What good are positive emotions in the workplace? As scientists study the brain and learn more about how we achieve optimal functioning, the term positivity has finally captured business leaders’ interests. One study of CEOs showed that training to be more positive could boost their productivity … [Read more...] about The Business Case for Positivity
Happiness
The Progress Paradox: Doing Better, Feeling Worse
As a society, we’re achieving more yet feeling worse. Even when well paid, we’re dissatisfied. Most of us accomplish plenty but lack feelings of well-being. While every metric of society is improving worldwide, our happiness levels are declining — and the more we have and achieve, the less … [Read more...] about The Progress Paradox: Doing Better, Feeling Worse
What’s Your Story?
“The most important story you will ever tell about yourself is the story you tell to yourself.” ~ Jim Loehr, The Power of Story, Free Press, 2007 Stories that don't work happen to everybody. Each of us operates with a variety of organizing principles, or “stories,” that swirl around our brains. … [Read more...] about What’s Your Story?
How to Be Happier – 3 Proven Steps
Why are some people happy, and others not? Is happiness associated with a better life, greater luck or fewer worries and upsets? Or, is it a question of character? People who are highly satisfied with their lives are less likely to have psychological or social problems, less likely to get sick or … [Read more...] about How to Be Happier – 3 Proven Steps
Humor at Work: How Not to Be a Jerk
In the national bestseller Flow, University of Chicago psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi suggests two key factors determine our overall happiness: Our relations with other people How we experience our work You can improve both areas by bringing humor to work each day. Harvard Business … [Read more...] about Humor at Work: How Not to Be a Jerk
Your Healthy Brain: The Wisdom of Stress
As knowledge workers in the 21st century, our success depends on having a healthy, functioning brain. What can leading neuroscientists teach us about stress, effective coping skills and peak performance in the workplace? While you cannot completely eliminate stress, you can make it work for you … [Read more...] about Your Healthy Brain: The Wisdom of Stress
How to Keep a Healthy Brain, part 1
How to Keep a Healthy Brain Part 1: Exercise Experts worldwide are jumping on the brain bandwagon, eager to teach you about the neuroscience of happiness, effective coping and peak performance. It’s an exciting time. As knowledge workers in the 21st century, our success depends on having a … [Read more...] about How to Keep a Healthy Brain, part 1
Debunking the Talent Myth
Everyone’s talking about ways to find opportunity amid economic chaos. Yet there’s something right under our noses that’s being overlooked: Times of crisis present unprecedented opportunities to stretch and develop real leadership capabilities. What’s needed, specifically? Hire more executive … [Read more...] about Debunking the Talent Myth
The Mindful Leader: Sit and Be Still
"Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be." —Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric Most business books focus on how leaders can achieve more. How can you do more, better…and faster? This full-length article takes the opposite tack: how and why, as leaders, you should sit … [Read more...] about The Mindful Leader: Sit and Be Still
Paying Attention to What We Pay Attention To
What would your life be like if you were able to focus your attention on three priorities for a week? What if you were able to concentrate and focus on those activities, in spite of distractions? “In the final analysis, the quality of our life depends on our ability to consciously choose who and … [Read more...] about Paying Attention to What We Pay Attention To