DDM Seminar Series with Shawn Achor: Positive Psychology, Productivity and the Science of Happiness

DDM Seminar Series The fourth and final installment of the FY2017 DDM Seminar Series. To receive credit for watching the LIVE Videocast, you need to register for the event in LMS on the morning of the event. Archived Videocast registration is also available in LMS approximately 10 days after the event. Videocast from Masur Auditorium, this fourth seminar features Shawn Achor, who will share research findings that reveal that the old chestnut - if you work harder, you will be more successful, and then you will be happy - is scientifically backward. In fact, a decade of scientific research shows that training your brain to be positive at work first actually fuels greater success second. In fact, 75% of our job success is predicted not by intelligence, but by your optimism, social support network and the ability to manage energy and stress in a positive way. After spending twelve years at Harvard University, Shawn Achor has become one of the world ’ s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. His research on mindset made the cover of Harvard Business Review, his TED talk is one of the most popular of all time with over 13 million views, and his lecture airing on PBS has been seen by millions. Mr. Achor has lectured or worked with over a third of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as the NFL, the NBA, the Pentagon and the White House. He is the author of New York Times best-selling books “ The Happiness Advantage ” (2010) and “ Before Happiness ”...
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