A recent study found that satisfying meetings can empower employees, rather than deplete them. try one of more of these four strategies.
Four Researched-Based Tips to Maximize Your Meetings
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3 Ways to Befriend Your Fear
Boo! Is fear working for you, against you, or both? Today is Halloween in much of the western world. The holiday is a reminder that sometimes we enjoy ‘negative’ emotions such as fear. Sometimes, in fact, we pay good money to be scared, whether by a horror movie, haunted house, or dark video game. Can Fear read more…
3 Concrete Steps to Improve Your Mood at Work
Simply boosting mood can help to improve collaboration, resiliency, creativity, and even your pay at work. To boost your mood today, try one some of these tips.
[Video] Happiness Leads To Success
Most of us think that success is will lead to happiness. We work hard to be successful so that we can be happy because of that success. However, science says this might not be the case.
What Leaders Can Learn From Game Design, Part 3: Mastery
(Note: This is part 3 in a series on Gamification: Embedding elements of game playing to the workplace to encourage engagement . If you missed the first two posts, read Part 1: Part 1 Autonomy and Part 2 Relatedness) “Arrrrgh…OK just one more time!” If you’ve ever muttered something like this playing a video game–as I read more…
A is for Autonomy at Work– Increase Engagement with SCARF
Autonomy at Work–What Is It and Why Does It Matter? Autonomy at work is feeling like you are able to make your own choices and have a degree of self-governance at work. It is one of the strongest motivators available; having autonomy at work lessens stress and improves mood. Dr. David Rock says – A read more…
Book Review: Before Happiness by Shawn Achor
Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change by Shawn Achor is the follow-on to his international best seller, The Happiness Advantage. I recently reviewed The Upside of Your Dark Side, by Robert Biswas-Deiner and Todd Kashdan, and shared that I had mixed feelings about it. This book read more…
Train Your Brain: Use This Tool to Boost Thriving at Work
This strategy is simple, free, and effective. Train your brain by using visualizations to help you boost thriving at work.
Truly Tap Your Strengths To Do Better Work and Enjoy It More!
Strengths = Talent + Energy At Happy Brain Science we teach individuals and organizations how to Truly Tap Strengths by focusing on examining beliefs that may be inhibiting strengths, exploring ways to discover strengths, and strategizing ways to act and build on strengths. A strength, as defined by strengths researchers, is a behavior that you read more…
Book summary and review: 12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter
12: The Elements of Great Managing introduces the Q12, a set of twelve questions that Gallup uses to measure employee engagement. Gallup’s extensive data suggests these 12 questions are key to measuring the things that make a performance difference. These questions (actually statements that people are asked to agree with, or not, on a 5 read more…