Ron Friedman on Building a Better Workplace

Monica Seles is a famous tennis player, and she revolutionized the
world of tennis by grunting. When she won an amazing upset in the
1990 French Open, the 16-year-old created a new trend that was
quickly adopted by other players. What can we learn from this?
While Monica's guttural addition to tennis was unintentional, your
own actions can set a standard and revolutionize energy, happiness,
and productivity. When you make the 'game' your own by
personalizing it, you win. Today's guest, Ron Friedman, is an
award-winning psychologist and contributor to Harvard Business
Review, Fast Company, and CNN. He has some amazing insights on how
to increase your energy and productivity by building a better
workplace in the office or at home. And if you're a leader, you can
cause that change to ripple out into the culture of your company.
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things matter more than money, whether your work in an office or at
home. Find out more about Ron’s expert opinion on energy,
happiness, and productivity, as well as a few simple steps you can
take to improve them, on today’s Business Reimagined. Key Points:
At 3:00 – Ron talks about why he wrote his book, ‘The Best Place to
Work,’ and the main ways you can make your workplace the ‘best
place to work.’ At 8:00 – There are always trade-offs when trying
to improve your productivity, and Ron explains how to prioritize
your plan of attack. At 12:00 – Ron explains that culture can’t be
mandated in the workplace, but setting examples can affect culture,
especially when you’re a leader. He also explains how companies
like BMW prevent employees from being overworked at home and on
vacation. At 19:00 – Monica Seles accidentally changed how tennis
players play tennis, and Ron explains how you can use that same
tactic to change how your company and co-workers act. At 24:00 –
Ron closes out the interview with some practical ways to improve
your own energy, happiness, and productivity whether you work for a
company, or at home.