A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog 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 wed love to know what you think. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog A couple of months ago I was giving a presentation to a new customer and during the QA session someone asked me a short simple question that stumped me completely. Ive been thinking about it ever since and I still dont have the answer, so now Im passing the question on to you. Here it is: What is the opposite of work? Please write a comment, Id really like to know what you think about this. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I got an email with a very deep, but very interesting, question which I will pass on to you: Which of these two are more important: happiness or meaningful work? Perhaps Im asking myself these questions because Im working in the advertising industry and many people have a rather negative approach to advertising in general. I would like to believe that there may be some positive approach to advertising and that we can make the difference but sometimes I have doubts when I think its all about money and about making people to buy more. I am just opening new company with my friend and I believe it would be good to have a clear positive approach and image of the company. That is a great question. What do you think? Is happiness or meaning more important at work? Are there industries (eg. advertising) where work tends to lack meaning? What can you do to be happy at work in those industries? Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog There is little doubt that happiness at work is linked to the bottom line, and many studies confirm this. But how does it work? How much of an effect does it have? How can you boost it? What factors matter and which dont? To answer these questions better, Id like to gather a list of quality resources (books, articles, studies, statistics, case stories) that examine this link and this is where I need your help. Im not trying to assemble every study ever done I just want some good ones. Just to give you an idea, here are some that Ive been using: Wharton: Employee Satisfaction Contributes to the Bottom Line. WSJ: Why Employee Satisfaction Bolsters Profitability. Book: Linking Customer and Employee Satisfaction to the Bottom Line. Book: The Service Profit Chain. Do you know any other good evidence-based resources that look at how happiness at work improves the bottom line? Id also like to see any studies that dont find any effect! Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Today I heard this claim: Business leaders who want to succeed, must be prepared to make major sacrifices in their private lives. What do you think? Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog What makes you happy or unhappy at work? The big stuff or the small stuff. The good stuff or the bad stuff. Id really like to know. Write a comment. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I got this question in an email from Michael, a reader of my blog: Im a wheelchair user due to a neurological condition called dysautonomia. I first fell ill following a viral infection. I started a new job in September and was very excited and very motivated. However my condition means that if I get a viral infection I basically end up seriously ill needing 24 hour care. So I am devastated to have missed 3 weeks since starting. My line manager sees this as a big failure on my part ie. results will suffer if I keep being off. So now I am dreading going back and wish Id stayed in my old job where they did at least seem to be more accepting that I averaged 3-4 weeks absence a year for reasons related to disability. I also know of lots of other people who are disabled who have the same problem- employers just dont like absence and dont see that you are actually very dedicated to the organisation and want to do a great job. So I suppose the broader question is how to tackle this dont be sick or there will be hell culture. For myself and other disabled friends it seems to be the major cause of unhappiness at work. This is not a question we have dealt with a lot in our consulting work, so I would very much like to hear your thoughts. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I have a simple question for you: Whats the one thing you wish your manager understood about you, which still hasnt sunk in with him/her? I ask because Im giving a ton of presentations to groups of managers about happiness at work these days and Id like to give them an even better idea of where managers and employees often dont connect or misunderstand each other. So what do you think? What doesnt your manager seem to get about you? Please write a comment, Id be very happy to know your take on this! Great comment: Marks says I wish my boss understood that people are not motivated by awarding them with tawdry ?Employee of the Month? certificates or covering the office walls with ?Motivational? posters but by respecting their knowledge of the job and trusting their judgement on a day to day basis. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I have a very simple question for ya: Why do you work? Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Last week I asked what makes you happy or unhappy at work. I have a related question: How do you make others happy or unhappy at work? What have you done in, say, the last week that has made someone else happy or unhappy at work? Id really like to know. Leave a comment :o) Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I got this question from Mark in a comment and I would love to hear your take: My job has been literally killing my soul for the past 3 years. I have known this entire time I needed to leave. But I didnt realize how seriously I was burning out, and now I feel like I am being pushed over the edge. I have drank every night for the past three months. I am acerbic, aggressive and emotionally closed off. I hate the people I serve so much I cuss and spit when I have to see them. I have secondary trauma and can no longer sleep without medication. It is not possible to hate your job more than I do. I have applied to seemingly countless jobs, but as I want nothing to do with this career field any longer it has been impossible to actually land anything in this economy. I have begged for other work at the company, but there is none. Most places are laying off. I am lucky to have a job. But am really not, because it is poisoning me. It is nice and pat to say Hey, its your life, just quit!, but the problem is that I make an utter pittance, have essentially no savings (not very possible on my salary), and have thousands of dollars in credit card debt due to a combination of bad choices when young and bad luck/unexpected crisis expenses. Life has been tearing me down and I have not gotten a break. I cannot afford to leave. I have no money to do so. I will go broke. I will lose everything. I have school loans and a car loan in addition to my aforementioned expenses. I have applied for so many jobs I no longer really believe in some level that I *can* get another job, despite being very highly educated. I cant afford to work part time. If Ii dont work for a day I will go under. I have less and less energy every night to look for other work. Its quicksand and I am not getting a break to get out. I feel completely trapped, despite knowing I have a choice though the alternative is to lose everything. I never thought I would be this guy. Does anyone have any suggestions? I really need them. Thanks. What do you think about Marks situation? What would you advice him to do? Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related A question for ya - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Im currently writing an op-ed piece for a Danish newspaper about how to treat new hires. A lot of companies get this wrong and more or less toss in new recruits at the deep end to let them sink or swim for themselves. Others, like for instance Disneyworld or Zappos.com spend a lot of time and money on their new people to make sure that they get the company culture and are given all the tools, instructions and knowledge they need to succeed. For all of us, starting a new job can be a stressful time. You dont know anyone there, you dont know the written and unwritten rules of the workplace and you suddenly have a lot of new things to learn. What has been your experience in starting a new job? How were you received on your first day? How did it make you feel? What did the workplace get right and where did they fail you in your first few weeks? Please write a comment, Id love to hear your take. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related