This week’s episode features a conversation with Silvia Garcia, Founder and CEO of Feel Logic and Happiest Places to Work and Former Global Director of the Happiness Institute of Coca-Cola. The topic of happiness, what it is and how do we achieve it, has been magnified by the pandemic. In the workplace, there are 8 ways that employers can facilitate happiness including increasing employee recognition, building a social support system, and focusing on personal growth.
What You’ll Learn From This Episode:
Quotes:
02:29 “There’s something common which is, despite anything that happens that sends a feeling that a possible future that is better than today’s possible and that each of us can do something to get there.”
05:21 “We are driven by our emotions. Then we control them, we reflect over them but many, we are not aware of them. And they are powerful drivers of our decisions.”
08:45 “This is for everybody because the ingredients are not different whether this is a big or small company. The ingredients of happiness and happiness at work are the same.”
16:06 “Create some kind surprises to bring pleasure and surprises from time to time. Isn’t it like any relationship? We like surprises, so sometimes do that.”
16:19 “Play a lot with recognition. Part of us need it to be in a group is because we need to feel valued. So play on the recognition and do not only recognize the outcome, when things go great.”
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