by George Dickson Want to be happier at work and help your team find greater joy in the workplace? The journey to loving your work doesn’t magically happen, but if you make an effort to get there, you will. Here are three steps you can take right now that will get you started. Step 1 —...
Read moreby Jennifer Riggins Lately, I’ve been obsessed with listening to the National Public Radio (NPR), particularly the interviews of authors on topics I would never think of researching myself. A couple weeks ago, scientist Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, was talking about how us homo sapiens have surfaced to...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte It’s a romantic idea, I’ve always thought: 10.000 hours of practice and you’ll turn into a professional. Good for me, I can go on 24/7. So it’d only take me about a year and a half to become an expert, I already looked for legal ways to change my name into Happy...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte As an imaginary entity, I’ve always been very interested in things that make life worth living. There’s popping bubble wrap, the eternal Star Wars vs. Star Trek debate and, of course, the human fascination with coffee. So when I came across the article Why You Should Buy an Espresso Machine for the...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte A while ago I got an email from Manuela Mitterdorfer. She wanted to share a ‘happy story’ with us about ‘finding one’s purpose and the role of a trusting environment that helped her grow beyond her expectations’. Since I love these kinds of stories, here is hers. By the way, she divided...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte If you ask people what their goal is, most of them have a clear picture. They want to be good at their work, climb a mountain or lose their fear of spiders. Although I once asked a friend while he tried to drink away the reality of his shitty job and he...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte Do you have the feeling your boss or your clients appreciate the work you do? And I’m not only talking about the results, but as much about the effort you put into it. When I watched this TED talk by Dan Ariely about what makes us feel good about our work, I...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte As you probably know, I’m always looking for ways to make people happier at their work. Why? Because I believe people work better, faster and more accurate when happy. Unfortunately, some old fashioned managers look at me like I’m preaching homeopathy. As long as I don’t slap them in de face with...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte Last week I was on Skype with my friend Søren Cosmus because I’d heard that at his company Valtech they use some smart tools to make their work more fun. And they do. To give some examples; they use monthly town hall meetings, have an open door policy and they have a...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte Although a lot of people I know get inspiration from management courses and books, there’s one thing they often ask themselves. ‘What can I start with this Monday? And then do Tuesday?’ Personally I don’t believe in books or practices that change the world overnight. Or on a Monday afternoon, no matter...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte Sometimes you read a story that just begs to be shared. The story of Woody Zuill, a software developer who tells how his first job almost spoiled him is one of those. I won’t repeat the whole story, just read it here, but I’m going to show you some of the highlights....
Read moreby Vasco Duarte A while ago Jurgen told me the story of Ivo van Halen and his colleagues at VI Company in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After they participated in the Management 3.0 course, they decided to actively measure the happiness of everyone in the team. To make it a public thing, they painted a wall...
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