Following The Leader: How To Lead A Happy Team
“Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.” Steve Jobs I recently watched a talk by Nic Marks, founder of Friday Pulse, an organisation that helps businesses measure the happiness of their people. Nic came up with the 5 Ways To Workplace Wellbeing which he says
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The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth – What Being A Lawyer Taught Me About Happiness.
When I say the word ‘lawyer’ what image does it conjure in your mind? What does the lawyer look like? What are their surroundings like? (Just for fun, is the lawyer male or female? Male? Still some way to go on that gender stereotyping…) Some of you will know (but I suspect lots of you
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“You’re On Mute!” – How To Be Happy In A Hybrid Workplace
When most of us logged out of our computers and left the office in late March 2020 we thought we’d work from home for a few weeks then be back to the office, and back to normal, before the end of the summer. We hastily gathered up laptops and essential paperwork, kept our fingers crossed
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Five Ways To Become Happier At Work
In my previous articles I’ve talked about why workplace happiness is important, busted some myths and described what a happy workplace looks like for me. So I thought it was about time I shared some tips for becoming happier at work. Here are five things you can do to give your happiness levels a boost.Cultivate
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Free ice cream and a slide? What does a happy workplace look like?
In my first two articles I talked about why we should care about workplace happiness and busted some myths about what workplace happiness is all about. In this edition I’m going to a look at what a happy workplace should look like. So, what does a happy workplace look like to you? Is there a
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Five Myths About Happiness In The Workplace
As long as people aren’t unhappy, that’s ok right? Wrong. The absence of disease isn’t health and the absence of misery isn’t happiness. Just because we might do enough as leaders to not have our people crying at their desks doesn’t mean we are invested in their happiness. Just because an employees comes in every
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It’s not all space hoppers and yoga – Here’s why you should care about happiness in the workplace
When I say I help people increase happiness in the workplace some people think I’m going to arrive with a yoga mat and incense in hand or drag in some space hoppers and make everyone bounce on them. Don’t get me wrong I love yoga and totally believe you should be able to have fun
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