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In this episode of Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business, we’re talking why leaders can’t ignore their team’s mood. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast spots – follow and leave a 5-star review!
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Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business: Mood Matters: Why Leaders Can’t Ignore How Their Teams Feel with Dr. Mary Donohue, The Digital Wellness Center
The mood of your team members is essential. Not just for business – for their personal well-being, too. It’s truly amazing what can happen to your productivity, culture, and sales when you’re feeling good. So, what’s the best way to do that? We wanted you to learn from someone with a ton of experience helping leaders & their teams with all of this, so we welcomed on Dr. Mary Donohue, CEO of The Digital Wellness Center. They help teams experience the transformative power of Mood Elevation Technology. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- Dr. Mary’s journey with Paul Newman and Fortune 500 companies
- Your mental health ended when Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone
- How to change your mood in less than 3 minutes
- Using mood enhancement for customer acquisition
- Clear minds make better decisions
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Show Notes
- Mood Matters: Why Leaders Can’t Ignore How Their Teams Feel with Dr. Mary Donohue, The Digital Wellness Center
- [0:01] Welcome to Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business
- [1:28] Introducing Dr. Mary Donohue of The Digital Wellness Center
- [2:23] Dr. Mary’s journey with Paul Newman and Fortune 500 companies
- [4:18] Everything must be measured in concrete terms
- [6:12] When you’re in a bad mood, do you make good decisions?
- [7:41] Two out of three people are stressed right now – and those people are your workers
- [8:39] How to change mood in less than three minutes
- [9:05] Your mental health ended when Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone
- [10:41] Five hours of meetings and 140 emails a day
- [12:42] Why Millennials don’t respond to leadership cues
- [14:38] Delivering micro breaks by email
- [17:52] Five years of data from Microsoft and other major organizations
- [20:17] Engagement rates that never drop below 30% – compared to industry standard of 4%
- [23:07] Stress isn’t like a broken hand
- [26:54] The power of disruption
- [28:42] Using mood enhancement for customer acquisition
- [31:05] How changing mood in advertising vaulted Coca-Cola over Pepsi
- [34:50] Dr. Mary’s magical mood machine for casinos and retail environments
- [36:18] Clear minds make better decisions
- [38:39] First steps for improving team mood
- [39:35] Stop calling emotional regulation a “soft skill“
- [40:29] Red light, yellow light, green light activities
- [42:51] How data exposed a toxic leader
- [45:09] 66% of your population is having mental health or stress-related issues
- Quick-Fire Questions
- [46:32] Dr. Mary is reading Steve Jobs
- [47:50] Dr. Mary’s favorite way to manage stress
- [48:12] Her favorite place to go that enhances her mood
- [49:56] Go find some joy every single day
- [43:30] Make sure to follow Strategic Counsel on your favorite podcast spot and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts
- [43:38] Learn more at forthright-people.com/ and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
What is Strategic Counsel?
Welcome back to Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business! Looking for Marketing Smarts? You’re in the right place. After almost 4 years of helping to make you savvier marketers, we decided to broaden this podcast to include more business-oriented topics that will make you savvier business leaders.
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