Remembering Professor Paul Marer

A Legacy of Dedication and Impact Although Prof. Paul Marer, Paul, as we called him, devoted much of his recent years to writing a book about his extraordinary life, his impact on the FLIGBY community during the 2010s was truly indispensable. Those who knew him would agree on one thing: Paul was a person of exceptional…

The Optimal Experience (Aka: The Flow): Honoring Prof. Csikszentmihalyi’s Seminal Legacy in Executive Leadership

On this special date, it is a time to celebrate the boundless influence and eternal wisdom of my friend and esteemed academic colleague, Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. His legacy, centered on the concept of Flow, has fundamentally reshaped psychology, leadership, and our understanding of human happiness, providing a blueprint for optimal living. He also designed Flow-Is-Good-Business-For-You,…

Csikszentmihalyi’s Good Business – Flow and Leadership

Professor Csikszentmihalyi’s Good Business is more than a bestseller book. It’s rather a guide for anyone who values the positive contributions of individuals in the changing world of business. Prof. Csikszentmihalyi, who introduced the concept of “Flow”, extends its application in his book “Good Business” to the role of business in society. Csikszentmihalyi describes “Good Business” as a guidance for…

“A Futás Öröme” (Libri Kiadó, 2018, Csíkszentmihályi Mihály) – Előszó

Eredeti könyv cím: “Running Flow” (2017), “A Futás Öröme” (2018, Libri Kiadó), Szerző: Csíkszentmihályi Mihály és tsai. Előszó a magyar kiadáshoz –  Dr. Buzády Zoltán  In ENGLISH HERE „Ebben a rohanó világban – hallom olyan gyakran a panaszt – alig jut időm élvezni az életet! Vajon másoknak ez miért sikerül?” A futás örömében épp erre a sokakat feszítő kérdésre…

30 Years Jubilee: Super Bowl, Flow, Creativity & You!

Today, 30 years ago, in 1993, in February, a set of rather extraordinary and important events happened. Many people have been inspired to creativity by the ideas of Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. But only a few people know that the widespread use of the Flow theory is the result of “an unusual association. In 1993 Jimmy Johnson, coach…

The Theory of “Flow” And Its Relevance for Organizations – 1st part from the working paper

Since the publication of ‘Missing Link Discovered,’ Zoltan Buzady (Ph.D., Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary) and Paul Marer (Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Hungary) have continued researching the implications of the theory of Flow for effective leadership, elaborating on and expanding the book’s first two chapters. This Working Paper is a progress report on that continuing research; the first of two…