From PERMA‑V to VAMPRE:A Practical Wellbeing Model Managers Can Act on Immediately

 Introduction

Most managers today are exhausted, busy, and under constant pressure to deliver results. When wellbeing models are introduced, they often sound inspiring—but fail at the critical moment: they do not tell managers what to do first, next, and last.

This article is written for managers who do not need motivation, philosophy, or happiness slogans. They need a *clear sequence** that helps them regain energy, credibility, clarity, and trust—without adding more work to their already full plates.

By integrating the PERMA‑V wellbeing framework with systems thinking and a powerful Buddhist teaching, we present **VAMPRE**—a reordered model that shows how wellbeing develops in real life and how managers can act on it immediately.

Why PERMA‑V Often Fails in Practice

PERMA‑V identifies six elements of wellbeing: Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment, and Vitality. The problem is not what it includes—but what it does not clarify.

PERMA‑V does not show **priority or dependency**. As a result, managers try to fix morale, engagement, or relationships while ignoring exhaustion, lack of discipline, or absence of meaning. The result is short‑term enthusiasm followed by long‑term frustration.

 


 

 

 

Human systems do not improve alphabetically. They improve causally.

An Ancient Systems Insight Hidden in Plain Sight

A short Buddhist verse captures human priorities with remarkable precision:

Ārogya paramā lābhā – Health is the greatest gain
Santuṭṭhi paramaṁ dhanaṁ – Contentment is the greatest wealth
Vissāsa paramaṁ ñāti – Trust is the greatest relative
Nibbānaṁ paramaṁ sukhaṁ – Nibbāna is the highest happiness.

This verse is not religious advice. It is a **systems map of life**. Each line depends on the one before it. Skip the order, and suffering increases.

Introducing VAMPRE: Wellbeing in the Order It Actually Works

When PERMA‑V is reordered using this systems logic, it becomes:

VITALITY → ACCOMPLISHMENT → MEANING → POSITIVE EMOTION → RELATIONSHIPS → ENGAGEMENT

This sequence is called **VAMPRE**. It is not aspirational, it is operational.

1. Vitality – Fix Energy Before Fixing Attitude

If a manager is tired, no amount of coaching, motivation, or training will work. Low vitality shows up as irritability, poor decisions, avoidance, and conflict.

Immediate actions:
• Protect sleep consistency
• Reduce unnecessary meetings
• Build one daily recovery habit

If vitality is weak, stop working on anything else.

2. Accomplishment – Restore Self‑Trust

Managers lose confidence not because of criticism, but because they stop keeping promises to themselves.

Immediate actions:
• Identify one non‑negotiable daily commitment
• Finish fewer tasks—but finish them fully
• Align actions with ethical standards

Accomplishment builds inner authority before external authority.

3. Meaning – Decide What Is Enough

Many managers are successful but dissatisfied. The missing piece is meaning—not money or promotion.

Immediate actions:
• Clarify why your role exists
• Define what ‘enough’ looks like
• Stop chasing goals that do not align with values

Meaning turns pressure into purpose.

4. Positive Emotion – Stop Chasing Happiness

Calm, gratitude, and satisfaction cannot be forced. They appear when life is aligned.

Immediate actions:
• Reduce comparison
• Practice gratitude for effort, not outcomes
• Notice calm moments instead of seeking excitement

Positive emotion is a result—not a target.

5. Relationships – Build Trust Through Consistency

Most workplace conflicts are trust failures, not communication failures.

Immediate actions:
• Do what you say you will do
• Address issues early
• Listen without preparing your response

Trust grows from reliability, not personality.

6. Engagement – Allow Depth to Emerge

True engagement appears when energy, skill, meaning, and trust are present.

Immediate actions:
• Create distraction‑free work blocks
• Engage deeply with one task or person at a time
• Treat work, service, or meditation as practice

Engagement is the peak—not the starting point.

Conclusion: A Simple Rule for Managers

When something feels wrong at the top—motivation, engagement, relationships—do not push harder upward. Strengthen what is below.

VAMPRE offers managers a practical rule:
Start with energy. Earn self‑trust. Clarify meaning. Let happiness, trust, and engagement emerge naturally.

Wellbeing is not soft. It is structural. Fix the structure, and performance follows.

 

Download the VAMPRE Manager Self-Diagnostic (Excel)
This is a one-page self-reflection tool.
Fill it honestly. Do not try to score high.
Your lowest score shows where to start.

 Download the VAMPRE Diagnostic Tool- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kPARP-G8KdjYipjyKyoFJDIr9hHK--Y5/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111497692125419288535&rtpof=true&sd=true


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