April 30, 2012 by Elaine Suess
I’m involved in a happiness survey project right now. I get an email twice a day with a short series of questions that ask me things like how well I slept, if I’m interacting with anyone, and how I feel right now. I don’t have the result yet, but by in large, I’m a pretty happy person, and feel extremely blessed.
So the question comes – Do you ever take the time to check your emotions, level of satisfaction or happiness during the day? How do you feel in the middle of a challenging day, or at the end of the day?
I ask, because there’s most likely an opportunity to amplify your happiness, or help your employees biggie-size their own happiness. (more…)
Category: Change , Communication , Goal Setting , Happiness , Research Tags: Goal Setting, Happiness, Research |
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March 28, 2012 by Elaine Suess
Not to go all “invisible man” on you, but a recent Appreciative Inquiry engagement with a client identified an opportunity for them to focus on transparency.
The group I was working with had not been intentionally “un-transparent,” but creating the vision of what they wanted immediately took them down this path.
Words Create Worlds (and Action!)
By the end of our engagement, the team had identified and prioritized numerous actions – built upon the decision to put an intentional focus on being transparent. (more…)
Category: Appreciative Inquiry , Change , Communication , Transparency
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January 30, 2012 by Elaine Suess
Not long ago, I was reading through a Smithsonian magazine, and came upon a particular article that captured my attention.
The story was about a man in Detroit who discovered a singing mouse. No one, including the folks at the University of Michigan, knew what to make of it. They studied the mouse, but couldn’t quite get to the bottom of it all. (more…)
Category: Communication , Self Awareness , Strengths
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