This is an excellent article about how to keep your head when everyone else seems to be losing theirs.
Archive for happiness – Page 4
“Without a thriving workplace culture, organizations may suffer from employee disengagement, stagnant business practices, uninspired products and services, and decreased financial performance.”
Here the author very accurately addresses how workplace culture and employee well-being effectively go hand-in-hand.
How well is your organization addressing these issues?
Workplace Culture is THE Key to Creating Better Employee Well-Being | TLNT.
In this final installment of his series, Markku Allison explores how we can dramatically improve the flow of understanding if we are just a little bit more rigorous in making sure we are on common ground with the words we use and the meanings we intend.
The Power and Subtlety of Language in the WorkplaceWork Design Magazine.
“One of the toughest things about a rut is acknowledging that you are in one,” says Daniel Gulati, a tech entrepreneur and author.
Even exciting jobs have boring days. And when you’ve been doing the same tasks, going to the same office, and working with the same people day in and day out, you’re bound to fall into a rut on occasion. When that happens, how do you recognize what’s happening and counteract it? What can you do to revive your interest in your work?
Here’s some great information from Gulati, and esteemed University of Michigan researcher and professor, Gretchen Spreitzer about how to do just that, including a couple of very useful case examples:
This is interesting although discouraging data, but likely not surprising to many. What has been your experience been like?
I’d love to hear about exceptions to this, and, the reasons you think they have occurred.
This is something I talk to clients about all the time: the idea that becoming aware of, and then utilizing your natural energy patterns to their maximum advantage will help you be more productive and more effective.
Josh Linkner gives some simple, easy to understand examples here:
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Have you done a personal energy study lately?
Let’s ALL play more today! Check out Josh Linkner’s blog. (I already
feel lighter.)
This is really interesting! How do you show up? How do the people in your organization show up?
In the Company of Givers and Takers – Harvard Business Review.
Millenials take note, these are all good things for you to think about, if you are not already:
Love this post! Collapses a whole bunch of brain science research into some quick, usable information. What can you do better at today?