The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world in so many ways. Remote work, social distancing, and staying home is the new normal. Businesses are affected, and many of them switched to the "survival mode", trying to keep their business afloat.
During our Webinar, we … Continue Reading ››
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I fear that some people are taking the wrong lessons from The Last Dance documentary. Here's my take on that.
COVID-19 is a massive challenge for workplaces all over the world as well as a massive challenge for employees' private lives and mental health.
Knowing that unhappy/stressed employees are less productive and less innovative (right when we need everyone to contribute to solutions to these challenges) it becomes crucial for companies to figure out how to … Continue Reading ››
The Summer holidays are right around the corner here in the northern hemisphere and I am really excited for it. No matter how much you love your job, you should still look forward to some time off, where you can do something completely different.
But it's important to do your vacation right. If not, you risk … Continue Reading ››
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Most companies conduct regular job satisfaction surveys, but they often don’t work very well and fail to deliver tangible improvements to employees’ perception of their workplace. This leads to increased unhappiness among employees and from there to lower productivity and higher employee turnover.
In this video we cover:
Why you absolutely should measure happiness at work
Last week I did a workshop on "Leading With Happiness" for all the managers at an IKEA warehouse in Copenhagen and I have to say that it was an absolute pleasure. Like any other company, IKEA is facing many challenges and changes but this international group … Continue Reading ››
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There is a tremendous amount of research that shows that happiness is great for employees AND for the company's bottom line.
In this speech from our conference in 2017, I go through all the research and show why the future belongs to the happy.
Measuring employee happiness is a great idea.
Sure, it has its problems. Any time you measure anything, you run the risk of getting bad data, the wrong data or making bad decisions based on the data.
But it still makes sense for two main reasons.
First and most obviously, if you measure employee happiness right, it can … Continue Reading ››