Comments on: Tell your boss: Zappos founder says “Happiness increases company profits!” (video) https://erolfox.com/tell-your-boss-zappos-founder-says-happiness-increases-company-profits-video/ Clarity for leaders who know there’s more Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:56:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Erol Fox https://erolfox.com/tell-your-boss-zappos-founder-says-happiness-increases-company-profits-video/comment-page-1/#comment-18409 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:56:57 +0000 http://inherentexcellence.com/blog/?p=617#comment-18409 Great example Joy!
Reminds that most of our “human behavior” studies actually came from studying animals. Studies like Pavlov and his dogs. Studies on rats and monkeys. Many are still using what works to motivate animals mainly punishing for imperfect behavior.
Instead, we can learn from studying dolphins, which hopefully humans are as evolved as. If we punish a dolphin it retreats and breaks it’s relationship with the trainer. The trainer must use varied reward for natural success behaviors the dolphin does.
I guess it depends on what we really think of our fellow humans, and our self…

]]> By: Joy Livingwell https://erolfox.com/tell-your-boss-zappos-founder-says-happiness-increases-company-profits-video/comment-page-1/#comment-18408 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:39:45 +0000 http://inherentexcellence.com/blog/?p=617#comment-18408 Good analysis, Erol!

Yes, it IS possible to drop the old war strategy of management. I’ve changed *most of my life* to run on rewards and happiness instead of fear and punishments, and wow, what a difference! I’m happier, I have better relationships with kinder people, I get far more done, and I’m not afraid to take risks anymore.

In most cases I’ve found that it works far, far better to reward myself and others into the behaviors I/we want than to use fear, threats, punishment, or unhappiness. Or to get out of a game if it’s not worth playing. The few exceptions are mostly emergencies where stopping something RIGHT NOW by the fastest possible means prevents damage or injury. Even there, it’s often possible to find a kinder way to do it.

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