John S. Gordon - Business and Personal Coach

"You have the greatness and the power.  I just help you turn on the switch."

MARVELOUS MONDAYS

 

May 5, 2013 - Issue 224    

 

The Happiness Connection-

The 2nd Step to Peak Performance

 

This is a fith in a series on achieving peak performance for yourself and others you may manage. I acknowledge as a resource Edward Hallowell, psychiatrist, neuroscience expert and best-selling author.
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CONNECTION-THE 2ND STEP TO PEAK PERFORMNACE 

In the last issue we discussed connection and its benefits to you and your organization

 

CONNECTED PEOPLE CREATE HAPPINESS IN THE WORKPLACE 

Dr. Hallowell's research shows that a happy person (one who enjoys a positive and happy state of mind) has the crucial element for achieving the best for herself/himself and the organization.

 

 

A SOURCE OF HAPPINESS REVEALED

Dr. Hallowell has interviewed many happy people and asked them their secret. The answer was that they had a connection to someone who really believed in them and acknowledged them. It was typically a parent, a coach, a teacher, a partner, a spouse, or a manger. In nearly every case, it was the connection with the person or a group of persons that created the happy person.

 

BEING CONNECTED AT WORK

Dr. Hallowell says that helping a person be connected at work is the most difficult of the five elements in the Cycle of Excellence (reaching Peak Performance). Helping a person find and stay connected makes a great impact on the individual and the organization.

 

THE BENEFITS OF A WORKPLACE FRIEND

Research by the Gallup organization shows that having a close friend at work is a major factor in achieving superior performance. His research shows that a person who has a close friend at work is 7 times more likely to be more positively engaged in her/his career. Tom Rath Vital Friends (Washington, D.C.:Gallup Press 2006)

 

EXERCISE

This week I invite you to do the following:

  1. Interview one happy person and ask them if they are happy most of the time and ask them how they got to be that way.
  2. Notice and acknowledge people as you pass them during the day. 
  3. Make a friend at work or help someone else make a friend at work.

 


Friends at Work 

 

"These are the four magical words of management:

'what do you think?'"

 

Woody Morcott (former CEO, Dana Corporation) in discussing how a manager stays connected with his/her employees.

 

JOHN'S BIO
John has owned several businesses and is an attorney who has practiced in the business and estate  areas.  In addition, he coaches business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, speech makers and presenters.  He also coaches persons who are determined to accelerate their careers and leadership skills or who are considering a career move or retirement.  John uses coaching as a tool in his leadership and business results based consulting.  He is also a life coach.

                   **John is currently accepting a few new coaching clients.**

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