http://positivesharing.com Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:54:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am away on another week of vacation in EuroDisney, Paris and Nice. Yes, it sucks to be me :o) While I'm gone please enjoy this great interview from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart with Tal Ben-Shahar, the author of Happier. http://positivesharing.com/2008/08/happiness-on-the-daily-show/ Aaaahhh... Summer vacation. Depending on your fancy it's time to lie on the beach with a good book, wear out your shoe soles exploring a strange city or scream your head off skydiving or in some other adrenaline-driven pursuit. But invariably the vacation ends and you go back to work, and ... http://positivesharing.com/2008/07/top-five-tips-to-beat-the-post-vacation-blues/ Psychological studies point out one more reason why long meetings are no fun and get less done: Imagine, for a moment, that you are facing a very difficult decision about which of two job offers to accept. One position offers good pay and job security, but is pretty mundane, whereas the ... http://positivesharing.com/2008/07/why-long-meetings-are-a-waste-of-time/ One of the most gratifying things about my work, is to see how it is spreading across the world. I'm based in Denmark where the idea of happiness at work is so ingrained and commonplace, that there is even a word for it in the dictionary: Arbejdsglæde. But more and more ... http://positivesharing.com/2008/07/recent-interviews-with-me/ Here are some great, recent, happiness-related links. There are many more at my happy link collection. London based innovation agency ?What If! talk about the importance of good food at work. We also believe that good food helps create good ideas - not only is it hard going trying to work without ... http://positivesharing.com/2008/07/happy-links-6/ My buddy Kareem Mayan is starting a new site called RunByHumans.com, dedicated to stories of great, kind and human customer service. Kareem is now looking for stories about "a customer experience where the customer-facing employee acts like a real, live human being, and isn't restricted by dehumanizing company rules and regulations." As ... http://positivesharing.com/2008/07/human-service/ Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. - George Box This is a fantastic thing to keep in mind. I have a very simple model for happiness at work that I've found to be very useful. But is it True? Absolutely not. The corollary to the statement above is probably, that ... http://positivesharing.com/2008/07/quote-116/ I had to share this wonderful cartoon by Polyp: There's also a cool animated version: Does anyone honestly think that making more money, consuming more stuff, driving a bigger car or bagging that fancy title will make them happier? It seems that many people consistently focus their time and energy on getting things ... http://positivesharing.com/2008/07/even-if-you-win-the-rat-race-youre-still-a-rat/ I took a class in stand-up comedy in New York a couple of weeks ago run by the American Comedy Institute who offer a 1-year version, a 3-week version and (the one I did) a 5-day intensive version for non-New York natives. The concept for the intensive version is simple: The ... http://positivesharing.com/2008/07/my-stand-up-debut/ I have an awesome event coming up: In October I'm arranging a week-long trip to New York to meet some of the best and most innovative businesses and leaders on the US east coast. This is a chance to encounter the newest trends in leadership, business, innovation, customer service and employer ... http://positivesharing.com/2008/07/come-with-me-to-new-york-if-youre-danish/