Monday, 5 July 2021

Secret of Happiness at Work










An unhappy person doesn't, 

cannot create happy teams

remember, the person who matters most 

for your happiness, is yourself! 


Reasons for happiness at work

vary from person to person

but one thing that is common

which everyone wants is 'Growth'!  

a Buddhist definition for 'happiness' is

the joy of reaching your potential !


Fun can be of two types- 'Challenging fun'

and 'Adulterated fun' 

while running a kilometre or two 

writing a blog is challenging fun 

adulterated fun is like 

 "watched Netflix back to back"  

adulterated fun makes you feel guilty

while challenging fun- Happy!  


You can be assured you have 

"Delight conditions" at work   

when you feel good about co-workers

you complete 70% of "To do list" 

manager provides achievable challenging work

and the support for achieving them!


It's a company with a purpose that fires passion

passion is what you would do 

if money was not an issue 

what you would continue to do, even when

you have a choice to do nothing!


Happy people  are successful people 

unhappy people, even if not leaving you

do not contribute to company

after all, they are not happy! 


Look up the "Daniel Pink Study" 

it reiterates what we discussed so far 

for happiness and motivation

autonomy, mastery and purpose 

score over all other incentives!  

NB: The source material for this poem is a webinar organized by NHRD Hyderabad Chapter in February 2021   featuring Ms Namrata Gill VP(HR), Dr Reddys Laboratories, Hyderabad. 

10 comments:

  1. Har OM
    Hmmm, am having to think on this for the reason that in English, 'adulterated' means lesser, or diluted, not pure or genuine... the usual idiom is 'unadulterated', meaning enjoyed without reserve.

    I appreciate that 'challenging fun' is the sort in which we give ourselves a goal, but it is still very much being done for fun - such as the hill-walking, wild-swimming, jogging...

    The binge-watching would simply be phrased as 'indulgent fun' if there is a spin of guilt to be induced by it. It has no goal other than to gorge on something or other - whether veiwing or eating or whatever.

    Semantics. The intent of the post is still appreciated! YAM xx

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  2. As you mentioned, I am always interested in the intent of a talk. The thoughts are that of the esteemed speaker at the webinar which I have faithfully reproduced. I found no ambiguity in what she wants to convey.

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  3. Happiness is doing something when you have a choice to do nothing. True.

    Equally true though - happy people find joy in whatever they have to do; whatever they do.

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  4. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the subject Padmini!

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  5. Said right. Do the 'managers' (of India) understand it ?

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  6. Actually it is not only in India but the western business model which is also adopted by India, is way behind the latest research on what motivates employees. Most of the companies still believe and practice the 'carrot and stick' method. You may like to google the "Daniel Pink' study mentioned in the poem for more on the subject.

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  7. 🍓🍒🍇🍉🍎If you learn to conquer yourself, you can have everything under your control as stated by Swami Vivekananda. This is true in corporate culture as well. Assimilation of ideas convey the core intent of the topic.Good one.🍓🍒🍑🍋🍊

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  8. Thank you so much for the feedback sir!

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  9. To really have fun at work place in carport, your passion should resonate with your job description and you should have harmonic relations with your boss.

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  10. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the subject!

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