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Going Beyond Enhancing the Workplace. Ezra Holland CEO, Ezra Holland Consulting (EHC) Faculty, San Francisco State University 415.948.7725 ezra@ezraholland.com.
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Going BeyondEnhancing the Workplace Ezra Holland CEO, Ezra Holland Consulting (EHC) Faculty, San Francisco State University 415.948.7725 ezra@ezraholland.com
A master in the art of living draws no distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both -Francois Auguste ReneChateubriand
Good Business; Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
high OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE (Focused Happy) ANXIETY (Stressed, Alert) AROUSAL (Alert, Focused) WORRY (Stressed, Sad) CONTROL (Happy, Confident) CHALLENGES APATHY (Sad, Depressed) BOREDOM (Depressed, Contented) RELAXATION (Confident, Contented) low high SKILLS
high ANXIETY FLOW CHALLENGES BOREDOM low high SKILLS
How does it feel to be in FLOW? • Goals are clear • Feedback is immediate • Opportunity and capacity are balanced • Concentration Deepens • The present is what matters • Control is no problem • Sense of time is altered • Ego is lost
Principles of Good Business • Vision beyond the self • Integrity of leadership • A product that helps human kind
Vision beyond the self • To do one’s best • Helping people • Build a better world
Integrity of leadership: • Respect • Common purpose • Personal growth of members • Provide opportunities for flow in the workplace
A product that helps human kind • Happier in the long run • Provide social choice options • Foster social and environmental ethic • Responsible for the improvements of life
high ANXIETY FLOW CHALLENGES BOREDOM low high SKILLS