http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/some-famous-leaders-on-happiness-at-work/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Sun, 20 May 2012 05:56:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/some-famous-leaders-on-happiness-at-work/#comment-245353 We love IKEA – and they love us :o) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:09:17 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/some-famous-leaders-on-happiness-at-work/#comment-245353 [...] and admire their founder, Ingvar Kamprad, who is by all accounts a terribly nice person. I’ve previously quoted him as saying that: Work should always be fun for all colleagues. We all only have one life. A third of [...] [...] and admire their founder, Ingvar Kamprad, who is by all accounts a terribly nice person. I’ve previously quoted him as saying that: Work should always be fun for all colleagues. We all only have one life. A third of [...]

]]> http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/some-famous-leaders-on-happiness-at-work/#comment-47237 Gareth Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:17:06 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/some-famous-leaders-on-happiness-at-work/#comment-47237 Malcolm has a point. Jobs is categorised as an asshole several times in the 'No Assholes Rule' you reviewed on the 13th Feb. The are some interesting issues here. Jobs may be very happy with his work but is giving many of his people a hard time in the process. ..but reading between the lines of the quotes of Apple employees that sutton uses, it seems that they get som sort of masochistic pleasure out of the experience. I've often come across people that only appear to be happy if thay have something/someone to complain about. Have you come across this sort of 'happiness' in your research. Malcolm has a point. Jobs is categorised as an asshole several times in the ‘No Assholes Rule’ you reviewed on the 13th Feb. The are some interesting issues here. Jobs may be very happy with his work but is giving many of his people a hard time in the process. ..but reading between the lines of the quotes of Apple employees that sutton uses, it seems that they get som sort of masochistic pleasure out of the experience. I’ve often come across people that only appear to be happy if thay have something/someone to complain about. Have you come across this sort of ‘happiness’ in your research.

]]> http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/some-famous-leaders-on-happiness-at-work/#comment-46615 Theo Tonca Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:34:17 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/some-famous-leaders-on-happiness-at-work/#comment-46615 Something interesting that i've found is that usually the higher up you go in a company (Founder, CEO) the nicer the people are. Something interesting that i’ve found is that usually the higher up you go in a company (Founder, CEO) the nicer the people are.

]]> http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/some-famous-leaders-on-happiness-at-work/#comment-46491 Malcolm Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:30:52 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/some-famous-leaders-on-happiness-at-work/#comment-46491 ok, I can see Branson, but didn't Jobs ...and doesn't he...have a repuation for what your friend bob sutton would call a you know what? ok, I can see Branson, but didn’t Jobs …and doesn’t he…have a repuation for what your friend bob sutton would call a you know what?

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