The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Month: May 2013

  • Watch this awesome speech by Charlie Kim, CEO of Next Jump

    I recently wrote about New York based company Next Jump and the world-leading things they’ve done to create a very happy workplace.

    Here’s a fantastic speech from their founder and CEO Charlie Kim where he talks about the principles behind Next Jump:

    It’s an hour long and I highly recommend watching the whole thing.

  • Fighting cancer with happiness

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    The staff of Delete Blood Cancer with their brand new copies of Happy Hour is 9 to 5. WOOHOO!

    I recently spoke about happiness at work in New York and after the event, one attendee sent me this email:

    Thanks for coming to speak to the group in New York last month. Glad I got the chance to finally meet you after reading your blog for so many years.

    When I got back to work the next day, I told my department about your talk and showed them some of the videos on your site. My boss, inspired by the overall message of Arbejdsglaede and amused by the hand-drawn video, bought a copy of your book for everyone in our group. Here is a photo of us with our crisp new copies!

    Most of us are quite new, as our company is growing fast. We’re hoping to build a happy, productive workplace and will be using your book as one of the prime resources. Hopefully, we’ll soon develop a reputation as a great place to work, in addition to being known for the word we do [matching bone marrow donors to Leukemia patients in need].

    Thanks for all you do, keep up the good work.

    And right back at ya, Prescott!

    I recently did an interview about happiness at work in non-profits. Sadly I’ve found that while the work people do there is often very rewarding and meaningful, they are not always very happy workplaces.

    You can read more about Delete Blood Cancer and the amazing work they do here. I highly urge you to check it out and to register as a donor today. You could save someone’s life.

  • 10 years of happiness at work

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    10 years ago today I had my first paying customer in Woohoo inc. I have now spent 10 years making millions of people in 30 countries happy at work.

    I have never before in my life done the same thing for 10 years running and I can honestly say that this is the most fun and the most fulfilling thing I have ever done.

    I am incredibly thankful to way too many people to mention here but I am fully aware that this journey would have been completely impossible without my great friends, playmates, partners and clients around the world to help me, inspire me and challenge me.

    Here’s to the next 10 years and to our vision:
    A world where happiness at work is the rule and not the exception.

    Who’s with me? :)

    And here’s a little gallery to celebrate the last 10 years.