Learn Flow Work konerencia Prof. Csikszentmihályi Mihály & Vécsey Zsadány: Good business – Flow and Growth Lessons learned from “Good Business” Decision-Makers

1. Good Business
Flow and Growth
Lessons learned from
“Good Business” Decision-Makers
Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi & Zsadany Vecsey
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2. Keep cool; DON'T
GIVE UP THE SHIP.
This photo was made
aboard the USS Turner
Joy, at Bremerton,
WA.
These are the rules of
handling damage
during combat.
Great guidelines for
managers of the
chaos age too.
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3. How does it feel to be in flow?
Goals are clear
Feedback is immediate
A balance between opportunity
and capacity
Concentration deepens
The present is what matters
Control is no problem
The sense of time is altered
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4. Flow for Business
The greater the Flow in an organization –
that is, the greater the number of key
employees who are in that state – the
better the unit’s performance.
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5. Reasons for low flow-level
• Few jobs nowadays have clear goals
• Contemporary jobs seldom provide
adequate feedback
• Skills of the worker are not well
matched to the opportunities for
action
• Lack of control
• Thee use of time is specified by
rhythms external to the worker
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7. DETERMINE YOUR
STRENGTHS,
AND BUILD UPON THEM.
It is certainly more enjoyable, as well as more
productive, to work from one's proficiencies
instead of struggling against the grain.
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8. Flow Power-field
Extraordinary times require extraordinary Leadership Development
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9. MANAGEMENT HAS A LOT TO DO
WITH ANSWERS. BUT LEADERSHIP IS
A FUNCTION OF QUESTIONS.
The first question for a leader is always is: "Who do we intend to be?"
and not "What we are going to do?"
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11. Characteristics of Visionary Business Leaders
• Optimism (being positive about the future)
• Strong belief in the importance of integrity (principles on
which mutual trust can be based)
• Ambition coupled with perseverance (allows to take on
increasingly difficult challenges)
• Curiosity and desire to learn
• Empathy for others and a sense of mutual respect
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13. Personality Characteristics Of Creative Individuals
“Complexity”
1. Great energy, vitality, “bounce” ---- Ability to rest, sleep at will.
2. Smartness, convergent thinking ---- Naiveté, childishness, divergent thinking.
3. Playfulness, openness to experience ---- Discipline, responsibility.
4. Imagination, fantasy ---- Reality oriented.
5. Extroverted, sociable ---- Introverted, solitary.
6. Ambitious, proud, competitive ---- Humble, selfless, cooperative.
7. Sensitive, feminine ---- Adventurous, masculine.
8. Traditional, conservative ---- Rebellious, iconoclastic.
9. Attached, involved, passionate ---- Detached, aloof, objective.
10. Suffering, vulnerable, insecure ---- Joyful, strong, self-confident.
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