We're back from 2 AWESOME weeks in Shanghai and Austin. It's just crazy how the interest in happiness at work is growing all over the world.
In Shanghai I spoke at a management seminar for 100 managers from Hermés in the region. Hermés already has a strong focus on … Continue Reading ››
We finally got a chance to visit Ben and Jerry's global HQ in Vermont and it was AWESOME. Not only did we get to hear about the company's mission to create a better world, see how the ice cream is made and visit the famous flavor graveyard - we even saw a man propose to … Continue Reading ››
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxNrizGdhtY
This awesome Southwest Airlines flight attendant turns her pre-flight safety announcement into a standup comedy act.
https://youtu.be/SdFNMAxAxiM
In this video Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge, the CEO of WD-40 Company, explain why employees must come first. What a wonderful, enlightened vision for corporate leadership.
Garry will talk much more about that at our International Conference on Happiness at Work in Copenhagen in May.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=culTz_BMOqs
This is awesome: Rich Sheridan, the CEO of Menlo Innovations explains why he created a joyful workplace and how joy has business value.
Rich will talk much more about this at our International Conference on Happiness at Work in Copenhagen in May. See the program and get your tickets here.
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Financial Times has a great interview with Frank Appel, the CEO of Deutsche Post DHL the clearly outlines his philosophy for motivating employees: Increasing revenue is a meaningless goal. When company goals are mainly financial, purpose is lost. The best … Continue Reading ››
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfY48B3uU94
There are many ways to create a happier workplace but this short video has two of the funniest I've ever come across: "Sexy Powersuit Day" and "The Lift of Love."
This is from our International Conference on Happiness at Work where Tim Dorsett explained how he makes Innocent Drinks a happy workplace. You can see … Continue Reading ››
I just learned that the Pret cafés have a really cool thing going: They let their employees do random acts of kindness by giving away free coffees.
Pret's CEO Clive Schlee explains it like this:
A couple of years ago, Pret decided to channel the cash … Continue Reading ››