Category Archives: Motivation

Employee engagement vs. happiness at work – what should companies focus on?

I met a manager recently who claimed in no uncertain terms that companies should forget all about employee happiness and focus only on engagement.  He argued that people can be happy at work without performing well, whereas employee engagement leads directly to better performance. I've actually heard this claim a few times recently, but it is … Continue Reading ››

5 things to know before you try to motivate your employees with money

Do financial rewards motivate employees to work better? I really don't think so. Companies that use rewards and bonuses to make employees happier and more motivated are largely wasting their money. The promise of a bonus has never really done anything for me personally, and the research in motivation is very clear: Rewarding people for better … Continue Reading ››

Brilliant study: Chimps would rather cooperate than compete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ3GO4hbIdw A BRILLIANT study found that:
When given a choice between cooperating or competing, chimpanzees choose to cooperate five times more frequently.
And also that:
The chimpanzees used a variety of enforcement strategies to overcome competition, displacement and freeloading, which the researchers measured by attempted thefts of rewards. These strategies included the chimpanzees directly protesting against others, refusing to … Continue Reading ››

See all the fascinating talks from our 2017 Conference on Happiness at Work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skzSHLSagI8&list=PL5ZAXgmtneq4PkGhuSno_Nne3ZRQnEExG We have now published all the amazing talks from our 2017 International Conference on Happiness at Work. You can watch every single talk from the event above or at this link. And if you think that looks awesome, join us in Copenhagen on May 17+18 2018 for the next conference. Sign up here to be … Continue Reading ››

How to succeed in business if you’re not a morning person

https://youtu.be/GIuajAqJ1mc

Work has moved from cow to computer, but workplaces still favour early risers and an industrial-age view of productivity.

Camilla Kring has a PhD in Work-Life Balance and as owner of Super Navigators, makes workplaces happier by increasing the Work-Life Balance of their employees. She is specialized in creating flexible work cultures … Continue Reading ››

With Great Talent Comes Great Responsibility – how goals and KPIs demotivate the best employees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kJrsYbG5sw

More and more workplaces want to measure everything. KPIs, scorecards and performance goals are supposed to motivate employees and help increase their productivity. But is that really a good way to motivate employees and makes them happy?

Helle Hein has a ph.d. in management and has done research on motivation for the … Continue Reading ››