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This is a -great- site, and I’m finding -lots- of inspiration here! Rock on!
- Richard M.I usually come to this site first thing every morning, before I get on with my daily business. It has never failed to give a positive good feeling.
- HarishI start my first leadership job in two weeks and I’ve found dozens of articles for later reading. I don’t need anything else – your work is spectacular and has me feeling very motivated and excited to start my new job.
- Sheldon Cooke
Happiness at work is a strange idea to many people, who have gotten used to the idea that work is unpleasant, tough and hard. Trust me, it doesn’t need to be that way at all. Work can be energizing, meaningful, inspiring and plain old fun. When it is, we enjoy work more, we enjoy life more and we get more done on the job.
Here are some good places to start reading about happiness at work:
- Happy Hour is 9 to 5 – How to Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work – My first book about happiness at work.
- The most popular articles on the site
- Happy at work in six minutes – A short video about happiness at work featuring yours truly.
- Make your business happy and rich – a good overview for leaders, entrepreneurs and business owners
This site is a rant-free zone. I enjoy reading or writing a good rant as much as the next person, but there are just so many on the net already. On this site I stick to writing about what I like and what makes me happy.
Regular features
The site has some regular features:
Ask the CHO
Go on, ask me anything :o)
Monday tips
A new fun, simple tip every monday that you can easily do in five minutes to give yourself and others a great start to the week.
The site also talks about
Leadership
Good leadership is becoming increasingly important at the same time as the definition of a good leader undergoes significant change. What is good leadership and how is it practised?
Book reviews
Few things beat a great book. I review my favorites here, and there’s over 100 reviews on the site so far.
Quotes
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
- W. Somerset Maugham
Silliness
For the sake of it.
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Srini Ramakrishnan Said,
August 3, 2006 @ 9:19 am
Surely you meant “unhappy”?
Alexander Said,
August 3, 2006 @ 9:21 am
Thaaaaaank you :o)
My original version makes very little sense!
Richard M. Said,
October 10, 2006 @ 2:20 am
Speaking of quotes:
W. Somerset Maugham said: “The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
And in a previous job, I used to sign my emails: “Service without slogans.”
Ahamad Said,
August 4, 2007 @ 8:56 pm
This is am amazing work… very helpful indeed.
Thanks,
-ahamad
JAGADEESH DWIVEDI Said,
June 1, 2008 @ 5:08 pm
I WANT TO JOIN YOU
FOR SEARCHING GOOD JOB
Frode Said,
June 11, 2008 @ 11:35 pm
Thank you, Alexander. I am a big fan of your thinking.
I have been working as a coach for a while, and motivation is a very interesting subject. Recently I got promoted to department manager for a customer care service centre here in Norway. Within one month my crew have set new records and they love their job, a lot of thanks to your book Happy hour is 9 to 5. I read it a while ago, and I still keep reading parts of it over again. I agree on you philosophy and we have a lot of fun at work. We have been racing with Scalextric tracks and I crank up the volume on the stereo at early mornings. I have learned a lot from the book, and I recommend it to everybody who are or want to be a leader.
I have found out that at work there are two kinds of people. The kind that attack a challenge with devastating force, and those who run away from a challenge hiding behind the stuff they use to do. I like to compare a challenge with a basket ball that is thrown up in the air. Some people fearless throw their heart in to the battle, wanting to get the ball at any cost, while other people is afraid of the ball, talking one step backwards to avoid getting hit. I want to work with the first kind.
I say to my co-workers that as soon as you walk in the office doors you are allowed to be the best, there is no way someone can tell you otherwise. Create an environment for winners, and they will blossom.
Why do Sweeden create great Tennis players, and Norway none? The two countries are somewhat similar, but in Sweeden they have a culture for it. In Norway we do not. I like to think about my department as such a culture where we create the best. And it seems to work.
I hope I can talk my boss into getting you to speak at our company! That would be great. :)
Sue Paisley Said,
December 27, 2008 @ 7:56 pm
I enjoyed your site. I am new to blogging but you make like my recent blog on happiness.
Dr. Frank Bonkowski Said,
April 30, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
I like your light-hearted and energetic style. Good work! Here is a good quote from Tolstory that I have used on my site for Third Agers (http://www.happiness-after-midlife.com). It points towards one form of happiness that is important to me.
“One can live magnificently in this world, if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.”
Your work may be just a job for you, or just a career. However, if your life work is a calling, it will most likely give you a sense of intrinsic fulfillment and a sense of flow. For me, my work as a writer and teacher is a calling. I get tremendous joy, flow, and identity from writing and teaching; I am connected, engaged and committed.
Clare Y Said,
June 22, 2009 @ 5:45 am
Thank you so much for re-posting my entry! It is such a funny story, and it’s true, and it was a learning experience for my entire company.
I’m glad to have found your site – great stuff!!!
Thanks again,
Clare
ven Said,
July 3, 2009 @ 11:51 am
Good site loving it from the word go practical stuff.