Cultivating the AdvantagePresented By

Dennis Budinich, SVP Chief Culture Officer(201) 247-1646

dbudinich@myinvestorsbank.com

~The Oxford Happiness Questionaire~

Authentichappiness.org

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FORWARD THINKING BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGIES

• Profitability and Time Valuation.

• Talent Integration - Team Collaboration.

• Innovative ways to Attract Attention and Service Clients.

• Community and Volunteer Activities.

• Relational Coordination (breaking down the silos).

• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WHAT? IS OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET?The way we ___________________________

The way we ___________________________

The way we ___________________________

Influences the results we _________________

How well do we invest,___________________

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WORKPLACE PARADIGMSPercentage of people who come to work feeling positive

______________%

Percentage of people who come to work feeling negative, neutral or stressed

______________%

EMOTIONAL DISTRACTIONSCan impact personal / team happiness and performance

C_________________________

C_________________________

C_________________________

C_________________________

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2012 GALLUP POLL

_____________________% don’t really care

__________________% are glad it’s you and not them

_________________________% care and have empathy

PERSONAL ADVANTAGE ELEMENTS

• Adaptive / Flexible.

• Hopeful outlook.

• Positive Self-Worth.

• Confidence in ones abilities.

• Self-Empowered.

• Inquisitor.

• Creative thinking.

• Innovative.

• Manage emotions (EQ).

• The ability to stay focus.

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• Persistence / Sticking with it.

HOW MANY OF US WOULD TEST BRILLIANT?

People 30 and older __________________%

Adults 20-30 __________________%

Young adults 10-20 __________________%

Children 4-8 __________________%

Source: Release Your Brilliance by Simon T. Baily

WHY DOES HAPPINESS MATTER?Happiness is about being able to make the most of the good times – but also to cope effectively with the inevitable bad

times, in order to experience the best possible life overall. Or, in the words of the biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu

Ricard:

“Happiness is a deep sense of flourishing, not a mere pleasurable feeling or fleeting emotion but an optimal state of

being.”

One popular misconception about happiness is that happy people are somehow more likely to be lazy or ineffective. In

fact research shows the opposite is true: happiness doesn’t just feel good, it actually leads to a wide range of benefits for our

performance, health, relationships and more.

For too long mangers and leaders have seen emotions at work as noise cluttering the rational operation of organizations.

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But the time for ignoring emotions as irrelevant to business has passed.

METLIFE AGENT STUDYOptimistic vs. Pessimistic mindset:

1. Agents experience rejection 90% of the time .

• Agents with optimistic styles sold 37% more.

• Most optimistic agents out sold the most pessimistic agent by more than 88% .

2. New agents selected solely on style vs. skill.

• 1st Year - outsold the average agent by 21%.

• 2nd Year - outsold the average agent by 57%.

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PERSONAL ADVANTAGE & HAPPINESS

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MONSTER.COM 2013 WORKPLACE SURVEYSurvey asked 6,000 respondents to rank the importance of

employer-provided values:

97%

• Respect and appreciation for employees, co-workers and environment.

• Community involvement and volunteering

• Enjoyment at work.

• Cross-education of defined competencies and abilities.

• Personal and professional growth.

• Being challenged.

CULTIVATING THE ADVANTAGE MINDSET• ___________ for what we have and do.

• ___________ towards others.

• ___________ to self and others.

• Always looking for ways to ______ ourselves and our organization.

• Working towards something _____, _______, _____________ and __________.

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POWER LIST OF 20 – GRATITUDE & APPRECIATION

Person closest to you Children/ Family Job/ Life Purpose Co-Workers/ Fellow Volunteers

POWER LIST OF 20 – CREATING CHANGE Cultivating more happiness and Passion for what we do Ways we can improve our organization Ways we can attract new partnerships to our organization Ways we can grow our current partnerships

Dennis Budinich is the SVP Chief Culture Officer at Investors Bank. He is a member of The National Speakers Association and has been a speaker for numerous corporate events and at industry conferences across the country.

Immediately prior to joining Investors Bank Dennis Budinich co-founded FTC Methods Inc in 2004, a highly successful professional development and consulting firm which operated primarily in the financial services industry. In his capacity as

co-founder, Dennis developed engaging learning programs, and was a highly sought after public speaker, motivator, and educator.

Before co-founding his company, Dennis was recognized as a premier entrepreneur and business leader. He has owned several successful businesses, including a gourmet bread bakery, an auto paint supply company, and a restaurant. He also excelled in the world of financial sales where his achievements carried him to the levels of Top Producer, to Sales Manager, to Program Director.

Throughout his entire career, Dennis has dedicated himself to helping others be their best by sharing with them the most effective success principles and how to apply them. In all of his high-energy learning programs, Dennis shares the information he acquired in the fields of positive psychology and self science, as well as his personal experiences as a successful financial professional and entrepreneur.

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