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.

Improving Quality of Care by Increasing Joy at Work in the NHS

At Happy our aim is that staff find joy in at least 80% of their work. (And, yes, we do...

Henry Stewart

14 May 2019

The Time for Freedom at Work is Now

“We believe the time for freedom at work is now,” says Traci Fenton, Founder and CEO of WorldBlu. WorldBlu’s research...

Henry Stewart

14 May 2019

The Happy Challenge: Make no Decisions for 3 Months

Managers: Will you take the Happy challenge and make no decisions for three months? Here, Henry explains what happened when...

Henry Stewart

18 Mar 2019

What Would it be Like to Deal With People in a Human Way?

“The idea is to make our onboarding process human-centred, not HR-centred.” Tracey Waters explains how she was inspired by Agile...

Henry Stewart

01 Mar 2019

How to Use Liberating Structures to Energise Your Meetings

Would you like every meeting, workshop, brainstorm or event you attend to feel energising, involving and fulfilling?...

Henry Stewart

21 Feb 2019

Inverting Hierarchy Within a Healthcare Social Enterprise

After ten years working as a registered NHS nurse, Liz Mouland decided to change her path and begin a journey...

Henry Stewart

13 Sep 2018

Why a Non-Profit Scrapped Their Appraisals Process

“Appraisals don’t really work,” argues Sophie Bryan. But is there a better way?...

Henry Stewart

25 Jul 2018

Supercharge Your Teamwork With Superengagement

What would life be like if your employees were so engaged that work didn’t feel like work?...

Henry Stewart

07 Jun 2018

The Happy Conference Methodology: Let’s Get Interactive

Why do you attend conferences, and what makes a great conference?...

Henry Stewart

30 May 2018