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.
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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.
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.
How The Public Sector Gives its People Trust
I have asked thousands of people when they work at their best. For over 90% of them it has been when they have been given the trust and freedom to make their own decisions. I have also asked whether they like “complete freedom” or “freedom within guidelines”. While there are a few anarchists who like complete freedom (especially entrepreneurs) most people – again roughly 90% - choose freedom within guidelines.
How to be a Multiplier and Why it is Important
I recently did a podcast with Liz Wiseman, the author of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (and Impact Players). Her book, Multipliers, has had a transformational impact on Happy and on our programmes. All of our ‘people managers’ are Multipliers, who enable their people to do their best work, and we’ve began training others on how to be a Multiplier on our leadership programmes.
Happy's L7 Senior Leadership Programme is Transformational!
The first attendees of our Level 7 Senior Leadership programme have just completed their studies. The Level 7 programme is the equivalent of a post-graduate degree or MBA. In this blog, Henry speaks to people who attended the programme and how it changed both their leadership style and their organisation.
The Importance of 2 Tracks For Promotion
Henry discusses the importance of having several different tracks for promotion. Management isn't always for everyone and people should be paid for what they are good at.
What Are the Benefits of Employees Being in Control?
Last month I wrote a LinkedIn post suggesting that staff should decide the CEO’s salary, based on my own experience of doing just that. So far it has received 344,000 views and 505 comments. And it seems to have been controversial.
How Happy Makes Space for Women in Leadership
You may have seen rather gleeful headlines recently reporting that Marie Kondo has relaxed her stance on tidying up after the arrival of her third child. These days she’s focusing less on the mess and more on the joy. We love this quote from her: “My home is messy, but the way I am spending my time is the right way for me at this time at this stage of my life.” At Happy we were inspired by her idea of things sparking joy, so much so that our strapline is ‘Creating Joy at Work’. It’s something we practise, and we measure regularly, aiming for all of our staff to spend a high proportion of their time at work doing things that bring them joy.
How to Make Sure Your Next Project is a Success
It can feel as though these days everything is a project and everyone is a project manager. And that represents a significant shift in organisational thinking from only a few years ago. And everyone seems to have heard horror stories about bad experiences with projects (and project managers). But what makes something a project, rather than just a complex piece of work? And what can we do to give ourselves a better chance of success?
