Category Archives: Happy companies
Podcast with Søren Lockwood – a (very happy) financial CEO
At IKEA, umbrellas are CHEAPER when it rains
Complete this sentence: “When it rains, the price of umbrellas goes __.”
If you guessed up you’d be right in most places. But at IKEA stores, you’d be wrong.
Here’s how they price their umbrellas depending on the weather:
Yes, on rainy days, umbrellas are cheaper :o) What a nice … Continue Reading ››
This company forces a random employee to take 2 weeks off every month
Does employee happiness boost results? This CEO gave the Best. Answer. Ever.
Happy at work in Chile
10 simple things the CEO can do to create a happy workplace
Happiness at work starts from the top. This is one of the fundamental truths of happy workplaces.
In any organization where people consistently love to work, you will find a CEO and executive leadership team that places employee happiness among their top strategic priorities and act accordingly.
One of our favorite examples … Continue Reading ›› 
IKEA UK voluntarily raises wages for lowest-paid workers
This announcement from Pernille Hagild, Ikea's HR Manager in the UK and Ireland, is beyond awesome:
We will adopt the Living Wage (as defined by the Living Wage Foundation) from the 1 April 2016. This means all our co-workers across the UK will receive a minimum of £7.85 per hour and £9.15 per hour within London. … Continue Reading ››