The current volatile, uncertain, chaotic and ambiguous (VUCA) world requires a new type of leader and a new type of employee. It requires enlightened beings. Enlightened beings are ones who are wise, compassionate and empathetic and can thrive in a constantly changing world.
The ACADEMi of Life has a vision of Companies lead by Compassionate Empathetic Officers, with employees who are wise, compassionate and empathetic. These organizations will be “too GOOD to fail.” Our contribution to the vision is that we will introduce a new corporate experiential program aimed at increasing positivity and well-being at work.
Why we will provide the Program
We know that:
- Individual happiness and organizational success are inextricably linked.
- After analyzing more than 450,000 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index (GHWBI), responses, two top scientists at Princeton University determined that happiness is actually the result of the fulfillment of two abstract psychological states — emotional wellbeing and life evaluation.
- 73% of Americans describe themselves as not engaged or actively disengaged at work when questioned in a Gallup Poll about how happiness and well-being affect their job performance.
- A recent Harvard study shows that only 25% of a person’s job success is predicted based upon their general intelligence and technical skills
- The other 75% of a person’s job success is based on their emotional intelligence and well-being, demonstrated in traits (soft-skills) such as: resilience, equanimity, ability to make social connection and build trusting relationships, ability to inspire and understand people, ability to recognize and correct shortcomings, compassion, optimism and empathy.
- A 2012 IBM CEO study conducted with 1,700 CEO’s in 64 countries confirms the Harvard findings. It reveals that the CEO’s consistently highlighted four personal characteristics or traits (soft-skills) most critical for employees’ future success: collaboration, communication, flexibility and creativity. These CEO’s are looking for ‘Future Proof Employees,’ ones with the above traits who can thrive in our connected and constantly changing world.
- Other studies have shown that emotional competencies are twice as important in contributing to excellence as pure intellect or expertise.
More details of our program will be released in Fall of 2012. Tell us what you think!
