Below is the script of the talk for Radio 4′s Four Thought, broadcast on 22nd May 2013. As I talked from prompts it won’t be exactly the same. But this is roughly what I planned to say: 49% of the UK working population would take a pay cut to have a different manager That was the damning statistic from an … more
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Being person-centred with staff makes us happy
Publishing the Happy Manifesto has led to a lot of organisations contacting Happy. Some call us in to help them improve their workplace and we love doing this. But there is an even bigger thrill when I get a letter from somebody we’ve not been involved with, who has taken the Manifesto and put the ideas into practice. So I’m … more
Happy Manifesto Conference, April 2013
Around 80 people, from a range of organisations came together at Google’s Victoria HQ on 24th April 2013 to share ideas and learn how to create happy workplaces. For videos check out Annotag and the Happy Manifesto site. Henry Stewart, author of Happy Manifesto Henry opened the conference by asking people how their organisation would be different if the … more
Let Your People Choose Their Manager – Because it Works
Of all the proposals in the Happy Manifesto, there is one that tends to get the strongest reaction. Most people agree that its a great idea and then explain why they couldn’t possibly do it in their organisation. Indeed some have advised me to leave it out, as it might scare people off from the easier steps to creating a … more
The Happy Manifesto: 10 Steps to a Great Workplace
The Happy Manifesto, my call for change in the way we work, has now been published and is available at Amazon UK (or download the Kindle version from Amazon US or download it free from here). I’ve tried to get the message across as succinctly as possible (just 128 pages) but for those who want a quick summary, here are the … more
Our most radical belief on management
I often say that our most radical belief at Happy is this: you should decide who should manage people based on . . . how good they are at managing people. Because too often they are chosen on their core skill or how long they’ve been in the job. We worked with one company who had a problem with their … more
Trust the Crowd – Launching the Happy Manifesto
It is one week since the book launch 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. Most … more
Happy Manifesto: buy advance copies & invest in its success
The Happy Manifesto (available for free download here) is about to go to print, promoting these key 9 principles. We want to spread the message and so, as an experiment in crowd sourcing, we are offering a chance to invest in this print run. You can be the first to get printed copies of the book – and a return … more
Happy Manifesto: Choose the Cover
We are about to print the Happy Manifesto (which can be downloaded here) and it is time to choose the cover. I’d love your feedback. Which do you prefer: a) Yellow: Bright yellow cover (below), text based b) Sun: A sun coming out from clouds (below) Do post your choice as a comment below or tweet me at @happyhenry Thanks, … more
