Creating a Thriving Culture

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Creating a company that Thrives May 4, 2012


Not thriving.


I hoped it was this simple.

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Humans are complex emotional creatures.



Working harder and longer hours backfires.


The Science is in:

By and large, happy people are more creative and productive.



High-performing innovative organizations are a function of happy, evolving, flourishing people


In a sweeping meta-analysis of 225 academic studies, researchers found that happy employees have an average of:

31% higher productivity 37% more sales 300% more creativity


What makes you happy?


A Hierarchy of Human Need by Abraham Maslow

Self-esteem Confidence, achievement,

respect of others, the need to be a unique individual

Self-Actualization Morality, creativity, spontaneity, acceptance,

experience purpose, meaning and inner potential

Love and Belonging Friendship, family, intimacy, sense of connection

Safety and Security Health, employment, property, family and social stability

Physiological Needs Breathing, food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep


What makes people flourish?

1. Pleasure

2. Engagement

3. Meaning

Three Types of Happiness


Happiness = Pleasure + Flow + Meaning

Our level of engagement with life and the degree to which we utilize our innate virtues and strengths to some larger end are far greater determinants of our happiness & wellbeing.




Happiness>>Creativity >> Happiness




concentration + frustration + contemplation

= Creative Breakthrough

Creativity Breakthrough


For sustainable individual and organizational performance

THRIVING

A THRIVING workforce is not just satisfied and productive but also engaged in creating the future — the company’s and their own.


125%

Less burnout than peers

(self-reported)

46%

More satisfied with job

32%

More committed to organization

16%

Better overall performance (as

reported by managers)

AND:

T H R I V I N G E M P L O Y E E S have a bit of an edge; highly energized but know how to avoid burnout.


Two Components of THRIVING ① Vitality – Alive, passionate, excited!

Mental CapacityFocuses physical and emotional

energy on the task at hand

Spiritual CapacityProvides a power source

of motivation, determination and endurance

Emotional CapacityCreates the internal climate that drives the

Ideal Performance State

Physical CapacityBuilds endurance and promotes mental and

emotional recovery

Rituals

Rituals

Rituals

Peak Performance Pyramid “The Power Of Full Engagement” Tony Schwartz, Jim Loehr


Two Components of THRIVING ① Vitality② Learning

WE NEED BOTH because they feed off of one another


We have a human need to grow


BUSINESSPSYCHOLOGY

When we TAP INTO THESE HUMAN MOTIVATIONS

that underlie everything we do, we can create the

conditions for sustainable high-performance.


Provide decision-making

discretion

Share information

Culture of appreciation

Offer performance

feedback

Foster simple rituals that help people renew their energy

Show people how their work is

connected to a higher purpose

ORGANIZATIONS can provide mechanisms that release and sustain enthusiasm:


EQUALLY IMPORTANT is to learn the individual SKILLS for WELLBEING RENEWAL and THRIVING… that make us turned on, lit up and happy.


Individual skills and strategies for THRIVING

1. Manage and renew energy (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual energy)



2. New Mind Habits Brain plasticity- you can rewire your brain for positivity! (Like Positive framing, mindfulness, quick coherence technique®)

3. Create opportunities to innovate and learn



4. Connecting: invest in relationships that energize, help co-workers

Research shows employees who provide social support to their co-workers have higher job satisfaction and are 10 times more engaged by their job.



5. Engaging: find your voice, take on opportunities and the inherent risks they bring, collaborate



6. Meaning: find your strengths and put them to work in the service of an inspiring purpose.

Having meaning in your work contributes to your general life satisfaction FIVE TIMES more powerfully than any other factor.


Individual Skills and Strategies for THRIVING

A McKinsey global survey showed that people who have mastered these dimensions are MORE THAN 20 times as likely to say they are satisfied with their performance and their lives in general. From McKInsey Quarterly for

Organizational Development


What makes me thrive?


Thanks for attending!

Wendy Wallbridgehttp://www.onyourmarkcoach.com/

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Creating a Thriving Culture