Finally! A book about Happiness at Work.

Happy Hour is 9 to 5

Learn How To Love Your Job, Create a Great Business
and Kick Butt at Work
196 pages - 6"x9" - paperback

By Chief Happiness Officer Alexander Kjerulf

“It’s very, very good. It’s incredibly well written, full of insights, and there are exercises to improve your own happiness at work. You can’t ask for more than that!”
- David Maister, author of Managing the Professional Service Firm

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“This book will be at my desk, completely highlighted, so I can remember to create the happy workplace we all need.”
- Phil Gerbyshak, author of Make it Great

“The book’s knowledge, tips, and real-life case studies will equip and inspire you to change your working life for the better.”
- Angela Beesley, co-founder of Wikia

“Happy companies will win. Happy companies will grow and happy companies will innovate. The company of the future is—happy.”
- Lars Kolind, Chairman of Grundfos

Spanish
La hora feliz es de 9 a 5 - cómo adorar tu trabajo y tu vida y arrasar en tu empresa

Who should read this book?
This book is for anyone who wants to be happy at work. It's for:

• Employees and managers

• New hires and grizzled veterans

• Workers in small startups, huge corporations or the public sector.

• HR managers and employees

What is the book about?
This book is about happiness at work. About loving your job - or finding one you can love. Because today, happiness at work is no longer a luxury - it's essential. People are discovering, that when they love their jobs, they are more productive, creative and motivated. They're also happier in life. Similarly, happy companies find they are more efficient, innovative and make more money than their unhappy competitors.

What do I get out of the book?
This book gives you everything you need to make work fun, inspiring and energizing:

• The skinny on happiness at work. What it is, why it matters, and what makes people happy or unhappy at work.

• Simple, effective tools that you can use to create a better worklife for yourself and a happier workplace.

• A massive dose of energy to get you to do something about it right here and right now.

• A specific plan to help you change your job for the better, find a new job where you can shine or to make your employees happy, motivated top-performers.

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle."
- Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple

"Each individual should work for himself. People will not sacrifice themselves for the company. They come to work at the company to enjoy themselves.”
- Soichiro Honda, founder of Honda

"Fun is at the core of the way I like to do business and it has been the key to everything I’ve done from the outset. More than any other element, fun is the secret of Virgin’s success.”
- Richard Branson, founder of Virgin

Alexander Kjerulf speaks and consults on happiness at work all over the world for companies like IBM, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and DaimlerChrysler. Click here to learn more or to book Alex.

Alex's blog, The Chief Happiness Officer, is read by 100.000's of people. He's really, really proud of that.

This is his first book, but writing it was so much fun, it certainly won't be the last!

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