The psychologist and London Business School Professor discusses what it means to ‘glow’ at work, and how people come together to create ‘hot spots’ of innovation.
What does it mean to ‘Glow’ in the workplace?
People who Glow have mastered three distinct areas of their life: they have built deeply trusting and cooperative relationships with others; they have extended their networks beyond the obvious to encompass the unusual; and they are on an inner quest that ignites their own energy and that of others. When you glow, you are able to create or find and flourish in what I call ‘Hot Spots’. These are times, places and occasions when whole groups or communities become highly energized and innovative. The challenge for us all is to learn how to Glow and then create, find and flourish in Hot Spots.
[This article has been reprinted, with permission, from Rotman Management, the magazine of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management]