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Category Archives: Happy At Work
How to be happy at work
Interesting weblog
I notice that Bigger Picture's weblog now has contributions from both Liselotte Strøyberg and Finn Kollerup in addition to Ole's. That's certainly worth reading (in danish). You might start with Finn's defense of "annoyingly creative" people. Well stated!
Physical activity increases office productivity
Bionic office
Does the way your office look affect the way you feel at work? Of course it does, and Joel Spolsky knows this and has gone all the way in designing an office that is beautiful and functional.
Ideas needed for book
I need your help: I'm currently writing a book about happiness at work. The book is directed at both managers and employees, and should give the reader a better understanding of what makes people happy at work, as well as a lot of practical tools to use.
If you were reading such a book, … Continue Reading ››
If you were reading such a book, … Continue Reading ››
More happiness at work
The happiness at work project is really taking off now. We're working on a lot of interesting things, and the newest development is that customers have actually started calling me up to arrange seminars and workshops. I just looooooove that.
This afternoon I have a workshop with a large european car manufacturer and … Continue Reading ››
This afternoon I have a workshop with a large european car manufacturer and … Continue Reading ››
Stealth disco
You sneak up behind a co-worker and disco - without getting caught and with another co-worker videotaping it. Looks like fun.
Robert Levering
Robert Levering is the man behind the "Great place to work" book and concept. Here's a quote from the introduction to the book
...I am more optimistic than ever about the prospects for the workplace. When Milton and I began researching this area nearly two decades ago, great places to work were clearly exceptions to the … Continue Reading ››
Me on TV
Just before I went on vacation I was interviewed on national TV on the "Good Morning Denmark" show. The topic was how to be happy at work when you return from vacation. It went very well, and you can see the entire interview here. It's in danish, of course.
Book review: Learned optimism
Of course I've been reading while I was on holidays, and it fit very well that I was reading about optimism. Martin Seligman has long researched optimism and positive psychology, and Learned Optimism is the popular summary of his work.
But why be optimistic? Shouldn't you just be a realist? Well, here are a few … Continue Reading ››