Say, I’ve been hankering to read some good books about happiness at work.
You can see my top 10 favorite books so far here (fiction and non-fiction), with my reviews. Hmmmm… that list is from 2004 - gotta update it soon.
Can you recommend some more great ones? Write a comment!
If you’d like to recommend a really great novel as well, don’t hold yourself back :o)
Search for procrastination on google and you’ll find a massive number of articles on how to stop procrastinating and get stuff done.
They will tell you that there is only one reliable way to get stuff done:
They’ll tell you that if only you had enough willpower, backbone, self-control and discipline this is how you would work too.
Well guess what: Most people don’t work that way. Sometimes you’re in the mood for task X and doing X is ridiculously easy and a lot of fun. Sometimes doing X feels worse than walking barefoot over burning-hot, acid-covered, broken glass and forcing yourself to do it anyway is a frustrating exercise in futility.
Sometimes procrastinating is exactly the right thing to do at a particular moment. This is largely ignored by the procrastination-is-a-sign-of-weakness, the-devil-finds-work-for-idle-hands crowd. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday I finished the happy at work book, updating it according to all the great feedback you guys gave me. Thank you to everyone who read a chapter, and gave me their input. Today the book goes out to proofreading and then it’ll be done.
Now I have a question for ya: How do I market and sell the book?
Here’s what I’m currently thinking of doing:
What else can I do to make the book a huge hit? Write a comment!
Wanna see what I look like when I speak? Look below the fold.
You gotta promise not to laugh, though :o) Read the rest of this entry »
Josh Hinds is asking various people for advice about business networking. Here are my two cents.
Is there an apology you should’ve made, that you’ve been postponing? Make it this monday.
Apologizing at work is a hugely important skill. A well-timed, sincere apology is a great way to resolve conflicts, to enhance learning and to move on from difficult situations.
So if you’ve recently made a mistake, annoyed someone, spoken to harshly, etc. take the chance and apologize right now.
The Chief Happiness Officer’s monday tips are simple, easy, fun things you can do to make yourself and others happy at work and get the work-week off to a great start. Something everyone can do in five minutes, tops. When you try it, write a comment here to tell me how it went.
And speaking of funny signs in shops, here’s one that Lars Plougmann spotted in a Gray’s Papaya store in New york:
Dare to be different!
A couple of good articles about Richard Branson. “I don’t think of work as work and play as play. It’s all living.” That’s definitely a top executive to learn from.
The bad news: We bring bad moods at work home. The good news: They’re gone by morning. I’m not so sure. I think it depends very much on how bad the mood is.
Half of the good people in your company may be leaving. A recent workplace survey of 16,237 workers found that nearly half the people regarded as stellar performers were actively trying to leave their current employers.
The new Nintendo Wii game console that just came out breaks the mold. Where the competing Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3 machines are just more of the same (only faster and with better graphics) the Wii has broken new ground both with the product itself but also in the development process and in their marketing.
Nintendo are on to something here and the buzz right now seems to favor them over the competition, which of course begs the questions “How did they do it?” and “What can other businesses learn and steal borrow from them?”
Read on to see my favorite business lessons from the Nintendo Wii. Read the rest of this entry »
The Corporation, an excellent documentary that analyzes the current state of the business world has been updated and released free on the internet. You can download it using bittorrent - software to do so is available free here and here.
The corporation takes as it’s premise the fact that legally in the US, a corporation is a person and then asks what kind of person. The depressing answer? A psycopath.
Fortunately it’s not all gloom and doom, there are also examples of good corporate citizens who work to make the world a better place. There’s a quote from one such person here.
I’ve seen the whole thing, and it absolutely rocks. It’s searing, biting, funny and a great look into why the business world needs to change. Watch it!
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