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A leadership transition at Happy: Welcoming Cathy Busani as CEO

After an incredible 37.5 years leading Happy, our founder and Chief Happiness Officer Henry Stewart is stepping down. While this marks the end of an era, it’s also the start of an exciting new chapter as Cathy Busani, our Managing Director, steps in as our new CEO. This transition is more than just a title change. It represents a continuation of the values and culture that make Happy, well, Happy. Cathy has been instrumental in shaping our organisation, bringing wisdom, care and an unrivalled commitment to inclusivity, trust and creating joy in the workplace.

Happy named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development™ 2025

Happy is proud to announce that we have been named on the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development™ 2025

Happy Named One of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025

Happy is proud to announce that we have been named on The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025

Are you ready to take your project planning and delivery to the next level?

You’ve probably been there. You’ve got a solid process in place, but somehow, things still don’t always go to plan. Deadlines slip, stakeholders (and sometimes even the project team) disagree. Sometimes the results aren’t what you were hoping for, sometimes you get there but with a lot of unnecessary stress along the way. Most of the time, it’s not about the process itself—it’s about the people. Leadership and communication issues, or a lack of team alignment can get in the way.

Happy Named One of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 

Happy is proud to announce that we have been named on the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 List by Great Place To Work.

Continuing Professional Development Courses at Happy

We now have a range of Continuing Professional Development, or CPD, certified courses. CPD is an essential, recognised approach to helping you keep your skills and knowledge up to date. It supports conscious and pro-active learning and demonstrates commitment towards your role or profession. Our CPD certified courses have been checked by a third party, including all handouts, slides and other supporting learning materials. This ensures our courses have the latest information and are relevant to your role.

Happy's Leadership Apprenticeship Programmes Are Now More Inclusive Than Ever

We believe that great leadership training should be available to everyone. We're excited to announce that there have been significant changes to apprenticeship programmes that make our Leadership Apprenticeship Programmes more accessible than ever before. This includes the removal of the Maths and English requirement for over 18s (unless required by the employer) and updated course outlines.

Explore, Reflect, and Grow: Join Our Free International Women’s Day Session

Join us on 5th March at 9.30am for an opportunity to reflect and celebrate this International Women’s Day. This free one-hour session will be a safe space for women to explore challenges they face in their working life, particularly around leadership and tech. We will also have a free training session on AI and how it can be used as a co-thinker to help overcome feelings of imposterism.

Happy wins Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2025

Happy has won the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2025 — an independent seal of excellence, based on customer reviews on the Feefo platform. In 2024, Happy received almost 200 reviews with an average rating of 4.7. This is the fifth consecutive year that Happy has won the award, which is every year we have been eligible — a huge achievement!

Prices Changing for Public and Private Courses in 2025

All of our course prices will be increasing by 5% in 2025. All prices will increase from 1st January, with the exception of our public leadership and personal development programmes which will change from 1st March 2025. This is the perfect time to book your training for the year ahead - you will still receive the same pricing, even if you book for June 2025.