Paul Dolan: happiness is what you pay attention to

Eat Sleep Work Repeat - better workplace culture

Bruce Daisley

Science, Culture, Management, Social Sciences, Work, Business, Workplace Culture

4.7 • 989 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2017

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Paul Dolan is the author of Happiness By Design - a guide to making the decisions that lead you to being happier.

Joining me to discuss is John Owen - CEO of the Decision Practice.

Summary

In this episode, Bruce Daisley and John Owen discuss the importance of culture in building a successful business, the impact of attention allocation on happiness, the significance of energy management, and the role of values in shaping workplace culture.

Keywords

work culture, behavioral economics, happiness, attention allocation, energy management, workplace values

Takeaways

Culture is a vital component in building a successful business
Happiness is based on what we paying attention to
Taking organised breaks can lead to greater happiness and productivity
Energy management is crucial for maintaining resilience and productivity in the workplace.
Values-led culture reduces the need for excessive processes and encourages self-policing of behaviours.
Involving employees in defining values and behaviors creates an inclusive and assimilative workplace culture.

Chapters

03:12 The Impact of Attention Allocation on Happiness

08:07 The Significance of Energy Management in the Workplace

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0:56.5	Forward slash careers. x x nxxxx This is eat sleep work repeat, a weekly series of podcasts about happiness and work culture. This is our sixth episode.
1:23.0	Hi,
1:27.0	welcome to eat sleep work repeat.
1:31.0	This is our sixth episode.
1:33.3	If you remember a few episodes to go on the very first one I had Sue Todd in.
1:37.7	She mentioned Paul Dolan. Today's interview is, I'm actually going to interview Paul Dole and talk to him about his work in the field of behavioral economics and joining me in the studio to discuss that interview is today's guest John Owen. You're under decision practice is that
1:54.7	right John? That's right yes it's a behavioral management consultancy that focuses on
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