Is A Happy Leader A Better Leader?

Photo Credit: Richard Chicoine iCopyright 2011

Happy You?  Happy Them?

There's a fundamental principle here: 
What is "real" happiness?
How is that inner joy,  joie de vivre connected to your leadership?

Let's start with an excerpt of the Flip Side
by author Sharon Saltzberg.
(with thanks to Sandra Schrift)


Spiritual teacher, Sharon Salzberg, reminds us that The Five Hindrances are obstacles that arise in our meditation practice—and in our lives—that throw us into confusion.

They are:
Desire, Aversion, Laziness, Restlessness, and Doubt.

Each of them has its own way of knocking us off the path of practice, and yet, dealing with the Hindrances is our practice. If we had no negative emotional states to confront, we wouldn't be on the spiritual path at all! “

Each of us has a genuine capacity for
love, forgiveness, wisdom and compassion.

Meditation awakens these qualities so that we can discover for ourselves the unique happiness that is our birthright.”



To hear Sharon Saltzberg chat about
"REAL" Happiness,
go to
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/16/sharon-salzberg-real-happiness_n_824042.html

To read her views on "RESILIENCE",
click on
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sharon-salzberg/sorrow-resilience-human-spirit_b_810425.html



Happiness is an "asset" of yours. 
Is a happy leader a better leader?
What do you think?

ps: remember to complete the VIA Strengths survey & send me a copy of your results.

Best!
Maggie