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.
The Happy Manifesto has been launched for a week, and so far we’ve sold just over 500 copies. That is not going to get The Happy Manifesto into the best seller charts but it is 10% of the print run and enough to pay off 80% of the total production costs – which is nice given that we self-published it.
Only 2% of people say they work just to pay the bills, for 90% being happy a work is important. Yet over half of Brits are unhappy at work.
I was involved in an opinion poll last month which asked office workers "how important is it for you to be happy at work?"
Of those expressing a view, 47% of UK office workers would change their manager if they could.
Last Friday I gave a talk at London Business School to help launch their report on Employee Centred Management with HCL (a hugely inspirational Indian IT company).
I am a huge fan of Pret A Manger, the UK-based sandwich chain. It’s a combination of the enthusiasm and friendliness of their people with the quality of the product and systems focused on delivering a great service.
The suggestion that the 50% tax rate discourages entrepreneurs is nonsense. Very few entrepreneurs are on the 50% tax rate, or even aspire to be.
Develop your people's responsibility: Promote all your people to be in charge of something, and something reasonably important.
At Happy we have always believed that being positive is crucial for creating a happy workplace.
In November 2010 our CEO, Henry Stewart, made the brave step of performing a stand-up comedy act at London’s famous venue, The Comedy Store.