Being Present Part 2: Practice of Excelling at Work

Vikram Murthy and Aasha Murthy

Chapter 9 in Being!:Five Ways of Leading Authentically in an iConnected World, 2019, pp 141-179 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Finding Joy and Meaning in Your WorkSegment 1: Humans and the Progress PrincipleIntroduction: Striving to ExcelAction: Default Response to ChallengesEffectance: Drive to Develop CompetenceProgress Principle: Importance of Journey and DestinationSegment 2: Motivating High-PerformanceMotivation: Leveraging High-PerformanceSelf-Determination Theory (SDT): Motivation Continuum to High-PerformanceIntrinsic Motivation: Behaviour is its Own RewardEmployee Engagement: Template for ActionExample: Video Games and BusinessConclusion: Motivating High-PerformanceSegment 3: Flow — Being in “the Zone”Flow: Intense Absorption and InterestFlow Audit: 8 Characteristics of FlowVital Engagement: Transcendental Connection to WorkWork Orientation: Job — Career — CallingConclusion: Achieving Your PotentialTasks to Embed Learning

Keywords: Leadership; Strategy; Paradigm; Adaptiveness; Mindfulness; Strengths Based Perspectives; VUCA; Post-Truth World; Mindsets; Collaborative Spirit; Collective Wisdom; Extended Personality; Motivation; Progress Principle; Flow; Gamification; Resilience; Positive Psychology; Experiential Learning; Neuroscience; Intercultural Learning; Scenarios (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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