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.

Is It Time to Move Beyond Budgets?

On 12th July we are holding the 4th UK Beyond Budgeting conference, in partnership with the <a href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FHZBZYVRu4 http://bbrt.org/...

Henry Stewart

07 Feb 2017

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...

Henry Stewart

19 Jan 2017

One Day a Month to Think and Innovate

Imagine one day every month having no meetings, no day-to-day tasks, no phones ringing and email turned off. Instead the...

Henry Stewart

14 Nov 2016

Discover the secrets of creating a happy, productive workplaces

On 13th October 2016, Henry Stewart hosting a webinar about the secrets of creating a happy, productive workplaces – and...

Henry Stewart

10 Nov 2016

12 Ways in Which Toyota Create a Great Workplace

1. More people, less machines The first surprise was that the assembly line was not full of robots. Most of...

Henry Stewart

05 Oct 2016

Get Your People to Set Their Own Targets

“I don’t read many books but I have read the Happy Manifesto,” explained the GCHQ Head of IT, speaking at...

Henry Stewart

05 Oct 2016

Next Jump: 11 Tips For Creating a Great Workplace

Next Jump was described by Inc magazine as “the most successful company you’ve never heard of.” It numbers 70% of...

Henry Stewart

06 Sep 2016

The Future of Leadership: Humanity and Compassion

The June 2013 issue of Management Today includes, in a debate about “The Changing Face of the Leader” a paragraph...

Henry Stewart

30 May 2016

9 Great Companies That Practice Collaborative Hiring

Around 80 people, from a range of organisations came together at Google’s Victoria HQ on 24th April 2013 to share...

Henry Stewart

28 Mar 2016