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Happy workplaces wanted
We are compiling a database of exceptionally happy workplaces around the world.
Who do you think we should include? It can be any kind of workplace – big or small, government or private sector – as long as they are genuinely happy.
Leave a comment if you know a workplace that belongs on the list.
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I have a TON of international speaking coming up
I have a TON of cool international speaking gigs coming up over the next couple of months, including these:
- Reykjavik, Sep 27+28: Management Innovation Conference + workshop
- Nashville, Oct 3: Keynote at the CSCMP Edge Conference
- Beirut, Oct 11: Keynote + panel at this awesome conference
- Hong Kong, Oct 18: Keynote arranged by our partners TGIM
- Sydney, Oct 29: Keynote at HR Tech Fest
- Prague, Nov 15: Happiness@Work Conference
- Ottawa, Nov 21: Keynote at the FMI Annual Conference
And for those keeping score, it currently looks like Australia will be the 49th country we’ve spoken in and Canada will be number 50!
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Professor explains why you should never fake being happy at work
Forget about trying to enforce positive emotions all the time. It requires extra effort and ends up being counter productive.
Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Ph.D., is the science director of the Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley and a leading expert on the neuroscience and psychology of compassion, kindness, gratitude, and other “pro-social” skills.
Watch her full speech from our 2018 Happiness at Work Conference here.
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Our latest CHO Academy was a huge hit
In June we had our latest Chief Happiness Officer Academy, which is our longest and most intensive training on creating happier workplaces.
The Academy was completely sold out with 25 participants from 15 countries (and a long waiting list) and it was a huge pleasure to share our tools and methods over three days with such an engaged group.
The participant feedback has been amazing with an average rating of 9.7 out of 10. Participants wrote:
“THANK YOU! This was really fantastic.”
“I think it was just very well organized. You were just really good at taking care of us and making sure that everyone would get a good experience. The venue was perfect – very personal and cozy and super inspiring. I would like to come back.”
“It has been really an amazing experience. Amazing students, amazing teachers, amazing future that we have outlined. I have found myself for my next career :) Thanks.”
Our next two Academies have been announced. They are:
- February 12-15 2019 in San Diego
- June 24-28 2019 in Copenhagen
Read more about the Chief Happiness Officer Academy and sign up here.
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Join our international survey on happiness at work
We want to know what makes people happy at work in different countries and you can help by participating in our international survey.
The questionnaire only has 11 questions and just takes 3-4 minutes to complete. Take it right here. You may even learn something about what makes you happier at work.
Also, please share the survey with others – the more people take it, the more useful the results will be.
We’ll be releasing the findings in time for the International Week of Happiness At Work on September 24-28.
UPDATE: In just the first 24 hours, over 100 people from 23 countries took the survey. That’s fantastic!
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Join the International Week of Happiness at Work on September 24-28
Our awesome partners from Happy Office in The Netherlands have announced the first ever International Week of Happiness at Work on September 24-28. it’s a great opportunity to spread awareness and take action to make your workplace happier.
Check out the website and add your country/workplace to the list.
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Brilliant study: Chimps would rather cooperate than compete
A BRILLIANT study found that:
When given a choice between cooperating or competing, chimpanzees choose to cooperate five times more frequently.
And also that:
The chimpanzees used a variety of enforcement strategies to overcome competition, displacement and freeloading, which the researchers measured by attempted thefts of rewards.
These strategies included the chimpanzees directly protesting against others, refusing to work in the presence of a freeloader, which supports avoidance as an important component in managing competitive tendencies, and more dominant chimpanzees intervening to help others against freeloaders.
This indicates that cooperation is hardwired into humans on a biological level by evolution.
Which makes you wonder why so many workplaces heavily emphasize competition over cooperation.
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This IT company is helping the world (and its employees) by sharing its skills
I have previously written about Vega IT Sourcing, a very happy tech company in Serbia whose vision is to “Create a successful and happy business and use its success and power to create a better world.”
They do that in many ways, most recently by launching Code For A Cause, where individuals or NGOs from anywhere in the world who need a software solution (like a website or an app) can apply to have it created for free.
This obviously helps the organizations who get free solutions but it also helps the IT staff become happier at work because they get to use their skills to help organizations who do good work around the world.
So if you know an NGO who might need a new website, app or other software solution, tell them about Code For A Cause. They are accepting applications until June 30.
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The meaning of life is happiness – just not your own
A few weeks ago I got the opportunity to give a speech about a brand new (for me) topic: Why are we here, alive, in this universe? What’s the meaning of life? What is a good life and how do you get it?
Based on lessons from philosophy, psychology and neuroscience, I make the claim that the purpose of life is happiness – just not your own. I also talk about how to apply that in our workplaces.
Watch the speech and tell me if you agree :)
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