Having fun and laughing at work are more than just ways to make time go faster. According to Goleman and Boyatzis (see earlier posts), “Laughter is serious business.” When we’re in a good mood we absorb information better and tackle problems in more creative ways.
As a leader, it can be a challenge to balance fun with execution and high performance standards. Following his work on social intelligence, Goleman has come up with an Emotional and Social Competency Inventory. This 360-degree evaluation includes every touch point for a leader at work and may even include family members.
The evaluation assesses empathy, attunement, organizational awareness, influence, development of others, inspiration, and team work. In follow-up posts, look for more on each of these areas.
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About Tom Salonek
Tom Salonek is the founder and CEO of Intertech, a Minneapolis-based technology consulting and training firm. In 2005, he was named one of Minnesota’s Top Business Leaders under 40. Intertech has been named twice to INC 500’s list of fastest growing companies, and is also a seven-time winner of the Business Journal’s Best Places to Work award. In 2003, Salonek founded the Intertech Foundation to financially assist families with critically ill children.
Tom Salonek has completed executive education at the Harvard School of Business and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a past instructor at the University of St. Thomas Management Center. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of St. Thomas. Salonek has written more than 50 articles on business, leadership and technology. See www.intertech.com to learn more about his firm.
