performance management” programs, compensation plans, feedback technologies, and incentive structures, all in the name of — you guessed it — greater performance.

But what if we’ve been misunderstanding where great performance actually comes from?

At Helios, we’ve discovered that the formula for great performance is actually quite simple…

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