Ensuring Happiness at Work
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Date and TimeTue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9AM Pacific / 12PM Eastern
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Duration1 Hour
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Cost$0 (Free)
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Description
Contrary to what most of us have been told, our Success and Happiness formula is backwards. When we put happiness first everything changes. The science proves it. Want engagement? Want business success? Start with happiness. And sustain it.
How do you do that? How do you raise happiness levels for the long term? How can you ensure happiness?
We know that by immersing our organizations in the practical application of positive psychology we can raise levels of happiness… but information alone is not transformation.
If you want to truly sustain positive change, you have to understand how to create it well enough to replicate it and to teach it to others. Companies and leaders that heed this knowledge will be leading flourishing businesses of the future.
In this webinar Shawn Achor and Gary Baker President of Nationwide Brokerage Services (Insurance Intermediaries Inc.) discuss the impact since being featured in Training magazine’s 2014 conference edition. By reviewing what has worked, what has been learned and finally what else is being done, Gary and Shawn provide real life examples of happiness efforts taking root.
In this interview you’ll learn:
- How one organization is creating sustainable business outcomes and ensuring happiness by embedding positive psychology into its work routines
- The latest in research findings on the application of positive psychology in the workplace
- The leader’s role in getting our brains and organizations to move towards both positive and engaged
About Shawn Achor
Shawn Achor is a New York Times bestselling author, Harvard-trained researcher, and one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between well-being and performance. Over 12 years at Harvard University, he won more than a dozen distinguished teaching awards before taking his groundbreaking positive psychology research to more than 50 countries and to more than one-third of the Fortune 100.
Shawn is the author of the bestselling books The Happiness Advantage, Before Happiness, and Big Potential, as well as the widely acclaimed business parable The Orange Frog. He is also the co-creator of the Happiness Advantage | Orange Frog Workshop, which helps organizations translate cutting-edge research into practical habits that drive engagement, resilience, and measurable performance gains.
His research on happiness and success has been featured on the cover of Harvard Business Review. His TED Talk is one of the most popular of all time, with over 27 million views, and his PBS lecture has been seen by millions worldwide. Shawn has worked with organizations including Microsoft, American Express, the NFL, and NASA.
He taught in the Advanced Management Program at Wharton Business School, conducted original research in collaboration with Yale University and Columbia University, and continues his research at the Institute for Applied Positive Research.
His upcoming book, The Power of Beliefs (Crown Currency, May 2026), explores how mindset drives sustainable performance.
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