Summary: The current ways of doing business may be nothing more than old habits that didn’t work particularly well in the first place. This is hard to believe, but apparently a technology company called NextJump has a policy that does not allow firing their employees. (NextJump manages employee rewards programs for scores of Fortune 1,000 [...]
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by Javier Munoz It is not a coincidence that both the Sharing Economy and the concept of Collaborative Consumption are converging tendencies supported by our Happiness Framework, and in general, by what positive psychologist report as key factors for driving happiness. The Sharing Economy was born as a necessity to respond to the dire consequences of an extended recession which [...]
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Summary: It’s not easy to build a happy and engaged workforce but these three steps can help you get started. - Making sure your leadership team is engaged - Finding out the truth about how your employees feel about your organization - Survey or interview employees to find engagement gaps Over the past twelve months I’ve had [...]
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I’ve written previously that one route to a happier workplace is to enable people to choose who manages them, and change their manager if its not working out. Some organizations find that a bit of a challenge but a good first step is to involve people when managers are recruited. Ella Heeks was Managing Director [...]
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Ever feel like you’re on the treadmill of “live to work, work to earn, earn to consume?” How many weekly hours of paid work would allow you to feel more balanced? Anna Coote, Social Policy director at the UK’s NEF (New Economics Foundation), introduces the idea of the 21-hour work week. The video highlights [...]
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Mark Zuckerberg’s guiding philosophy, the “Hacker Way,” encompasses 5 core values for employee and company success at Facebook. Here’s the list and Zuckerberg’s take on it. 1. Focus on impact: “If we want to have the biggest impact, the best way to do this is to make sure we always focus on solving the most [...]
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People don’t resist change, they resist being changed. See how Marion Janner’s approach to change in the workplace was too good to resist. Our image of a hospital mental health ward is not very exciting. Apart from occasional therapy sessions we might expect to see little activity beyond watching TV, and dis-engaged staff. Indeed five [...]
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My last post was on finding out what your people are good at, to help them play to their strengths. So how can you put this idea into practice? Georgie Fienberg is the founder of Afrikids, an inspirational charity working to improve the quality of life of vulnerable children in northern Ghana. Sustainability is key [...]
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Are you and your people using your strengths at work? One of the simplest ways to make your people happier, and more productive, is to ensure they spend their time at work doing what they are good at. That may sound obvious but it is surprisingly rare. Based on asking over a million people, Gallup [...]
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