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The Happiness Advantage:Research Linking Happiness and Success
Lean Construction Institute
October 6, 2016
Shawn Achor
GoodThink
The Greatest Predictors of Success
1. Optimism, The Belief That Your Behavior Matters2. Strong Social Connection3. Perceive Stress as a Challenge
The Happiness Advantage
37% greater sales
3x more creative
31% more productive
40% more likely to receive a promotion
23% fewer fatigue symptoms
Up to 10x more engaged
39% more likely to live to age 94
(Achor, HBR, 2012)
Creating Sustainable Positive Change
3 Gratitudes (Emmons & McCullough, 2003)
The Doubler (Slatcher & Pennebaker, 2006)
The Fun Fifteen (Babyak et al., 2000)
Meditation (Shapiro & Schwartz, 2005)
Conscious Act of Kindness (Achor, 2010)
Experiment: Commit To Your Habit
1 = Gratitudes2 = Doubler3 = Fun Fifteen4 = Meditation5 = Email