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 Shawn Achor
- Practice looking for the good. Studies showing that people who keep a daily "gratitude list" become happier and more successful over time.
- Have some fun. Many people think the words 'work' and 'fun' are mutually exclusive, but research shows that bursts of lightheartedness actually cause people to think more clearly and creatively. When we're happy, our neurons fire faster and more efficiently.
- Brighten your office space. Everything around you affects your frame of mind. Surround your desk with pictures and objects that lead you toward positive thoughts. Your mood and your brain will thank you."
- Invest in people. Decades of research have shown that close ties to family and friends are among the biggest contributors to happiness, and may even help people live longer. I've found that the greatest predictor of success during stress and challenge is the quality and quantity of your relationships.
- Think of work as a series of sprints, not a marathon.
Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage, spent over a decade at Harvard University where he won numerous distinguished teaching awards for his work. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and earned a Masters from Harvard Divinity School in Christian and Buddhist ethics. When the global economy collapsed in 2008, Shawn was immediately called in as an expert by the world's largest banks to help restart forward progress.
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 Lou Heckler
- Calibrate your praise...make sure that each individual is recognized for the specific things they do well, especially those that set them apart from others.
- Encourage feedback from your people. Help them see feedback flows both ways.
- Once in a while, offer a surprise perk. I know of one business owner who used to hire one of those sitting massage people to come in from time to time so his people could get a free, ten-minute sitting massage.
About Lou:
Seasoned broadcaster and educator, Lou Heckler is a Motivational and leadership speaker who covers customer service, being engaged at work, management and peak performance. With 8 years of experience in television, Lou can kick off your meeting, attend the rest of the sessions and take notes, and then provide your attendees with a humorous and poignant summary at the close of the event. While Lou was receiving dual degrees in Journalism and Radio-TV-Motion Pictures at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he also served as news editor and anchorman on the WUNC-TV public television system. By the time he was graduated from the University, he had already logged over 1,000 live television broadcasts.
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 David Maxfield
- Provide social support. People are social animals. They get motivation from one another and hold each other accountable. But make sure people have the clear information and the skills they need to work as a team.
- Keep building skills. Just "doing the job" doesn't build skills. People need ongoing training, coaching, and challenges. Building new skills and capabilities is a great way to keep people engaged.
- Share the big picture. Make sure you explain where you see your part of the organization going and how your people fit into that long-term vision. People want to be a part of something bigger than themselves, but they'll only feel that if they know how they fit.
About David:
For more than twenty years, David Maxfield has led high-leverage research initiatives that uncover causes of and solutions to managerial, cultural, and operational inefficiencies that directly affect the bottom line. David is the coauthor of two New York Times bestsellers, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success and Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. A respected academic, David has taught at Stanford University and the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University.
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