Fwd: Re: [bafuture] Tweetnotes and Replay: Happiness Advantage talk by Shawn Achor
giovanni_re
I think it interesting, on several topics.
Forwarding here for the insight about dealing with unpleasant
volunteers.
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From: "Alison Chaiken" <alch...@gmail.com>
To: "markfinnern" <mark.f...@sap.com>
Cc: bafu...@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:59:03 -0800
Subject: Re: [bafuture] Tweetnotes and Replay: Happiness Advantage talk
by Shawn Achor
In a similar vein, I enjoyed reading Gretchen Rubin's _The Happiness
Project_ blog: http://www.happiness-project.com/
I tried several of her suggestions, notably those regarding difficult
personal interactions:
1. I had a co-worker who was consistently rude and dismissive to me.
Every time I had to meet or work with him, I sat for a moment or two
and thought about the more admirable traits he had. Going in to
discussions with him with a positive attitude made him easier to bear,
and I think the fact I really tried to be friendly improved his
behavior towards me a tad.
2. I became an officer of a volunteer group that had one organizer who
was extremely unpleasant to everyone. Going in, I decided that I
would be pleasant toward him absolutely no matter what he said.
The nastier he was, the sweeter I was. It took a little bit, but
the guy started to warm up to me and other organizers commented that I
was the only one who got along with him. This outcome is amazing, as
I am not known for my social grace.
3. In a similar vein, I always thank volunteers. When I have been a
volunteer organizer, 90% of the people I hear from are complaining.
Without volunteers, we wouldn't have community groups or awesome talk
series like Future Salon. Last night I thanked all the ushers at a
Villa Montalvo concert, but tonight I say, thank you Mark for taking
the video and going to the trouble of posting it.
--
Alison Chaiken
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