Happy link roundup - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Happy link roundup - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Here are this weeks highest rated links and stories from the Happy at Work Link Collection. Stress kills. Though rarely this literally. (thx Lars). Ricardo Semler: granddaddy of the democratic workplace. Ricardo Semler?s employees set their hours, determine their salaries and choose their bosses. Meet the Brazilian businessman who does everything differently. (thx Kareem). The Danes are the happiest workers in Europe. Yaaaaaay! At the bottom of the list: Hungary, Russia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. And Japan. How listening saved a company. Dave began meeting with a different crew for an hour every Tuesday afternoon. Dave and his HR manager were there, but none of the managers or supervisors between him and the crew. Dave simply asked, What do you want to talk about? and then waited. A valentines day story of love at work. A sweet story from Southwest Airlines. You can find many more links, vote on the ones you like and submit your own stories, articles or blogposts at the link collection. 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 Happy link roundup - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Here are this weeks highest rated links and stories from the Happy at Work Link Collection. The best in the world What the late great Jeff Newman had to say about playing a pedal steel guitar, and what that means for those who want to be good at what they do, and humble about it. (thx iwelsh). Make being of value your first priority in customer service The lesson is that you can go farther by showing a prospect how you can be of value to them than by trying to sell them on how good you are. We should keep that in mind. Playing video games all day long may not make kids happy at work (video) In gold-farms in China, kids work all day to gain gold and items in video games, that can then be sold for real money. MAN we live in a strange world! Dutch professor is expert on happiness Professor Ruut van Veenhoven (Erasmus University, Rotterdam) publishes interesting articles on happiness. Read abstracts or full articles on his homepage. (thx Erno). The Importance of Know Why over Know How ?Let others play with strategy and tactics and management. Purpose is the game of champions.??? 5 Reasons Why Enthusiasm is Better than Confidence Includes Confidence is impressive enthusiasm is infectious and Confidence is certain enthusiasm is creative. Brilliant! You can find many more links, vote on the ones you like and submit your own stories, articles or blogposts at the link collection. 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 Happy link roundup - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Here are this weeks highest rated links and stories from the Happy at Work Link Collection. It Isnt Just a Myth, Power Turns People Into Assholes by Bob Sutton. Asshole poisoning is a disease that you catch from others. It is also something that happens with shocking speed and intensity when people are put in powerful positions. Trust Tip 16: Get Beyond Fairness by trustedadvisor. To expect fairness all the time leads only to unhappiness, yet giving fairness is something we can do. (thx iwelsh!) Where did the Dreamer go? by Craig Harper. Life has a great way of sucking the creativity energy out of you, if you let it. So how can you turn it around (thx spocia). The Ridiculous Business Jargon Dictionary. Very comprehensive! Do the right thing. A site to hold companies accountable for their actions. I like it!! Office politics is about being nice by Penelope Trunk. Here is a message for people who say office politics don?t matter: You will die a slow, painful career death. This is because there?s no getting around office politics, and mastering them is essential to being able to steer your own career. Don?t take that as bad news, though, because mastering office politics is good for your soul. Really. You can find many more links, vote on the ones you like and submit your own stories, articles or blogposts at the link collection. 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