Henry Stewart

Henry is founder and Chief Happiness Officer of Happy Ltd, originally set up as Happy Computers in 1987. Inspired by Ricardo Semler’s book Maverick, he has built a company which has won multiple awards for some of the best customer service in the country and being one of the UK’s best places to work.

Henry was listed in the Guru Radar of the Thinkers 50 list of the most influential management thinkers in the world. “He is one of the thinkers who we believe will shape the future of business,” explained list compiler Stuart Crainer.

His first book, Relax, was published in 2009. His second book, The Happy Manifesto, was published in 2013 and was short-listed for Business Book of the Year. His latest book, Creating Joy at Work: 501+ ideas for a happy workplace was released in 2025 and is filled with ways that people around the world have implemented workplaces based on empowerment and working to strengths.

7 Reasons Why Collaborative Hiring Makes Sense

This week BBC2 will broadcast “Who’s the Boss,” the first of three programmes exploring how companies could transform their recruitment...

Henry Stewart

22 Feb 2016

Timpson: 11 Steps to Creating a Great Workplace

“It’s all about the people and making them feel valued” At a recent conference John Timpson inspired attendees with the...

Henry Stewart

08 Feb 2016

Buurtzorg: No Managers, Just Great Care From a Nurse-Led Service

Imagine a company with 9,000 staff and no managers. Imagine annual sales of 280 million euros and no Chief Financial...

Henry Stewart

10 Dec 2015

First Happy Workplace Ireland Conference

The first Happy Workplace Ireland conference took place in Dublin on 29th October. This was jointly organised between Happy Ltd...

Henry Stewart

23 Nov 2015

In Memory: Lynne Pearce

Lynne Pearce was a much loved member of staff at Happy Computers, who had been a trainer here for just...

Henry Stewart

12 Aug 2015

8 Companies That Celebrate Mistakes

Do we want people to make mistakes? The answer I generally get to this question is 'Yes', because people recognise...

Henry Stewart

08 Jun 2015

The Public Sector is Well Run, but Government Procurement is Not

In my last blog I imagined what Tesco might be...

Henry Stewart

22 May 2015

Let Your People Choose Their Manager

Henry gave a speech at WorldBlu's Freedom at Work Conference in Miami in 2015. He discusses why you should let...

Henry Stewart

20 May 2015

Could Work Become a Freedom-Centred World?

“Unleash the power of the people in your workplace. Isn’t that what democracy is about?”...

Henry Stewart

20 May 2015