Prof. Raghunathan joins us for an exclusive webinar on the subject of being happier at work. Many studies have shown that, the happier you are at work, the more career success you will enjoy. Happier people get higher raises, get promoted faster, and their bosses like them more. This relationship between being happy and career success has been replicated so many times and across so many different countries that it is no longer debated.
In this webinar, we deep-dive into the topic of Happiness at work, and what you as a talent development professional can do to help improve it.
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5. What it happiness? It is…
…an emotional state that you do not wish to avoid
Joy Love
Serenity Gratitude
Awe Laughte
r
Interest
HopePride
Inspiratio
n
Plea sure
Anxiety Sadnes
s
Envy AngerInsecuri
ty
Fear
Boredo
m
Frustratio
n
Misery DisgustDisappointment Grief
Purpose Meaning
11. 3 steps to protecting “cream time”
Step 1: Identify your cream time
Typically 3 hour window in the morning (9 – 12)
Step 2: How do you typically get distracted
from being productive during cream time?
Internet?
Social media
Lack of planning (e.g., commute)
Urgent vs. important?
Step 3: What’s your plan for protecting your
cream time?
12. Why protecting cream time is important
Progression towards Mastery is important for happiness
You can’t be a master unless you spend a considerable amount
of time (~10,000 hours) in a domain (e.g., brand management)
10000 hours ~ 10 – 15 years!
13. 3 tips for enhancing happiness at work
Protecting cream time
Expressing gratitude
14. Expressing gratitude exercise
Step 1: Think of a coworker who had a positive
influence on you, and write down name of
person
Step 2: Write down why they had a positive
influence on you
What they did for you
Why was it so meaningful to you
Step 4: Write out a letter of gratitude to this
coworker
Step 5: Read/email/send this letter to your
coworker
15. Why expressing gratitude is important
Connection/belonging is important for happiness
Being grateful to others increases happiness in multiple ways:
Making others like you—and offer help to you
Story you tell yourself about who you are
Acting as a bridge from an egotistical (short-lived) emotion—pride—
to a non-egotistical (more sustainable) emotion: connection/love
16. 3 tips for enhancing happiness at work
Protecting cream time
Expressing gratitude
Leading a healthy lifestyle
17. ADT: Attention Deficit Trait
Symptoms of ADT:
Feeling overwhelmed (too many balls in the air)
Easily irritable
Work is no longer fun; it’s a chore (“TGIF”)
Reasons for ADT:
Biting off more than you can chew
Unrealistic targets
Unhealthy lifestyle
18. What’s a healthy lifestyle?
Eating well
Not eating junk food (e.g., French fries, pizza)
Minimizing consumption of processed food
(including sugar and white rice)
Eating lots and lots of fresh veggies
Moving more
Getting at least 20 min of exercise each day
Morning is better
Get a trainer
Sleeping better
At least 7 hours every day!
20. Summary
Happiness at work is important, perhaps the
biggest determinant of your success at work
5 major determinants of happiness at work
(“BAMBA”)
“It takes 2 to BAMBA”
3 things you can do to enhance your
happiness at work starting today
Protect your cream time—and use it well!
Express gratitude to coworkers
Lead a healthier lifestyle
Email me your ‘progress report’—or your
questions!
21. Thank you!
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Purpose is transcending the smaller self: not self-centered.
But sometimes, it is not one of these 10 emotions. Rather it is one (or more) of the 12 negative emotions. But so long as you can derive meaning out of the experience of negativity, or you simply enjoy the negativity because you know that you’ll soon not feel that way, you can say that you are happy.
We seem to know all of this instinctively, which is why we are never confused by the Question: How happy are you? Nor are we confused by the answer that people give to the question, “I’m feeling happy!”
Take a nap in the afternoon; for 30 min or so (not longer)