Category Archives: Happy companies

Yoga Classes And Stress Trainings Do NOTHING For Employees! Here’s Why – And What Companies Should Do Instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHQGJfT8PrY

A fascinating brand new study by William Fleming shows that sending employees off to yoga classes, mindfulness lessons or stress management trainings has NO positive effects. In some cases it actually backfires and makes things worse.

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How to build a successful startup (and a better country) with happiness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKMpJW08MG4 Mush Panjwani is on a mission to serve great coffee AND make his home country of Pakistan better. His company, Coffee Wagera, has 7 cafés around the country and is expanding rapidly but the coolest thing is how Mush does all of this with a focus on culture, happiness and positive impact. Here are just … Continue Reading ››

Harness the power of a positive mission – my interview with Ynzo van Zanten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb4y8Z49UT0 Can a company do good in the world AND achieve profits and growth at the same time? Tony's Chocolonely is proof that this is not only possible, it's good for employees, consumers, the bottom line and the world. I could not be happier with how this Heartcount webinar went - Ynzo is such a great evangelist … Continue Reading ››

How to create a happy workplace in ANY industry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79U2B6LOG2Y Whenever we talk about happy workplaces, a lot of the conversation tends to be about big US corporations with huge budgets like Google, Zappos or Southwest Airlines. But happiness is possible in (nearly) any industry and in any country. That's why I was so excited to talk to Nicolás González Restrepo for our latest Heartcount webinar … Continue Reading ››

How CEO Garry Ridge keeps the WD-40 organization happy in spite of COVID-19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2u3VfHPHiE How does an organisation get through a huge crisis like COVID-19 safely and happily? Garry Ridge is company Chairman and CEO at world-famous brand WD-40. I bet you have a can of WD-40 somewhere in your home! He is also a leader who has spent his career creating a culture where people can be happy and … Continue Reading ››

Video: How to keep your workplace happy despite COVID-19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yIphn6AnKQ The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken workplaces in so many ways. Remote work, social distancing, and staying home is the new normal. Companies are affected, and many of them switched to “survival mode”, trying to keep their business afloat. In the video above I talk to to visionary CEOs about how they handled the COVID-19 crisis and … Continue Reading ››