Tom Rath
Author, What's The Point?
Tom Rath is a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose books include How Full Is Your Bucket?, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Eat Move Sleep, and Life’s Great Question. His work, which blends behavioral research with practical insight, has influenced how organizations and individuals think about performance, wellbeing, and purpose. Rath lives with a rare terminal illness and has written extensively about work, health, and contribution with unusual clarity and urgency.
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April 29, 2026
Ceilings, Frames, & Churn: Breaking Invisible Barriers in Your Work and Relationships
This week, we explore the invisible boundaries that shape our work, our relationships, and our own sense of what's possible. We open with the story of the four-minute mile: for nine years, no one could break it—until Roger Bannister did, and the floodgates opened. What changed? Not the runners’ bodies, but their sense of possibility. This episode is about those frames we rarely question—the ones that quietly dictate how high we reach and what doors we see as closed. We’re joined by Tom Rath, ...
Guests: Claude Steele , Tom Rath