Here you can find all of Happy’s blog posts, covering our Excel hints and tips, ideas for creating happy workplaces, and ways to be more productive at work — and more.
“We deal with people in very challenging circumstances and unhappy people aren’t going to provide good support for them. If you haven’t a job, haven’t much money coming along then it wouldn’t be good to see somebody who is miserable,” explains Katharine Horler OBE. Henry Stewart spoke to Katharine to find out 8 ways in which Adviza has created a happy workplace, centered on freedom and trust.
“How many of you feel you need to be managed?” asked Alison Sturgess-Durden at the 2019 Happy Workplaces Conference. Nobody raised their hand. Alison, a Director at the software company Mayden, asked why we assume that people need to be “managed” at work. A small, but growing, number of organisations are taking a different approach.
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Henry Stewart was invited to speak about the importance of happy and engaged workplaces at the Happiness and Humans Conference in May 2019, hosted by the Happiness Index. Watch his talk here.
At the 2019 Happy Workplaces Conference, a range of fabulous speakers shared ideas on how to create great workplaces based on trust and freedom. In this blog, Henry lists 49 of his favourite ideas from the event.
Online surveys are by far the quickest and most cost-effective way of gathering data and consulting across a workforce at speed. However, it’s no secret that people are starting to feel a bit ‘surveyed out’. Here’s four of Happy’s tried and tested alternatives to the online survey.
Some organisations have found that a four day week improves both wellbeing and productivity. If that sounds a bit daunting, how about a four day week for August?
Could we get more done if we were less hectic and overwhelmed? Bruce Daisley, former EMEA Vice President of Twitter, will be speaking about the Joy of Work at the 2021 Happy Workplaces Conference on 22nd July. His new book, The Joy of Work, promises "30 ways to fix your work culture and fall in love with your job again".
Developing resilience is essential for prospering in our work and private lives. This blog by Billy Burgess looks at a few factors that’ll help furnish resilience and maintain mental wellbeing.
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of apps out there that claim to save you time and increase your productivity. In this blog, Billy takes a look at our favourite top five – all of which are available to download and try for free.