Happy’s 4 Day Week: You Should Try it Too! (18 Month Update)
Happy's 4 Day Week has been running now for 18 months. Happy's Founder and Chief Happiness Officer Henry Stewart looks back at how things have progressed and the impact it has had so far.
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Key Messages From Alex Soojung-Kim Pang About The Importance of Rest
In this talk from the 2023 Happy Workplaces Conference, Alex focuses on the key messages from his second book, Rest: Get More Done When You Work Less, which explores the hidden role of rest in the lives of exceptionally creative and prolific people.
3 Important Things About Communicating Across Difference
Communicating across differences such as culture, experience and background is an essential skill to develop when dealing with people in a work or even a personal environment. Understanding what makes us different and unique is essential to building trust and developing teamwork. Read more in this blog written by Marwa Farouq.
How to Identify and Engage Stakeholders With Happy's Workshop
Learn about Happy's Stakeholder Engagement workshop and the topics you will cover on it in this quick three-minute video by Rachael.
The Power of Dreams: Rachel Law from PossAbilities
In this talk from the 2023 Happy Workplaces Conference, Rachel talks about the power of dreams to create a happy workplace, and motivating and retaining staff in a notoriously difficult sector. Rachel discusses the importance of trust, listening to staff and linking with local communities, as well as gardens, a miniature Shetland pony, holidays, and Duvet Days.
Building a Culture of Trust at CoppaFeel!
In this entertaining talk from the 2023 Happy Workplaces Conference, Natalie shares how her enthusiasm for implementing a four-day working week turned to disappointment and how she worked with her team to bring about a solution that worked for everyone.
3 Top Tips to Take Your MS Teams Meetings From 0 - 100%
I want to show you three mind-blowing MS Teams Meeting tips that are now an unconscious standard practice in my working day. It has helped me work in a better way when I use MS Teams to host meetings/training sessions, let’s hope it helps you work better too.
Why Stakeholders Matter When You’re Trying to Make a Change
When making a change it is always important to consider how it will impact others. There are those impacted that may be able to directly influence, help or hinder you along the way in making these changes - the stakeholders. In this blog Rachael talks about the need to communicate and engage with these potential stakeholders to help ensure the changes you are making can take place smoothly and productively.
Would You Like Excel to Use AI to Write Formulas For You?
AI is big news at the moment, and it is going to change the way we use software forever. Microsoft is adding Copilot to Microsoft 365, and we’re seeing the first hints of what it can do. Copilot will offer AI driven help to all parts of Microsoft 365, from helping you manage your email inbox, to refining a report and polishing a PowerPoint presentation and, yes, even write Excel formulas for you! This type of AI-driven help has been turning up in Microsoft products for some time, especially in Excel. But how does it work? Darren explains more in this blog.
New Workshop: LEGO Serious Play has Arrived at Happy
At Happy, we are always looking for new ways to create more impact and value for our amazing clients. We are therefore really excited to now offer LEGO Serious Play as part of our facilitated experiences.
