Huffington Magazine Issue 51 | Page 30

THE THIRD METRIC The two metrics of success that drive the American workplace are money and power, but by themselves, they make a two-legged stool.” — fine for balancing on for a short time, but after a while, you’re headed for a fall. And guided by this limited definition of success, more and more “successful” people are falling. So what we need is a more humane and more sustainable definition of success that includes well-being, wisdom, wonder, empathy and the ability to give back. But how do we recalibrate our current benchmarks of success? That’s what we’ll be discussing. The conference is fully booked, but we want you to be part of the larger conversation, which has already started. In the days leading up to the conference, and long after it ends, we’ll be featuring blog posts — a selection of which you’ll find in the pages ahead — on anything