Comments on: Of Brits and Danes and happiness at work http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Msn Nicks http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-245470 Msn Nicks Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:32:40 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-245470 thank you for the Ender reference :) thank you for the Ender reference

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]]> By: Work Happy Now! » Blog Archive » Work Happy Now’s Best Posts of 2008 http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-240372 Work Happy Now! » Blog Archive » Work Happy Now’s Best Posts of 2008 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:49:19 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-240372 [...]   I want to thank you for being a part of the community at Work Happy Now. Most of my readers are American and this country has a long way to go to improve employee happiness. A lot of business owners need to adjust with these changing times. France has shortened their work week to 35 hours to help reduce stress and increase productivity. Denmark actually has a word for work happiness: arbejdsglæde. [...] [...]   I want to thank you for being a part of the community at Work Happy Now. Most of my readers are American and this country has a long way to go to improve employee happiness. A lot of business owners need to adjust with these changing times. France has shortened their work week to 35 hours to help reduce stress and increase productivity. Denmark actually has a word for work happiness: arbejdsglæde. [...]

]]> By: Good Vibe Coach http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-239706 Good Vibe Coach Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:44:08 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-239706 I'm with Dr. K and Matthew - let's not limit it to Britain - let's bring it to life in the U.S. as well! How is it pronounced? Arbejdsglæde Are any US folks familiar with the term "plurking"? (Playing at work) Jeannette I’m with Dr. K and Matthew – let’s not limit it to Britain – let’s bring it to life in the U.S. as well! How is it pronounced? Arbejdsglæde

Are any US folks familiar with the term “plurking”? (Playing at work)

Jeannette

]]> By: Iyabo Asani http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-239705 Iyabo Asani Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:34:07 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-239705 Wow, this is an amazing article. I really enjoyed this. Working and living in the US as an attorney for 18 years - this was the missing piece. I consider work happiness as the core issue for us Americans. Thanks for the post. Looking forward to even more interaction. Wow, this is an amazing article. I really enjoyed this. Working and living in the US as an attorney for 18 years – this was the missing piece. I consider work happiness as the core issue for us Americans. Thanks for the post. Looking forward to even more interaction.

]]> By: Recent interviews with me http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-237212 Recent interviews with me Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:02:28 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-237212 [...] One of the most gratifying things about my work, is to see how it is spreading across the world. I’m based in Denmark where the idea of happiness at work is so ingrained and commonplace, that there is even a word for it in the dictionary: Arbejdsglæde. [...] [...] One of the most gratifying things about my work, is to see how it is spreading across the world. I’m based in Denmark where the idea of happiness at work is so ingrained and commonplace, that there is even a word for it in the dictionary: Arbejdsglæde. [...]

]]> By: mirc http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-236163 mirc Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:08:02 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-236163 Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer, recently wrote a post entitled Of Brits and Danes and Happiness at Work. Alex tells us the Nordic languages, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic, have a word Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer, recently wrote a post entitled Of Brits and Danes and Happiness at Work. Alex tells us the Nordic languages, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic, have a word

]]> By: Dana Zurbuchen http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-236135 Dana Zurbuchen Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:54:43 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-236135 Right on! Americans need this as well! I believe that happy companies make more money, but more importantly they are more successful. This success may come in the form of money (and likely in some way does). However, what about looking at the health of employees, customer feedback and increased productivity as success? When there is a strong foundation, the money will come. The strongest foundation? A happy business owner. I'm hosting a free teleseminar outlining five easy ways for small business owners to renew their relationship with their business. For a sneak preview and registration details, visit www.danazurbuchen.com/blog. Right on! Americans need this as well! I believe that happy companies make more money, but more importantly they are more successful. This success may come in the form of money (and likely in some way does). However, what about looking at the health of employees, customer feedback and increased productivity as success? When there is a strong foundation, the money will come.

The strongest foundation? A happy business owner. I’m hosting a free teleseminar outlining five easy ways for small business owners to renew their relationship with their business. For a sneak preview and registration details, visit http://www.danazurbuchen.com/blog.

]]> By: What We Can Learn From the Danes - Creativity and Joy http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-235849 What We Can Learn From the Danes - Creativity and Joy Wed, 28 May 2008 17:50:44 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-235849 [...] Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer, recently wrote a post entitled Of Brits and Danes and Happiness at Work. Alex tells us the Nordic languages, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic, have a word [...] [...] Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer, recently wrote a post entitled Of Brits and Danes and Happiness at Work. Alex tells us the Nordic languages, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic, have a word [...]

]]> By: Paula http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-235838 Paula Wed, 28 May 2008 08:56:43 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-235838 I'm quite recent graduate and can well assimilate to the generation Y referred to above. I have worked a few jobs already, in let's say both happy and unhappy places. It is very true what was commented above, money is of less relevance and feeling wholesome and important is taking over. But, why wouldn't it. I mean like Andreas says, people spend most of their waking hours at work, so why the hell would they not want to enjoy themselves? I see a clear pattern. People of my generation have had it pretty well, we are more social, used to informal and larger quantity of interaction and like to keep it that way in all our relationships. What else is the work environment supposed to be than a bunch of relationships that we want to deal with like any other one? People don't stay friends/together/married/etc. if they don't feel content. I've done two quite similar routine jobs in the past. In the other we were like a big family of like minded (gen Y) people often gathering together for all sorts of after work fun.People liked spending time at the office, since it was equipped with games and refreshments free of use (none of this compromised the productivity or results, which were extremely good).In the other I was miserable as hell. People came in, did their jobs and went home. Not much interaction other than work related. This place had a really high attrition rate. I’m quite recent graduate and can well assimilate to the generation Y referred to above. I have worked a few jobs already, in let’s say both happy and unhappy places. It is very true what was commented above, money is of less relevance and feeling wholesome and important is taking over. But, why wouldn’t it. I mean like Andreas says, people spend most of their waking hours at work, so why the hell would they not want to enjoy themselves?
I see a clear pattern. People of my generation have had it pretty well, we are more social, used to informal and larger quantity of interaction and like to keep it that way in all our relationships. What else is the work environment supposed to be than a bunch of relationships that we want to deal with like any other one? People don’t stay friends/together/married/etc. if they don’t feel content.

I’ve done two quite similar routine jobs in the past. In the other we were like a big family of like minded (gen Y) people often gathering together for all sorts of after work fun.People liked spending time at the office, since it was equipped with games and refreshments free of use (none of this compromised the productivity or results, which were extremely good).In the other I was miserable as hell. People came in, did their jobs and went home. Not much interaction other than work related. This place had a really high attrition rate.

]]> By: psychaiki.com » Blog Archive » What We Can Learn From the Danes http://positivesharing.com/2008/05/of-brits-and-danes-and-happiness-at-work/#comment-235835 psychaiki.com » Blog Archive » What We Can Learn From the Danes Wed, 28 May 2008 05:29:29 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2050#comment-235835 [...] Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer, recently wrote a post entitled Of Brits and Danes and Happiness at Work. Alex tells us the Nordic languages, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic, have a word [...] [...] Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer, recently wrote a post entitled Of Brits and Danes and Happiness at Work. Alex tells us the Nordic languages, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic, have a word [...]

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