On today's episode of The Future of Teamwork, host Dane Groeneveld speaks with Chris Schembra, the best-selling author also known as The Gratitude Guru. Chris talks about 7:47, his organization focused on creating meaningful connections through dinner parties. He shares how that experience was impacted by COVID, and how it allowed 7:47 to pivot with still great success. Additionally, Dane and Chris discuss authentic networking, why gratitude will change you how interact with the world, and ways that businesses can show up to meet their imperfect human employees with empathy.

Key Takeaways:

Introduction to Chris Schembra
How Chris became the Gratitude Guru
Networking and remembering how people make you feel
Shared food and strength of mind, and the hurdles to togetherness
"The world is ending" but you're going to be fine
Marcus Aurelius, the stoics, and gratitude
The beginning of the business, and creating connections
98% of dinner parties were for client engagement purposes
Shifting to a remote strategy because of COVID
Inventiveness and gratitude
Preventing employee burnout, stress, loneliness, overwhelm, and anxiety
Employer-sponsored soul and emotional health
Combatting loneliness with curiosity and connection
Micro-shifts towards a more grateful attitude
Gratitude interventions, and living in the present
Authentic moments of gratitude
Witnessing theory
Hiring humans, and showing up with empathy
The benefit appraisal
The good news if you're operating through a lens of ingratitude
Acknowledgment helps destigmatize ingratitude
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