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.

Why Choose Happy People For Your Soft Skills Development?

Happy People works with organisations and teams to make them more effective through truly valuing and getting the most from...

Henry Stewart

09 Apr 2013

Classroom Training: Still the Best for Knowledge Transfer and Skills Development

At Happy we have been developing e-learning for over 12 years. More recently we have got excited about Live Online...

Henry Stewart

04 Apr 2013

George, I Don’t Believe You

George Osborne was today reported as stating that government procurement from SMEs (small or medium sized enterprises) will rise five-fold....

Henry Stewart

21 Mar 2013

Celebrate International Day of Happiness: 20th March

Today, Wednesday 20th March, is the first UN International Day of Happiness. Take the pledge to bring more happiness to...

Henry Stewart

19 Mar 2013

“Pick Your Own Manager”

This morning I was delighted to get an email (subject line “….eek!”) from a colleague at one of the UK’s...

Henry Stewart

17 Jan 2013

The Most Creative Annual Report Ever?

A big thanks to Marion Janner of Star Wards, @starwards, for alerting me to this fabulous approach to an annual...

Henry Stewart

10 Jan 2013

Bring Back the People, We Need More Than Technology

This festive period I was avoiding Amazon (because of their UK tax avoidance) and found myself in a real bookshop....

Henry Stewart

07 Jan 2013

Bring Generosity to the Heart of Your Business

One of our trainers, Dhira Wiggins, has spent most of October and November providing free database support for local charities....

Henry Stewart

31 Dec 2012

Make Your People Happy, Like John Lewis Does

I often ask groups where they have found the best customer service. Two companies stand out and always come up:...

Henry Stewart

22 Nov 2012