The Happiness Work Ethic
“The single greatest competitive advantage in the modern economy is a positive and engaged workforce. That is not conjecture. That is now a confirmed scientific fact.
[…] In my research and consulting in 42 different countries during the worst economic downturn in recent history, I have discovered that most companies and schools around the world follow the same implicit formula: If you work hard, you will … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Shawn Achor | Source: “ChangeThis” | Subject: Organizational Behavior
Shawn Achor
A decade of research on high and low performance teams by psychologist and business consultant Marcial Losada shows just how important it is. Based on Losada’s extensive mathematical modeling, 2.9013 is the ratio of positive to negative interactions necessary to make a corporate team successful. This means that it takes about three positive comments, experiences, or expressions to fend off the languishing effects of one … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Shawn Achor | Source: “ChangeThis” | Subjects: Management, Motivation, Organizational Behavior