Ep. 096 - Free Happiness: The Art of Science and Positivity with Dr Vikki Barnes
You might be successful in your career… but are you truly happy?
Besides the human need for happiness, a workforce with wellbeing is hugely more effective, which makes Dr Vikki Barnes’ work invaluable for absolutely everyone who listens to this week’s episode of The Company Doctor Podcast.
Following the focus of Dr Vikki’s latest book, learn to lead with heart, reflect happiness into your teams, and use your inherent power to make every day a success both inside and out!
Key takeaways from this episode:
Lead your employees as humans, not just a workforce
Positivity boosts performance
Small wins matter, so implement strategies to win each day
Gary Gamp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygamp
George Clode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeclode
Dr Vikki Barnes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drvikkibarnes-speaker-author-organisational-positive-psychologist-wellness-happiness/
https://www.instagram.com/drvikkibarnes/
Highlights:
“Happiness is always something that has made me feel better and people around me, and I just think that when we're happy, we're better for ourselves, for others, and the environment and the planet.” - 2:00 - Dr Vikki Barnes
“What people want is to just feel happy. What that means might be slightly different for different people, but basically is to feel safe, it's to feel heard, it’s to feel like you're a part of something.” - 10:15 - Dr Vikki Barnes
“There is a thing called positive leadership, and that's what all leaders should be doing, in my humble opinion. It's not traditional management leadership. It's all about engaging with people as human beings, not just people who work for you.” - 16:05 - Dr Vikki Barnes
“If you put in a generic mental health strategy into an organisation, your return on investment would be something like, between four and 10% something like that. If you add a positivity element and focus on happiness, you double that up to 20%.” - 18:55 - Dr Vikki Barnes
“Your brain is not a muscle, it's an organ, but it's like a muscle in that whatever you teach, it will do better. So teach it positivity, teach it happiness, and it will get better at doing these things when it needs to.” - 23:00 - Dr Vikki Barnes
