Are you Happy@Work?
Allow me to share with you three techniques (simple, easy & easier) which you can apply in your work-spot. These techniques will increase your happiness and thereby your productivity & relationships with your peers, supervisor & colleagues.
Simple Technique 1:-
Before you leave office, take a sheet of paper (or even on your comp), list down 5-10 good things that happened on that day. Talking nice to your colleagues, had a healthy or sumptuous lunch, got a new sale, solved an issue, meeting a deadline, successful client servicing, able to inspire one colleague, appreciated somebody & felt happy etc.
You can maintain this as a happiness log or happyness@work journal also. Since many of us have the tendency to remember the negative experience, it's better to remember the positive one by writing in this journal.
Writing at-least 1 positive experience per day means, 22 in a month & 250 plus positive experiences in one full year. This list will pep you up, motivate you and above all help you during your half-yearly or annual appraisals.
Remember, the last 5 minutes of every single work day will determine your happiness at work.
If this exercise sounds boring, then let me share with you an easy way & an easier way.
Easy Technique 2:-
Can you invest just 8 seconds of this easy way.
That’s all I am going to ask you now.
Bring your entire attention to the tip of your nose & take just one full deep breath mindfully. Feel the chillness of the air as your breathe in for 4 seconds & feel the hot air coming out as you breathe out for 4 seconds. You can mentally count 1-4 for inhale and 5-8 for exhale.
Can you do this without getting distracted?
One mindful breath & you are done with today’s meditation.
Nevertheless, One mindful breath a day, keeps your unhappiness away!
Easier Technique 3: -
Everyday, when you enter your work-spot, at random look at any two people and mentally tell “I want this person to be happy”. Start doing this exercise, you will suddenly find that you are filled with lots of happiness & good things happen in your life.
If you like any one of the above 3, then, pick that one & start the practice for the next 21 days till it becomes a habit for you.
Practice promotes habits and habits deliver results.
Happyness@work = Super charged, Exciting, Rewarding, Energizing, Fun.
My daughter was reading a book on Values Education written by Peter. M. Clutterbuck by Scholastic publication.
A chapter in that book caught my attention. Amazing set of questions on Values in our life. I am sharing the same questions with you all here.
I believe that every corporate house can follow these Values@Work-spot to enhance productivity & performance of employees.
Be honest when you answer each question along with the values. Kindly rate yourself from 1 to 10, with 1 as poor and 10 as excellent, to know your current status. Download the excel sheet at the end of the article.
These inherent values drives the beliefs, behaviour and resulting action among every employee. If you want an average performer to become a good performer, a good performer to a top performer or a peak performer to lead the organisation, then evaluate his values and help him to build the same. Like the common saying, "Anything Measured/Monitored, Improves". As you are aware human values drives business, economy, families & society as such.
If you want to know more about yourself, then take the litmus test(360 degree) in asking your colleagues, peers, supervisor, subordinates, customer, clients, friends & even your spouse & children to rate you on these values.
Do you know why? The lie-scale on self-rating is above 50%. We always tend to answer what it should be and not what actually it is right now?
Ask others, they will tell your true values.
Are you ready? Here we go...38 Values@Work-spot
Assertiveness
Do you stand up for things you believe in?
Caring
Do you care when others are unhappy or need help?
Compassion
Are you sad when you know others are having a bad time?
Confidence
Are you sure of yourself and what you can do?
Consideration
Do you think about how other people will react to your words or action?
Courage
Are you brave even when things frighten you?
Courtesy
Are you polite and well-mannered?
Creativity
Do you follow your own ideas and not copy others?(except this questionnaire)
Determination
Do you keep going even when things get tough?
Enthusiasm
Are you eager and happy to do things?
Excellence
Do you want everything you do to be your best?
Fairness
Are you able to see both side of a situation or argument?
Flexibility
Can you change if you see a better way?
Forgiveness
If someone has done you wrong, can you accept their apology?
Friendliness
Are you happy to meet and become friendly with new people?
Generosity
Can you be unselfish and share with others?
Helpfulness
Are you willing to help even when it is something you don't like doing?
Honesty
Do you always do the right thing?
Kindness
Are you gentle and big-hearted?
Loyalty
Do you keep promises and stand by your friends?
Open-mindedness
Are you willing to listen to new ideas?
Patience
Can you wait for things calmly?
Perseverance
Do you continue with a difficult task until it is finished?
Peacefulness
Can you become calm and friendly after having a quarrel?
Purposefulness
Can you keep going in order to get the right result?
Pride
Do you feel good about your achievements?
Reliability
Can other people depend on you?
Respect
Do you allow other people to be different?
Responsibility
Can others depend on you to do what you say you will do?
Self-discipline
Can you choose the right thing even when the wrong thing is more appealing?
Steadfastness
Can you be firm in what you believe in?
Strength
Can you keep going even when others are against you?
Tact
Do you try not to hurt other people's feelings?
Thankfulness
Are you able to show that you are grateful when others are helpful or generous?
Tolerance
Can you accept differences in other people's thoughts or actions?
Thoughtfulness
Do you think of how to make others happy without being asked?
Trustworthiness
Can others rely on you to do the right thing?
Truthfulness
Do you always tell the truth?
You can circulate this questionnaire and ask them to give their ratings. You can collate all your scores and calculate your VQ (Value Quotient). Do remember, that there is nothing right or wrong. It's all how you/they feel about you at this moment.
So, What's your VQ?
