Category Archives: Ask the CHO
Ask the CHO: Overwork
Here's a question that came in an email on Sunday(!):
Hi Alex, I've just being surfing your website after typing in 'overwork' in Google and found it most interesting. I'm an environmental consultant working in a medium size risk management consultancy. I've just been working on a report for a client on Sunday while … Continue Reading ››
“Office Lady” from Hong Kong is back – and still not happy at work
A while back I got a comment from Office Lady in Hong Kong who wrote that:
I’ve been miserable at work and, although it took me almost a year, I eventually built up the courage, and I’ve finally quit my job!! I think it’s one of the best decisions I’ve … Continue Reading ››
Can you be happy in an evil business?
Last week I watched the film Our Daily Bread which is a documentary on how food is produced in Europe. It shows an industry in which there's not a lot of respect for plants and animals: lots of poison, young chickens … Continue Reading ››
Ask the CHO: Who has a right to complain
Jill read my post about why constant complaining is so toxic in the workplace and then experienced a moment of synchronicity:
I broadly agree with your post, except that, well, right after reading it, my feed reader served up a post from another blogger I enjoy reading … Continue Reading ››
Ask the CHO: What if you suddenly stopped being happy?
Russell Quinn asks a very interesting question in a comment:
I’ve been reading your blog for a while and your career in “being happy” got me thinking. Can an occupation in promoting an emotion like your own happiness be compared to something like an athlete? and what … Continue Reading ››
Ask the CHO: How do you hire a happy manager?
Nixon McInnes is a happy workplace. This web design agency based in Brighton in the UK have some great policies including:
- No dress code
- Employees set their own working hours
- open salaries (ie. everyone knows what everyone else is paid)
Ask the CHO: Happy companies and happy cultures
I got this question from a reader who would like to be anonymous:
As you travel around on your speaking engagements, and you work with and meet a variety of people, are you able to get a sense of what companies are really committed to the concepts you … Continue Reading ››
Update on saying no to customers
Ask the CHO: Should you work for a year in a job that sucks
About the “It’s not my dream job, but it’s … Continue Reading ››