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Put Happiness to Work: 7 Strategies to Elevate Engagement for Optimal Performance
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Put Happiness to Work: 7 Strategies to Elevate Engagement for Optimal Performance

by Eric Karpinski
March 2021
Beginner content levelBeginner
272 pages
7h 7m
English
McGraw-Hill
Content preview from Put Happiness to Work: 7 Strategies to Elevate Engagement for Optimal Performance

CHAPTER 7

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Strategy 5: Mine for Meaning

The meditation bell rang. Three Buddhist nuns and two monks wearing saffron-colored robes closed their eyes and focused on their breath. Five men in heavy work boots shifted uncomfortably in their seats. It was the kickoff construction meeting for a new nunnery at a Buddhist monastery in San Diego, a project poised to embrace a more collaborative and empathetic method of building.

At the center of this project was construction project manager Ed, a client who had come to me 12 months earlier for coaching. He had been thinking of closing his company and starting a new career. Ed found meaning in his personal ...

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ISBN: 9781260466737