I just saw one of those "on the set" TV specials about the latest Lord of the rings movie and the director Peter Jackson said something very interesting about the casting for the movies. It turns out that when they were looking for actors they went by three main criteria:
1: They wanted people … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Happy At Work
How to be happy at work
Rule #1
I'm currently reading "Built to Last" by Jim Collins, which examines 15 really great companies and compares them to 15 good (but not legendary) companies to find the practices that separates great from good.
At one point, the book mentions Nordstroms personnel handbook. Where other companies have inch-thick employee handbooks, Nordstroms is a 5" … Continue Reading ››
At one point, the book mentions Nordstroms personnel handbook. Where other companies have inch-thick employee handbooks, Nordstroms is a 5" … Continue Reading ››
Insight
I've had the chance to speak about two different topics over the last week. Yesterday I presented Appreciative Inquiry to a team of social workers from a danish municipality, and a week ago I spoke at a conference on motivation and happiness at work in call centers.
And today I realized how similar … Continue Reading ››
And today I realized how similar … Continue Reading ››
Well, I’M happy
These are good times for the happiness at work project. Yesterday I spoke at a conference om motivation and employee satisfaction in call centers, and I was a hit. I attended the whole day and was the last speaker, and while the day had been good with some interesting topics and good speakers, all day … Continue Reading ››
Book review: The answer to how is yes
The title of Peter Blocks latest book reads a little strange at first: "The answer to how is yes", but in it he makes a very important point, one that every decision maker, project worker, consultant, change agent or just plain anybody who works for anything that matters should know: That sometimes "how?" isn't … Continue Reading ››
I’m featured in the CEO refresher
The december issue of the online magazine the CEO Refresher has an article I wrote in it. It's about the art of hosting, and the editor called it a brilliant insight into leadership... one of the most creative insights I have seen. You'll have to imagine me strutting around a hotel room in DC … Continue Reading ››
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The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned. On the contrary, the more radical the person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it. This individual is … Continue Reading ››
Happy social workers
Today Mette and I facilitated a "happiness at work" workshop for 25 social workers from all over Denmark. It went extremely well, and in just five short hours people whose stories of the workplace are mostly dominated by bad management, stress, too much work and changing laws, suddenly remembered that they actually do good work, … Continue Reading ››
Denmarks best workplaces
I spent today at a conference that accompanies the announcement of Denmarks best workplaces, arranged by the greatplacetowork institute of Denmark. This year the winner is Kjaer group from my hometown Svendborg who sell cars to developing countries. Their motto is "Love cars, love people, love life". You gotta love that.
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Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive. - Harold Whitman