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Trust the Crowd: Launching the Happy Manifesto
The Happy Manifesto has been launched for a week, and so far we’ve sold just over 500 copies. That is not going to get The Happy Manifesto into the best seller charts but it is 10% of the print run and enough to pay off 80% of the total production costs – which is nice given that we self-published it.
Launch of The Happy Manifesto with Action for Happiness
Only 2% of people say they work just to pay the bills, for 90% being happy a work is important. Yet over half of Brits are unhappy at work.
Opinion Poll: People Want to be Happy at Work
I was involved in an opinion poll last month which asked office workers "how important is it for you to be happy at work?"
Almost Half of Office Workers Want to Change Their Manager
Of those expressing a view, 47% of UK office workers would change their manager if they could.
Are You a Good Gardener?
Last Friday I gave a talk at London Business School to help launch their report on Employee Centred Management with HCL (a hugely inspirational Indian IT company).
Sinclair Beecham on His People Philosophy
I am a huge fan of Pret A Manger, the UK-based sandwich chain. It’s a combination of the enthusiasm and friendliness of their people with the quality of the product and systems focused on delivering a great service.
Promote Everybody to CEO of Something
Develop your people's responsibility: Promote all your people to be in charge of something, and something reasonably important.
One Secret of a Happy Workplace: Be Positive
At Happy we have always believed that being positive is crucial for creating a happy workplace.
The Academic Evidence for Happy Workplaces
Two weeks ago I posted a blog on the research into the performance of companies in the US Great Workplaces list from 1998-2000. This showed that the stock market value of the companies these lists increased at a considerably greater rate than the average stock market company. That research was done by the widely respected business magazine Fortune. But, I have been asked, is there an academic peer-reviewed study that shows the same. And the answer is Yes.
