Category Archives: Happy At Work
How to be happy at work
Happy at work at DFD
This week's theme on the blog is work-life balance in honor of the Danish National Work-Life Balance week. Read my previous posts on the topic.
I was at a party last saturday, and even when there I could't stop talking about happiness at work. How's that for not being able … Continue Reading ››
New speech format
I spoke about happiness at work at a conference yesterday, and that gave me a chance to try out a new, even more active format than I normally use. I had people visualizing happiness at work, practicing cheerful good morning's and high-fiving each other. All in all, it was a great success, and I'm going … Continue Reading ››
Ask the CHO: What can companies do for work-life balance
This week the theme on the blog is work-life balance in honor if the National Danish Work-Life Balance Week, and Ben asks this in my first post on the topic:
If I take vacation time (even if I’m just sitting at home), I get called at least once. … Continue Reading ››
Monday tip: Praise by email
Your mission for today is to pick 5 people that you think deserve praise and send them each an email praising them or their work.
Not a loooooong mail, just a couple of lines and, of course, the email has to be specific to that … Continue Reading ››
Work-life balance
This week is the national work-life balance week her in Denmark (read all about it in Danish), and in honor of that, this week's postings will all be about balancing work and life outside of work. This is of course an enormously important skill, and any lasting imbalance in this … Continue Reading ››
Chief executive optimist
Kareem Mayan emailed me to say that he couldn't believe he'd never heard of Life Is Good, a company whose founders Bert and John Jacobs go by the respective titles chief executive optimist and chief creative optimist.
I can't believe I haven't either, but now that there's a … Continue Reading ››
Don’t spend sunday night fearing monday morning
According to this article, many people waste their sundays fearing their mondays.
"I never sleep on Sunday night very well because I'm worried about going to work on Monday morning," said one worrier. "My job is very stressful and you kind of have to gear up for Monday and … Continue Reading ››
Podcast about motivation
There is a lot of talk about motivation in the workplace these days. Both from managers complaining that their employees aren't motivated and from employees complaining that their managers don't know what makes them tick.
And frankly, it's no wonder, because there are some fundamental misconceptions about motivation in the business world. … Continue Reading ››
We have a winner
Thanks for all the great input folks. I have decided on a title for my first book. It will be called:
... drum-roll, please ...
Happy Hour Is 9 to 5 - How To Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work.
Waddaya think?