1: As leaders, when we are short-staffed, it is difficult to resist the temptation to hire the first person who walks through the door.

“I know what it’s like to think, We need someone so desperately—how bad could this person be?” Will Guidara writes in his wonderful book Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect.

“I’ve also (unfortunately),” he recalls, “been in a position … continue reading

“I could no longer say that I was my job, because I had none.  I couldn’t rely on my wealth to create a sense of worth and identity, for I had no money and loads of debt,” commented an entrepreneur whose company had gone bankrupt.

He continues:  “I could not look to social standing, for a failed entrepreneur has no social standing.  And the failure of my love relationship a … continue reading

Each week we are doing a deep dive into a different topic and this week we’ve been looking at some of the key takeaways from Shawn Achor’s The Happiness Advantage.  We’ll wrap it up this week by looking at the implications of boosting happiness on workplace culture.
 
Question:  Is it surprising that leaders who cultivate happiness in the workplace also drive overall productivity and success?  
 
Shawn shares the research … continue reading