Why the best leaders help their teams to "savor" the world
4 months ago
- #Leadership
- #Positive Psychology
- #Workplace Well-being
- Savoring extends positive feelings and is an art that can be cultivated in leadership.
- Current workplace challenges include high levels of disengagement, stress, and burnout, with only 21% of employees engaged globally.
- Worry narrows thinking and impairs decision-making, whereas wonder opens up possibilities and fosters creativity and resilience.
- Leaders can integrate savoring into the workplace through simple acts like sharing positive experiences or expressing appreciation.
- Research shows savoring improves self-esteem, reduces stress, and enhances mental well-being, leading to better interactions.
- Savoring is about self-agency; choosing to extend positive moments rather than letting them pass by.
- Habits can amplify or dampen savoring; some minimize positive emotions while others embrace them fully.
- Savoring isn't limited to current positive events; past or future experiences can also be sources of savoring.
- Developing savoring practices helps counterbalance workplace stressors and reconnects people with positive aspects of life.