The case describes how five organizations (Salesforce.com, Indiegogo, Ferrari, Thumbtack's Team Philippines, and also the U.S. military) developed successful strategies to cultivate happiness within their organizations and align it with their company aims and assignments. It emphasizes instruments that leaders of those organizations use to educate and measure happiness and examines the potential disadvantages of well-being. The framework of the case focuses on four key drivers of happiness-goal, autonomy, cooperation, and also the excellence (PACE).
Pattern of tools leaders used to foster well-being comprise: Function: Develop a culture that stresses assignment to the extent that potential employees choose to work there, even when the salary is lower than at comparable firms. Cooperation: Create a distinctive identity that creates pride among workers, and use interactive sites to produce connections between workers. Excellence: Provide real time info on employee and company performance and highlight employees' individual abilities and fires.
PUBLICATION DATE: March 29, 2013 PRODUCT #: M346-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about LEADERSHIP & MANAGING PEOPLE
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