Unlocking Happiness at Work

How a Data-driven Happiness Strategy Fuels Purpose, Passion and Performance

Jennifer Moss

• Verlag: Kogan Page
• Jahr: 2016
• ISBN:
  9780749478087
• Auflage: 1
• Thema: Negocios y empresa
• Thema: Cultura del lugar de trabajo

WINNER: Independent Press Awards 2018 - Business Motivation Category Unlocking Happiness at Work takes you on a journey into why and how leaders should become compassionate capitalists and ensure that their teams thrive. This book debunks the myth that happiness at work is a waste of time and demonstrates how it can deliver a more productive and engaged workforce, which can have real impact on the bottom line. Based on two decades of scientific research, real-time data, interviews and case studies, this book proves that happiness fuels higher performance, provides a greater sense of purpose and spreads passion throughout organizations. With insightful practical guidance throughout, Unlocking Happiness at Work is a lively and persuasive exploration of how to be happier and make others happier through the power of habits, emotional intelligence and an innovative approach to work/life flow. Case studies from lululemon, Zappos, Misfit Inc, The Body Shop and more are supported by tangible data and key performance indicators that show the significant benefits that come from adopting a happiness strategy. This is an essential resource for leaders who want to increase sustainability, attract new talent, improve their brand and boost profitability - in a way that is life-enhancing for them and their people.

Index

3M 98

9/11 attacks, survivor story 46–47

ABN Amro 22

accomplishment, importance of 128

Achor, Shawn 83–84, 86, 187

Acumen 172

Adler, Iris 113

adrenaline 12, 22

advertising industry 51

ageing happily 192

Amabile, Teresa 23–24

Amazon 190

Ancient Egypt, phoenix mythology 37, 38

Android operating system 193

Apple 192

Arkin, Ronald 188

attitude of gratitude see gratitude

attitudes 16–17

authentic happiness, why it matters 157–61

B-Corps 172

baby boomer generation 130, 144–46

Barrett, Richard 101

Baym, Nancy 113, 114

betterness concept 186–87

bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mohammed 36

BlackBerry 193

BMW 98

body and mind interconnection 11–12

boredom

delivering meaning at work 25–26, 32–33

effects on the brain 23–25

BP 169

brain

amygdala 23

effects of boredom 23–25

fight-or-flight response 20–22

hippocampus 20, 23, 194

how neurons fire and wire 20–22

implants 195–97

lazy heuristics 58–59

negative response to change 161–62

negativity bias 20–22

neuroplasticity 12–13, 77

novelty centre 23

prefrontal cortex 77

reward centre 23

use of mental shortcuts 58–59, 60

ventral tegmental area (VTA) 22–23

Branson, Richard...