Many economic gurus are talking of impending global doom and gloom.

For a truly blistering example, if you want a damned good scare, check out the INO link [below], which was issued, presumably world-wide, via e-blast last week.

I don't see the future in that doom-and-gloom light.

I do see a need to get more productivity per employee...simply stated,

"We must get more productivity per employee if we are to survive and thrive."

How do we do that?

Here's a suggestion...

I've written, many times, messages about emotions. My core message can be summed up as "happier people do better work". When I deliver this message I am not talking at the extreme. For example, I am not talking at the extreme James Allen wrote about when he described "work and bliss" about 100 years ago. When I read James Allen's words about bliss, I cannot help but think of the blissful state near the essence of Zen...Eastern religion...and other religions, albeit well-buried by centuries of translations. And, I'm sure that's exactly what James Allen intended when he wrote about work, work mastery, life-purpose-guided work, and work bliss.

But, that's not what I'm talking and writing about. 

I'm talking and writing about a balance between that extreme extent of work-enjoyment and the reality - work must generate the creation and exchange of true value.

We all know, at the very least work needs to generate a sustained 'break-even". And, on an overall basis the exchange of value must grow. It must grow at least enough to cover population growth.

That said, do you choose to rely on newcomers to the business world to do that expanding of value or do you choose to take charge, right now, and do the expanding of value yourself?

[Was that a leading question?]

Isn't the right answer rather clear?

[Was that another leading question?]

Footnote:

http://free.ino.com/accept/106D3E/108707636.html