How To Create A Company That Amplifies The Health Of Its Employees - Vishen Lakhiani

Apr 2, 2021

Discover how to create a workplace culture that boosts employee health and happiness. Learn about two types of longevity and the importance of social connections from Blue Zones. Transform corporate norms by prioritizing well-being and community over outdated rules. Explore the five keys to a thriving company culture, including optimism, connection, and growth mindset. Delve into practical habits that foster team bonding and how to infuse meaningful purpose into work. Uncover the impact of caring leadership on productivity and retention.

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ADVICE

Start With Three Small Changes

Focus on applying a few practices, not mastering every idea at once.
Implement three changes to see significant cultural shifts.

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ANECDOTE

From A Small NY Meditation Class To Mindvalley

Mindvalley started as Vishen teaching monthly meditation classes in NYC with minimal income.
Over years that small beginning evolved into a global company and HQ in Kuala Lumpur.

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Old Office Photos Reveal Humble Start

Vishen shows old photos of tiny offices and humble resources from 2003–2005.
These images illustrate growth is possible even from minimal beginnings.

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Two Types of Longevity and Blue Zones Lessons

00:41 • 2min

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How Work Can Add Life to Our Years

02:37 • 53sec

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Mindvalley’s Multicultural Team and Growth Story

03:30 • 4min

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Discarding Old Workplace Rules

07:10 • 8min

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Five Keys to a Healthier Company Culture

15:33 • 16sec

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Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill

15:49 • 6min

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Creating Strong Social Connections at Work

21:30 • 1min

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Practical Social Rituals: Parties, Retreats, Culture Days

22:37 • 10min

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Two-Minute Daily Appreciation Habit

32:35 • 6min

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Infusing Meaning with Massive Transformational Purpose

38:09 • 5min

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Talk About Where the Company Will Be in 10 Years

42:40 • 60sec

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Mission Reminders and Customer Love Stories

43:40 • 42sec

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Make Every Team Strive to Be the Best

44:22 • 4min

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Nurture a Growth Mindset and Employee Vision

48:22 • 3min

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Three Most Important Questions (3MIQ) Vision Board

51:13 • 5min

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Use Mindvalley Quests to Train Teams

55:45 • 59sec

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Giving and Compassion Drives Longevity

56:45 • 1min

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Support Employees’ Dreams with Small Gestures

58:11 • 3min

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Gallup Data on Caring Supervisors and Retention

01:00:59 • 1min

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Build Multi-Headed Leadership and Promote Internal Stars

01:02:07 • 32sec

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Summary: Transform Work Into Healing and Growth

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In this episode, our founder, Vishen Lakhiani shares the principles he brought into Mindvalley to transform it into one of the world’s best places to work — his vision, notions of workspace and culture, happiness at work, and how to attract brilliant employees. This has resulted in the company becoming a talent hub now employing people from a multitude of different countries, many of whom move to Malaysia to work from the Mindvalley HQ.

Vishen Lakhiani is an entrepreneur, author, and activist on a mission to raise human consciousness. He is the founder and CEO of Mindvalley, an award-winning education movement with millions of students worldwide. He is also a two-time New York Times bestselling author of The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and The Buddha and the Badass.

Listen out for:

- 2 types of longevity.

- 5 keys that help the CEO of a company to live longer.

- The strength of social connections.

- The ultimate definition of a leader.

- 3 most important questions about "Experiences growth contribution".

Bonus:

- Discover how to access altered states of mind for powerful guidance & problem solving with Vishen Lakhiani in this FREE Mindvalley masterclass 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/Silva

- Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW

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