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Workplace Happiness
Does Agility keep us happy?
Vivek GanesanGainsight
Is the Work - Life
Balance narrative fair?
What do people mean when they say Work-Life
Balance?
What do people mean when they say Work-Life
Balance?
WORK LIFE
There is NO life in work
Is there a better way to look at it?
Is there a better way to look at it? WORK
LIFE
Here, people experience life while they work
Activity
What is your definition of Happiness?
If everyone’s definition of happiness differs…How can we effectively measure / improve it ?
If you want to measure happiness,just ask people
What if you want to improve happiness levels?
Correlation is the key!
Correlation: What Science Tells Us?
Happiness as personal satisfaction
Happiness as positive engagement
DRIVE
Happiness as Personal Satisfaction
What is common among these logos?
What is common among these logos?
● Voluntary contribution without remuneration (Not salaried employees)
● Why do people contribute their expertise and time without any benefit?
● If they don’t derive happiness from this activity, why would they do it?
What motivates people?
Extrinsic Motivation - Rewards & Punishments
What motivates people?
Extrinsic Motivation - Rewards & Punishments
Intrinsic Motivation - Motivation from within
What motivates people?
Extrinsic Motivation - Rewards & Punishments
Intrinsic Motivation - Motivation from within
Autonomy
Mastery
Purpose
What motivates people?
Extrinsic Motivation - Rewards & Punishments
Intrinsic Motivation - Motivation from within
Autonomy
Mastery
Purpose
PERSONAL SATISFACTION
FLOW
Happiness as Positive Engagement
What is common among these three?
What is common among these three?
● We don’t consciously realize passage of time
● We have a good time engaging in these activities - We feel good while we do them.
● We experience a state of FLOW
Will we be happy at work if our work is
FLOW inducing?
What are the conditions necessary to induce a state of FLOW?
Interesting & Clear Goals Frequent Feedback Manageable Challenges
What are the conditions necessary to induce a state of FLOW?
Interesting & Clear Goals Frequent Feedback Manageable Challenges
Finished Task with Visible Progress Increase in Skill
LevelSatisfaction
Group Activity - Does Agility Make us Happy?
Factor Scrum Kanban <Insert your approach here>
Happiness as Personal SatisfactionAutonomy
Mastery
Purpose
Happiness as Positive EngagementConditions for Flow
Does Agility Make us Happy?
It depends...
What did we learn?● Happiness does not mean the
same thing to everyone● Correlation helps us in finding how
to ‘improve’ happiness● Drive - Happiness as Personal
Satisfaction○ Extrinsic Motivation - Carrots & Sticks○ Intrinsic Motivation - Autonomy,
Mastery & Purpose● Flow - Happiness as +ve
Engagement ○ Flow as a state of happiness○ Pre-conditions of Flow
● Does Agility make us happy?○ It depends on the specifics
Questions?