9: Being Present Part 2: Practice of Excelling at Work

The following sections are included:

• Finding Joy and Meaning in Your Work

• Segment 1: Humans and the Progress Principle

  • Introduction: Striving to Excel

  • Action: Default Response to Challenges

  • Effectance: Drive to Develop Competence

  • Progress Principle: Importance of Journey and Destination

• Segment 2: Motivating High-Performance

  • Motivation: Leveraging High-Performance

  • Self-Determination Theory (SDT): Motivation Continuum to High-Performance

  • Intrinsic Motivation: Behaviour is its Own Reward

  • Employee Engagement: Template for Action

  • Example: Video Games and Business

  • Conclusion: Motivating High-Performance

• Segment 3: Flow — Being in “the Zone”

  • Flow: Intense Absorption and Interest

  • Flow Audit: 8 Characteristics of Flow

  • Vital Engagement: Transcendental Connection to Work

  • Work Orientation: Job — Career — Calling

  • Conclusion: Achieving Your Potential

• Tasks to Embed Learning