More than a quarter century ago, at the age of 25, Ted Leonsis - now the owner of the Washington Capitals - was already a highly successful entrepreneur, but reflecting on his life after surviving a plane crash, he realized that he wasn't truly happy. Walking away from that plane crash, Leonsis was determined to discover the secret to happiness.
Using the same analytical skills that had brought him great business success, he began to study happiness in fellow business executives, successful entertainers, and professional athletes, as well as typical Americans. He presents his findings in his new book, The Business of Happiness.
Bio
Ted Leonsis
Ted Leonsis is a pioneer of the new media industry, a professional sports team owner and a philanthropist. He has been involved in the Internet industry since its inception, and is a past Chairman of America Online.
As a sports team owner, Leonsis is the founder of Lincoln Holdings LLC, a sports and entertainment company, which holds ownership rights in several Washington, DC, entities including the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Washington Wizards, the WNBA's Washington Mystics, the Verizon Center and the Baltimore-Washington Ticketmaster franchise. Leonsis was a creator and producer of Nanking, a documentary film that premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, winning the festival's Documentary Editing Award.
Application of the concepts and methods of experimental, clinical, and social psychology to the workplace. I-O psychologists are concerned with such matters as personnel evaluation and placement, job analysis, worker-management relations (including morale and job satisfaction), workforce training and development (including leadership training), and productivity improvement. They may work closely with business managers, industrial engineers, and human-resources professionals.