Go back a hundred years and the concept of happiness at work would have seemed too ridiculous to consider. Work was what you did to survive. You endured it because it allowed you to put food on the table.
Gradually we began to realise there was a link to happiness and productivity.
I spend 12 years investigating workplace wellbeing. I’ll spare you the academic references, but here are 10 facts:
- Happy people get sick less often.
- Happy people have more energy.
- Happy people are more optimistic.
- Happy people are more motivated.
- Happy people work better with others.
- Happy people are more creative.
- Happy people learn faster.
- Happy people make better decisions.
- Happy people give better customer service.
With 1-9 building to this compelling fact…
- Happy people are your competitive advantage.
But which way does it go – does productivity increase happiness or happiness increase productivity? The answer you are looking for is ‘YES!’ They are both by-products of each other, intrinsically linked and co-dependent.
So where does the responsibility lie? Are employers responsible for ensuring their staff are happy, or are we individually responsible for our own happiness? Again, the answer to both questions is ‘YES!’
Happiness is a joint responsibility and produces mutual benefits.
So whether you’re looking at ways to create a jaw-dropping work culture, or if you want to help your staff to be their best selves, we can assist. It’s what we do.
In fact it’s all we do which is why we’re good at it.
No bull, no nonsense, no pyscho-babble. We take happiness very seriously!
Dr Andy Cope