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Happy Manifesto Conference, April 2013
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
Around 80 people came together at Google’s Victoria HQ on 24th April 2013 to share ideas and learn how to create happy workplaces. Watch video footage here.
Revealed: The Most Important Management Behaviour
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
At our Happy Workplaces Conference last week we got to experience a Google manager induction, from Emma Rapaport. She explained that some years ago Google had discovered, from its exit interviews, that some people left the company at least partly because of their manager. Their response was to work out what made a great manager, in what became known as Project Oxygen.
Let Your People Choose Their Manager – Because it Works
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
I’ve written about it before. This is the simple suggestion that you should let people choose their managers. And the great thing is that when people do have the courage to try it, I almost always get positive feedback.
Connecting for Happiness – Guest Blog by Shannon Banks
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
Eighteen months ago I left Microsoft, where I had spent 17 years. It was a huge decision for me and one I struggled with. I was really scared of the change. But do you want to guess what I was most afraid of? It wasn’t loss of income, it wasn’t status, it wasn’t instability. I was afraid I’d be unhappy.
Are you Really Listening and Valuing your Team?
In: BlogsBy: Cathy BusaniRead length: 5 min read
I recently had the great pleasure of facilitating an event for a charity. The team I was working with had just gone through a restructure. On the day there were a couple of things that really struck me…
9 Great Companies That Practice Collaborative Hiring
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
Happy is today named as one of the most democratic workplaces in the world, in a unique list of companies seeking to run organisations with more freedom and empowerment of their people. Here is the piece I have written for Huffington Post on the subject.
Why Choose Happy People For Your Soft Skills Development?
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
Happy People works with organisations and teams to make them more effective through truly valuing and getting the most from their people…
The Happy Manifesto on Front Page of The Evening Standard
In: BlogsBy: Jonny ReynoldsRead length: 5 min read
Fantastic to see our book The Happy Manifesto, written by our CEO Henry Stewart, on the front cover of The Evening Standard.
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Celebrate International Day of Happiness: 20th March
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
Today, Wednesday 20th March, is the first UN International Day of Happiness. Take the pledge to bring more happiness to others at the World Happiness Day web-site, add your Happy Heroes and see what events you can attend on the day.
“Pick Your Own Manager”
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
Choosing your own manager is becoming more popular, allowing staff to choose a manager who really motivates them. Find out more in Henry's blog.
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