Rethinking Productivity: Process vs Outcome

Productivity is often seen as the holy grail of business success. Though organizations obsess over productivity gains, often they miss the fact that these gains come with a hidden cost.
In this episode, Thom explores why healthy mission, creativity, and inner stillness are not distractions from productivity, but its deepest source.
When work feels meaningful, participation becomes voluntary, effort becomes effortless, and productivity takes care of itself.
Episode Highlights
00:45 Productivity is an Illusion
04:01 Making Participation Attractive
06:23 Great Output Comes from Healthy Process
10:17 The Four Aspects of Organizational Mission
14:15 Make Everybody a Believer of the Mission
18:48 The Role of Vedic Meditation in Organizational Productivity
23:02 Q: Are Corporate Missions Manipulative?
23:23 A: Use Your Discrimination Capability
25:07 Q: How do we reconcile ease with being productive?
25:23 A: Frictionless Flow Feels Effortless
26:03 Q: Can we trade off being productive for stillness?
26:46 A: Get corporate support or choose personal control
31:26 Q: How can we remove the pressure to feel productive in life?
32:01 A: I Get To...

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