Established in 1987, Happy has helped thousands of organisations to create happy and productive workplaces.
Here are a few of our success stories...
“It was an amazing programme and a privilege for me, as I had only just started being a leader. We have become better leaders, rather than managers. It built the energy in the right direction. We now know what our targets are, and they are all aligned,” says Olivia Adhikary, Avegen’s HR Manager.
In November 2021, Ealing Council launched a bespoke Level 5 apprenticeship programme to support the career and personal development of their Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) managers – our Level 5 Global Majority Leadership Empowerment Apprenticeship Programme
“I love Happy,” explains Kathryn Grayling, Assistant Director of Engagement for NHS Employers. “You are creative, you are different, you give us space to think, you are brim full of ideas, you are energising. Everybody we work with at Happy is highly professional. You never underdeliver. I couldn’t recommend Happy more!”
“The programme only finished last month but I feel like it has had a massive impact. They are working so much more effectively as a group now,” says Anne Clarke, Senior Vice President People and Culture at Revantage.
“You have delivered everything we asked for and it’s made a real difference,” says James Post. “Our people feel more trusted, and as directors, we have been freed up to look at the bigger picture, giving us time to do planning and strategy.”
Blue Cross is a charity that really understands the benefit of personal development. The Chief Executive, Sally de la Bedoyere, recognised that people need to grow and flourish, and that seeing mastery develop really gives people motivation. Happy delivered 23 individual one-off coaching sessions for the senior leadership team to aid their personal development. This was an exciting project and surprisingly the first of its kind that we have been asked to do.
“Since working with Happy we have seen a huge shift in the culture. I don’t know how you measure it, but people are more cordial, more collegial and talk to each other more, as people who have been through something together.”
TLC - Talk, Listen, Change is a relationships charity based in Manchester. They have been on Happy’s 4 day Happy Workplace Leadership Programme and one of their senior leaders has been on our Level 7 Senior Leadership programme. Michelle Hill, CEO, explains how they have made TLC a truly happy workplace, based on a coaching culture, Pre-Approval and relationships.
"Something I am seeing more and more is watching the managers implement what they have learnt and then talk about it. There is a real buzz and because it was shared learning they can all discuss issues and solve them as a group," says Alex Pratt, Managing Director at Clarion Events.
"The flexibility of the programme was great. Being able to tailor the plan to suit our situation was really helpful. Jo was fantastic as a facilitator and helped to shape the sessions so that we really did hone in on the objectives we had set out to achieve," says Martin Bell, People, Talent & Culture Director at Devon Air Ambulance.