In This Episode

Wisdom Labs’ Dr. Parneet Pal and Michele Bousquet, GoPro’s Senior Director of Organisational Development, discuss “bringing love to work.” The importance of “heartful leadership” and how loving bosses make happier, healthier, and more trusting teams is explored in an accessible and fun way.

Michele shares her guiding philosophies and her unique take bringing joy, mindfulness and presence into meetings at work. Other topics include; bringing your entire self to work, leading with warmth and a growth mindset, how genuine love is different than just “being nice,” and how compassion can be built. Michele Bousquet also shares her deeply personal story of how tragedy can cultivate compassion and connection.

Links:

• Michele’s Blog
  
• Jack Ma on The Love Quotient
• The Gallup Survey Parneet Mentions
• Employee Heart Health
• Building Compassion
• Radical Acceptance
• Compassionate Leaders

Show Notes

• 2:38 – Bringing Love to Work
• 3:34 – From Passionless to Full of Love
• 4:50 – Loving and Compassionate Leaders Make Happier Teams
• 5:27 – How Love in the Workplace Is Good For Your Heart
• 6:43 – Work Shouldn’t Look So Much Like Work
• 6:46 – Bringing Joy, Mindfulness and Presence into Meetings at Work
• 8:57 – Bring Your Entire Self To Work and Toss the “Work” Persona
• 10:50 – Lead with Warmth and Vulnerability to Create a Trusting Team
• 12:24 – How a Growth Mindset Can Help Go to Work to Learn, Not Prove
• 13:33 – This is Work, So What’s With All This Talk About Love and Compassion?
• 14:11 – Genuine Love is Different Than just “Being Nice” and Takes Full-Hearted Courage
• 15:55 – Leaning into Stress and Overwhelm to Become a More Loving Leader
• 16:24 – Compassion Can Be Built From The Ground Up
• 16:55 – From a Being Grinch to Experiencing Real Connection
• 18:28 – How Big Life Challenges and Tragedy Can Cultivate Compassion and Connection
• 27:38 – Michele’s Blog About Cora’s Life
  
• 28:05 – Holding Hands with The Hum of Wellbeing
• 30:44 – The Lesson of Radical Acceptance and The Brilliance of Surrender
• 32:29 – Shining a Light for Others Helps Ease Your Challenges
• 35:46 – Get Involved and “Give it Away” to Increase Resilience
• 37:42 – Tips for Becoming a Loving Leader and Building a Trusting Team
• 42:05 – Compassionate Leaders Are the Strongest