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  • Americans die younger, so US companies make billions

    Sometimes you put on your tinfoil hat… and turn out to be right.

    Something so insane came along today that I just had to drop everything else and make this video. I give a little glimpse of how bad the US pension system is because it directly incentivizes companies when their employees die younger. I contrast and compare with the Danish pension system.

    You can also watch my original video about the cult of overwork.

  • Does Musks twitter chaos hide a shady secret?

    Musk first 3 weeks at twitter have been characterized by chaos and cruelty all around. But why? What purpose does the senseless abuse serve?

    In this video I argue that the only way it makes sense, is if Musk is trying to turn twitter into a compliant organization that will go along with anything Musk orders, no matter how shady or illegal.

  • 1 Week Into Musks Twitter Layoffs, It’s Even Worse Than I Thought

    It’s been a week since Elon Musk’s MASSIVE layoffs at twitter and it is even worse than everyone thought – chaotic, unfair and dehumanizing.

    In this video I talk about:

    1. What went wrong
    2. What Musk should have done
    3. Whether he can fix it

  • Musk’s twitter layoffs are destined to fail. Here’s why.

    Elon Musk has laid off half  of twitter’s employees. It won’t have the results he’s hoping for. Here’s why.

  • 5 reasons why Danish workers are happier

    Danish workers like their jobs better than workers in any other country. Here I cover the 5 main reasons why, including low working hours and arbejdsglæde.

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  • I’ll be speaking in New Zealand

    I’ll be speaking at this awesome event in New Zealand on March 24. Sadly, I don’t get to go there so I’ll be speaking remotely.

    Olia Essina has invited a great group of New Zealand and international experts in team happiness to share their research, experience, and tools to change the work place happiness level.

    DATE: 24 of March
    TIME: 10 am to 2.30 pm NZ time.

    Sign up right here – IT’S FREE.

  • The 5 New Rules Of Productivity

    Most workplaces COMPLETELY misunderstand productivity.

    They’re stuck in an industrial-age mindset that is outdated and actively harmful to employees.

    In this video I present my suggestion for The 5 New Rules Of Productivity.

    Let me know what you think!

  • How to build a successful startup (and a better country) with happiness

    Mush Panjwani is on a mission to serve great coffee AND make his home country of Pakistan better. His company, Coffee Wagera, has 7 cafés around the country and is expanding rapidly but the coolest thing is how Mush does all of this with a focus on culture, happiness and positive impact.

    Here are just a few of Mush’s pioneering ideas:

    • Inclusive hiring – All ages, all genders.
    • Empowering women – Snacks served in the stores are made and supplied by female home chefs.
    • Reducing waste.
    • Happiness trainings for all employees.

    There is so much more. Watch this video and learn from a truly inspiring leader what it takes to build a business from the bottom up that is based on happiness and positive impact.

    Also, check out this eid greeting from some of Wagera’s happy employees:

  • How to help your employees get better results

    Some managers think that employees must always be pressured or externally motivated to perform better. That’s just not true. Here are the three factors that help employees to higher performance and be happy at work at the same time.

  • “The Customer Is Always Right” is wrong. Here’s why.

    That saying may be over 100 years old but it was wrong back then and it still is. It hurts employees, customers and businesses. Let’s retire it once and for all.

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