{"id":862,"date":"2014-02-11T18:13:04","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T18:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/?p=862"},"modified":"2023-09-19T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:41:44","slug":"quality-tools-for-quality-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/quality-tools-for-quality-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Tools for Quality of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating Chinese New Year (Gong Xi Fa Cai!) has us thinking about resolutions again. \u00a0Pro QC&#8217;s Communications Director met with local quality professionals recently through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asq.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\">American Society of Quality&#8217;s<\/a> network\u00a0in the Tampa Bay area and discussed the application of quality tools to quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights from this discussion reveal a compelling case for both employers and employees:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c75% of our job success is predicted not by intelligence, but by our optimism, social support network and the ability to manage energy and stress in a positive way.\u201d (Happiness Advantage)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIncreasing your optimism can improve your productive energy by 31%.\u201d (Happiness Advantage)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cResearch has shown that increased activity reduces stress, increases self-efficacy and is proven to help balance work and family.\u201d (Harvard Business Review)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Workers become more productive, have less sick days, and contribute to a lower turnover. \u00a0They are more adaptable to change and are shown to contribute to a positive work environment&#8221; \u00a0(Happiness Advantage)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Suggestions discussed for improving quality of life include:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Brainstorm \u2013 What are your goals in 1yr, 5 yrs and your lifetime?\u00a0 Consider: Career, Financial, Education, Family, Attitude, Physical, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Audit yourself. Conduct a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/pages\/article\/newTMC_05_1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\">personal SWOT analysis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Conduct a Quality of Life assessment. \u00a0Use tools like GROW or The Energy Project audits.<\/li>\n<li>Use an affinity diagram to group brainstormed ideas or SWOT \u00a0information\u2026 Focus on the 20%. Pareto always fits.<\/li>\n<li>Set\u00a0SMART goals\u00a0\u2013 Create calendar reminders to assess and improve as necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Use an app &amp; or set calendar reminders to walk \u2013 Work up to 10,000 steps per day. Have walking meetings.\u00a0<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Flowchart your day or specific activity to identify areas of improvement.<\/li>\n<li>Use a Grid Analysis for important decision making. \u00a0Refer to the example we have posted in the past using supplier selection.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Develop a personal mission statement. As Drucker would say, &#8220;What business are you in?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Use ISO 26000 as a guideline for personal social responsibility \u2013 Audit yourself. \u00a0<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Use To-Do lists to manage time. Each day, identify activities that focus on both short and long-term action items. \u00a0<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Track health data with wearable technology, such as\u00a0Fitbit. \u00a0<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Use Lifehacker\u2019s\u00a0Daily Personal Inventory Form\u00a0to identify root causes.<\/li>\n<li>3-to-1 ratio\u00a0\u2013 Keep a daily list of 3 things your thankful for. \u201cResearch shows you\u2019ll be more resilient to adversity and better able to achieve things.\u201d It is noted up to a 15% decrease in stress can be achieved by doing this daily for 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Other resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionforhappiness.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\">Action for Happiness:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEveryone&#8217;s path to happiness is different. But \u00a0review of the latest research has found 10 Keys to Happier Living that consistently tend to make people&#8217;s lives happier and more fulfilling.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Happy Manifesto<\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/happymanifesto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\">Free Download<\/a>) &#8211; Make your organization a great place to work.<\/p>\n<p><em>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Habits-Highly-Effective-Personal-Workbook\/dp\/0743250974\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1392142965&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=seven+habits+workbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\">Personal Workbook<\/a> &#8211; Stephen R. 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