When it comes to team productivity, good relationships are essential. And when it comes to enjoying life, studies show good social relations are necessary for happiness and for living a long healthy life. That’s right: not having good relationships creates a greater risk of early death than alcohol consumption, obesity, and air pollution. So what can you do to improve your social relationships, now that you are under lockdown? Well, the science shows that the best way to improve our social relationships is to share our appreciation for others – to let them know what we appreciate the most about them, and why. And yet, most of us don’t do this. We tend to focus on improving other’s weaknesses, not celebrating their strengths. We let other people know when they’ve made us angry, or fallen short, but we rarely tell them about the times they make us bigger, better, happier. This session will take a look at the power of gratitude, and give you a specific, science-backed way to reach out to
