Category Archives: Happy companies

Southwest flight attendant makes a dream come true

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1VKjvBehyE Wow. Just wow. Tracy Sharp, a woman with Down's syndrome, was talking to Vicki Heath, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant, on a flight she was taking and shared that her dream was to be a flight attendant herself. Heath then did just about the coolest thing ever: She arranged for Tracy to join her on one of … Continue Reading ››

How WD-40 built a billion-dollar business with happiness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj8qVj3WrPU In this AMAZING speech from our International Conference on Happiness at Work, CEO Garry Ridge gives you a look “under the hood” of one of the world’s most recognized brands, WD-40 Company,  where 98% of employees say they "love to work." This high engagement has resulted in a company that has doubled in revenue … Continue Reading ››

Hiring For Happiness at Lykki

https://youtu.be/WUHvr1lvyqs How do you hire the right people? And maybe more importantly: How do you avoid hiring the wrong people? Calvin Johnson, the founder of Lykki, an e-commerce retailer based in Vancouver, shares some fun and innovative ways they screen and test job applicants.

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Hiring For Happiness at Menlo Innovations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1sHclAaLCY
Tech company Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor, Michigan have a VERY different way of hiring and interviewing new employees.
They call it Extreme Interviewing, and it is not only much more efficient than the traditional approach, it also has a much better success rate in hiring the right candidates (and eliminating … Continue Reading ››