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" At a very basic level, people need to know that there is constancy in their jobs and, more broadly, in where the organization is headed. "
Tom Rath
Need
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People
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" Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They're just more engaged at work. "
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" When your boss and colleagues care enough to invest in your health, it is good for you and the business. "
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" Positive defaults protect you from yourself - and that helps you to make decisions in the moment that are better for your long-term interests. "
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" I've seen people be effective, even among local teams, by offering something that improves wellbeing in a small way - people who get passionate about smart investment strategies and managing finances for retirement, for example. "
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" There's a conventional wisdom that says that strategic thinking is much more important than relationship building, which doesn't seem to be nearly as highly valued as it should be, based on what some of the leaders that I've spoken with have said to me. "
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" Positive defaults align our short-term decisions with our long-term interests. And we don't always do that. "
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" Followers need to see how things will get better and what that future might look like. Leaders need to build that foundation of stability, and hope sits on top of that. "
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Future
" When we look at what has the strongest statistical relationship to overall evaluation of your life, the first one is your career well-being, or the mission, purpose and meaning of what you're doing when you wake up each day. "
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Look
" The real energy occurs in each connection between two people, which can bring about exponential returns. "
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" We engineered activity out of our lives in the name of convenience. We created foods that put fried, fatty, sweet, and salty ahead of fresh, natural, and healthy. We quickly sacrifice sleep to work longer hours in pursuit of the American Dream. Even when we do these things with good intentions, they have life-threatening consequences. "
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" Even though people spend more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, people underestimate how work influences their overall wellbeing and daily experience. "
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" We don't have any measures in most cases of the health of our social relationships, of what we're giving to the community. "
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" There is certainly some predisposition to wellbeing, based on the research I've looked at. There are people who have a lot more natural discipline. But for most of us, it takes a lot more in terms of social expectations, where, say, we tell people we're going to run a 5K. "
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" Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing. "
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