I had the pleasure yesterday of speaking with Roosevelt Finlayson and Michael Diggiss who are working in the Bahamas on something they call the Festival In The Workplace. It arises from the question of:
How is it that many persons who are going at half pace or less on the job, get involved in … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Happy At Work
How to be happy at work
The problem with metrics
Can you know something, that you haven't measured? Of course you can. I would actually argue, that by far the largest percentage of what you know about the current state of your organization was not something you measured - it was knowledge that came to you via some other process than objective metrics. A few … Continue Reading ››
Take five
At the "happy at work" workshops, we always talk about the value of breaks. Of having five minutes a day, where you're not working, talking, mailing or phoning. A non-time where you can become centered and grounded and aware of yourself and your surroundings. At the last workshop, a participant told me about the norwegian … Continue Reading ››
Neuroscience on the job
This interview with Dr. Joseph LeDoux explains some basics of neuroscience and then goes on to examine what some of this may mean on the job.
In truth, most of what we do, we do unconsciously, and then rationalize the decision consciously after the fact. This doesn?t mean we do everything important without … Continue Reading ››
In truth, most of what we do, we do unconsciously, and then rationalize the decision consciously after the fact. This doesn?t mean we do everything important without … Continue Reading ››
Voxpop
The happy at work project went out on the streets of Copenhagen and asked people "What makes you happy at work?"
The answers we got were funny and interesting, and if you understand danish you can see the best of them in this 1,5 min video clip. A big thank you to Charlotte … Continue Reading ››
The answers we got were funny and interesting, and if you understand danish you can see the best of them in this 1,5 min video clip. A big thank you to Charlotte … Continue Reading ››
Better meetings
One of my passions is better meetings. Meetings can be productive, energizing, creative and fun. Or they can suck the life out of you faster than a brief stay in vacuum - without a space suit.
I stumbled upon a very simple and effective format that I've been using for shorter meetings with fewer … Continue Reading ››
I stumbled upon a very simple and effective format that I've been using for shorter meetings with fewer … Continue Reading ››
Art and fear
Chris Corrigan links to a review of the book Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, from which comes the following quote:
The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would … Continue Reading ››
Lord of the rings
As you may have figured out from some previous posts, I'm a huge fan of the LOTR movies, and now I've found a treasure trove of info from people involved in the filming here.
My favourite quote:
On a day when it was mostly Elves, it was slightly an attention-seeking day - all the Elves needed … Continue Reading ››
Quote
I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So I think the very motion of our life is towards happiness... - The Dalai Lama, … Continue Reading ››
Book review: The story factor
I believe, that the ability to tell a good story is one of the most important tools available to leaders (and remember: We're all leaders). Stories have the ability to bring a point across without forcing the issue. Where rational arguments fail, stories can contain boths sides of a dilemma and can illuminate an interesting … Continue Reading ››