2 Posts found for Source: Here’s Why Founders Should Care about Happiness

One hurdle to people doing and saying any of these [relationship enhancing] things is that they don’t feel comfortable enough with their colleagues to even start. Scott Crabtree ran into this at Intel when his division reorganized and he suddenly had to work with people he didn’t know very well. Things got competitive and confrontational fast, and he felt his happiness and productivity drop in … [ Read more ]

Author: Scott Crabtree | Source: Here’s Why Founders Should Care about Happiness | Original Publication: First Round Review | Subject: Organizational Behavior | Company: Intel

When you say thank you, you increase your own happiness. I know of one executive who puts 10 pennies in his left pocket every morning. Every time he thanks someone or expresses gratitude, he moves a penny to his right pocket. He won’t go home until his left pocket is empty. Whatever you need to do to remind yourself to say positive things at work, … [ Read more ]

Author: Scott Crabtree | Source: Here’s Why Founders Should Care about Happiness | Original Publication: First Round Review | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior