This video very elegantly frames the choice we all face – whether to work for money or to do something we like:
Of course, it needn’t always be a choice. Studies show that being happy at work will make you more successful.
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Do what you like
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10 great ways to make your company happier – Will McInnes
Will McInnes is the founder and former CEO of NixonMcInnes, a consulting company in Brighton, England and the author of the excellent book Culture Shock – A Handbook for 21st Century Business.
Will has spearheaded the drive to make NixonMcInnes a happy and successful workplace and in this speech from our 2012 conference he shares their best tips and techniques.
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Who should blurb me?
My first book is being republished early next year and as you may know it’s a time-honored tradition to have a quote from someone famous on the cover endorsing it.Who do you think I should get to blurb my book? Let me know what you think in a comment!
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A question for ya
Punch someone in the face, you go to jail. Be a bad manager who ruins employees’ lives for years and you face no consequences.
Why is that? Write a comment – we’d love to know what you think.
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Updating Happy Hour is 9 to 5
UPDATE: The book has already gone out and I’ve received the edits, updated the manuscript and sent it in to the publisher. Thank you to everyone who helped out!!
I am currently updating my first book Happy Hour is 9 to 5 for its upcoming re-release with Pine Publishing.
I wrote the book way back in 2007 and I want to make sure that the book is properly updated and still relevant.
Would you like to help me?
I’m looking for some people to read through the book (or just parts of it) and give me their honest feedback on what I should update.
Would you like to help me out?
If so, here’s what you must do:
- Write a comment below – don’t forget to include your name and email address
- I will email you the book as a pdf e-book
- You read it through and send me your comments back
- I update the book and will be eternally grateful :o)
Thanks in advance.
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Happiness on twitter
I blog a few times a week (usually) but I’m on twitter pretty much every day, so if you want more timely tips, links and ideas on happiness at work, consider following me on twitter.
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Come with me to London
We’re organizing a 2-day trip to London for 20 Danish business leaders and HR people in January 2014.
We’re going to visit and learn from some of the UK’s happiest and most successful workplaces and see how they approach leadership, happiness and results. It will be intense, fun and incredibly valuably.
Read all about it and sign up here (in Danish).
UPDATE: 11 of 20 tickets sold already. Woohoo!
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Showdown: Does happiness at work pay?
Does happiness at work improve business results?
Opinions differ, and so we’re arranging a showdown where two of Denmark’s leading experts will go mano a mano in front of an engaged audience.
The experts are:
- Jan Kristensen, Director of Lean Leadership at Novo Nordisk
- Alexander Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer at Woohoo inc.
Yes, that’s me. You get no points for guessing which side of the debate I’m on :o)
The event will be held in English.
Time:
Thursday November 28, 16:00-19:00Place:
DARE2 Mansion, Vermundsgade 13-15, CopenhagenPrice:
Free!!! But we only have room for 100 participants, so sign up quickly.Sign up:
Send an email to simon.grum@avenir.dk
