Build Relationships — Before You Recruit People

In keeping with the 5th Happy Manifesto Core Principle of ‘Recruit for Attitude, Train for Skill’ Semco meet potential future employees even before there is a vacancy.
Don’t Tell When You Can Ask
When it comes to showing that you trust your people to learn, the secret is ‘Don’t tell when you can ask’.
Is It Time to Move Beyond Budgets?

On 12th July we are holding the 4th UK Beyond Budgeting conference, in partnership with the
Beyond Budgeting Institute.
Speakers like Bjarte Bogsnes of Norway’s Statoil, and Mira Gvozdenovic of Coloplast in Denmark – and several more – will explain how their huge organisations run without annual budgets.
10 Simple Ways to be More Productive at Work

On our four-day Happy Workplace Leadership Programme, we have introduced a section on being productive rather than busy. We share tips and challenge participants to take control in three key areas: email, meetings and distractions.
Take control with these 10 productivity tips, shared at the last session.