The 2011 WorldBlu List has just been announced – and we’re on it. Woohoo!!

WorldBlu, an American company dedicated to promote democracy in the workplace, have just released their annual list of the world’s most democratic workplaces – and we’re on it. On this year’s list you’ll see companies like Davita, Groupon, Hulu and many other great companies who have based their organizations on freedom and democracy instead of … Continue reading The 2011 WorldBlu List has just been announced – and we’re on it. Woohoo!!

Is your workplace a democracy or a dictatorship?

“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?

Top 5 reasons to celebrate mistakes at work

Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh recently tweeted this: “$1.6 million mistake on sister site @6pm.com. I guess that means no ice cream for me tonight. Details: http://bit.ly/blfLnF” Apparently an employee had made a mistake while updating the prices on the web site, which meant that for a whole day, no item could cost more than $49.95. … Continue reading Top 5 reasons to celebrate mistakes at work

Book review: Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh

There are some companies that seem completely unafraid to do things differently. While others cling desperately to business as usual, I admire organizations who try alternative ideas and Zappos is one of these companies. For those outside of the US who have not yet heard of Zappos, they sell shoes and clothes online and they … Continue reading Book review: Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh

Conference on happiness at work on May 20 in Copenhagen

We had a fantastic time with our conference on happiness at work last year. You can read more about it here and you can see Srikumar S. Rao’s presentation here. This year’s event promises to be even better. We have speakers from companies like IKEA, ISS and Zappos. We have Lars Kolind, Alfred Josefsen and … Continue reading Conference on happiness at work on May 20 in Copenhagen