The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Author: Alexander

  • 3 reasons why you should go to our CHO Academy in San Diego in February

    Our next Chief Happiness Officer Academy is February 12-15 2019 in San Diego.

    Here are 3 reasons why you should absolutely come to it:

    1. You get a deep dive into the science and practice of happiness at work.
    2. You get to meet, network and share ideas with other participants who are equally passionate about creating happier workplaces.
    3. This Academy will be especially epic, because we’re doing it at the international HQ of WD-40 Company – and they are one of the happiest and most successful companies we know.

    Read all about the Academy and sign up here.

  • Meet a very happy garbage man

    I sometimes hear this objection, when I give talks about happiness at work:

    “Being happy at work is nice, but clearly not everyone can love their job. What about garbage men, for example?”

    I hope this video can help fight that myth.

  • Speaking down under

    I had a blast giving the opening keynote at #hrTechFest in Sydney this morning. The audience was awesome – here’s some of the feedback I got:

    “Best opening conference session I have ever been to.”

    “Fantastic presentation – great way to kick the day off on a high.”

    “Love your work. A big THANK YOU for getting us off to a strong and exciting start. You’ve set the bar high :)”

    “What an amazing presentation.”

    “Great presentation. And so many learnings to share with coworkers.”

  • Join our “Leading With Happiness” seminar in Copenhagen

    Studies clearly show that a manager’s behavior has a huge influence on happiness at work. Good leaders motivate and energize their employees and create a level of happiness that make employees go the extra mile for the workplace and the customers. Bad managers on the other hand spread frustration and stress all around them.

    This Leading with Happiness seminar is based on the newest research and knowledge about Happiness at Work. It will be inspiring and with useful tools. There is a constant shift between presentation, videos, reflection, dialog and exercises.

    As a leader you will also get both the knowledge and tools you need to make your people happy at work. And it doesn’t take much. Happiness at work is not about raises, bonuses, perks and promotions – it comes from simple, effective actions that any leader ought to know and do.

    When & where

    Wednesday November 21st, 2018 from 9:00 – 16:00 in Copenhagen.

    Tickets

    See the full agenda and sign uo here.

  • Validation

    If you ever doubt the power of positive feedback and recognition, watch this short movie. It’s very funny and moving.

  • Backstage

    That feeling when you’re introduced and go on stage in front of a 1,000 people :)

    Patricia took this pic at the CSCMP Edge conference in Nashville where I gave the closing keynote.

  • I’m coming to Hong Kong

    I’ll be speaking at Hong Kong’s first ever conference on happiness at work on October 23 arranged by our awesome partners at TGI Monday.

    Join me and learn exactly how to make your company happier and more succesful and how to be happy at work yourself.

    More information and tickets here.

  • Happiness at work is more powerful than you think

    I’ll be speaking at the HR Tech Fest conference in Sydney in October and in preparation, they have put together a great summary of our work headlined Workplace happiness is more powerful than you think. Read it and learn why happiness at work matters so much!

  • How common are good work days and what makes them good? See the results of our international survey.

    How common are good work days and what makes them good? See the results of our international survey.

    We all have good days and bad days at work and being happy at work is not just about avoiding having bad days at work – it requires having mostly good days, where we actively enjoy our work.

    But how often do people around the world have good work days and what makes them good? Is it about compensation, perks and promotions – or do we value other things more?

    Our brand new survey of more than 2,500 people worldwide shows how frequent good work days are and reveals their main causes.

    For instance, 1 in 3 say they have a good work day every day or almost every day – while 22% experience at most 2-3 good work days a month!

    Here are the most important findings from our survey.

    And here’s a video where we explain the survey and the main findings:

     

  • Here we go…

    After a trip to Munich last week and Milan this week, I am now ready for my biggest international speaking tour so far. Over the next 2 months I’ll be speaking at events in Reykjavik, Nashville, Beirut, Hong Kong, Sydney, Prague and Ottawa.

    Woohoo :)