The latest edition of our free Happy at Work Newsletter just went out with these headlines: A simple way to appreciate the good things at work. Faking happiness at work makes you unhappy. Happiness at work in India. I’ll be speaking at WorldBlu Live in San Francisco in May. Spoing! You can read the latest … Continue reading Latest happy newsletter
“We all want to live in a democratic country. None of us would accept living under totalitarian rule. So why do we accept that many workplaces are run like dictatorships?” Traci Fenton is the founder and CEO of WorldBlu, an organization that helps workplaces around the world become more democratic and less based on “command … Continue reading Is your workplace a democracy or a dictatorship?
I’m now back from Vegas and the WorldBlu Award celebrating the world’s most democratic companies (it was fantastic – more later) and it’s now time for this week’s Friday Spoing: Have a happy weekend!
We have a new partner in crime! Or rather in happiness :o) We’ve been emailing with Karl Staib for a while now, and we finally got a chance to meet him at the WorldBlu conference in New York in October ’08. Here’s a short piece that Karl wrote to introduce himself. If you need a … Continue reading New happy partner and guest blogger: Karl Staib
2008 for me has been the best year ever. So much interesting stuff has been happening that to even start to summarise it here is almost meaningless. Suffice it to say, that 2008 seemed to zoom by because so many cool things were always going on but now that I look back on it, it … Continue reading Happy Christmas
I got this in an email today: You know, if we all lived in a comic book, your super power would be making people happy. You really do have a knack. Thanks Greg, that would be my super power of choice :o) Interestingly, though I am a comic book fan, I can’t think of a … Continue reading My super power
I’m is quoted in this article as saying that: a happy work environment is no longer a luxury – but essential to creating a successful and profitable workplace. The concept is simple but challenging for many workplaces, which still buy into a “protestant work ethic,” according to Kjerulf, who is an international speaker and business … Continue reading Author cites happiness as crucial to successful and profitable workplace
I have some very interesting gigs coming up – including some international ones. Here are the ones I look forward to the most: May 21st: Personal Innovation, Copenhagen I’m putting on a half-day conference right here in Copenhagen about being innovative on a personal level. I will speak and so will Steven Shapiro, Gareth Garvey … Continue reading Upcoming gigs – and a vague hint
Over at the WorldBlu blog, Traci Fenton has another great post – this one on how we design our organizations. Traci does amazing work in creating democratic workplaces, and she increasingly sees companies introducing democracy in the workplaces: …entrepreneurs and business leaders take note — you need to spend as much energy and time thinking … Continue reading Designing democratic workplaces
Sally Hogshead has a great post called How to be an anarchist that opens with these words: They’re lighting the town square ablaze, running amok through the embassies, yanking down statues and looting the stores. Who? Your consumers. And if you’re smart, you’ll grab a torch and join them. Sally’s post is mostly about anarchy … Continue reading The radical company