Creating High Quality Connections with Jason Wilburn

Jason Wilburn is the Vice President and General Manager for the Industrial Services Division of Conco Services Corporation. Conco was a finalist in the 2016 Positive Business Project competition, presented by The Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Conco has a lot of remote employees that only see each other face-to-face twice a year, yet are expected to have the familiarity to be able to work effectively together. In January, Conco launched their program to develop and build high-quality connections. In this conversation, Jason talks about how he and Conco implemented these positive psychology practices. He shares the results and growth that Conco has experienced in 2016, with these practices in place. He also talks about the next steps of maintaining this program of high-quality connections. You’ll Learn: [01:36] - Jason talks about what he and his team have done at Conco to make 2016 the year of high-quality connections. [04:18] - Jason explains how Conco was able to convince people to buy into these concepts and approaches. [07:17] - Jason talks about the financial benefits of implementing a culture of high-quality connections. [08:30] - The change in culture with Conco has led to an increase in applicants. [09:38] - Jason talks about what sparked his interest in these positive psychology practices. [11:40] - Jason shares his advice on implementing these practices into an organization. [14:48] - Jason talks about how to accomplish the goal of maintaining and turning people from practitioners to teachers. [16:07] - The Lightning Round with Jason Wilburn. Your Resources: The Gratitude Journal The Positive Organization - Bob Quinn Why Nations Fail - Daron Acemoglu Originals - Adam Grant Bully Pulpit - Doris Kearns Goodwin The Center for Positive Organization’s Positive Business Project Thanks For Listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! Special thanks to Neil for joining me this week. Until next time, take care! Until next time, take care!