What is happiness at work?

Happy teams are the core of happiness at work.

How happiness at work is defined

Happiness at work is about thriving as individuals and doing well together. It is about how people experience their job.

Why is happiness at work important?

Find out why we want to measure happiness more than anything else.

How Friday Pulse measures employee experience

Friday Pulse is designed to improve workplace happiness by gathering and sharing insights on how teams experience their work. Pulse measures help organizations to capture team dynamics in a timely way, while deeper dives reveal strengths and areas to improve.

Why we focus on happiness at work weekly

We shouldn’t just focus on happiness sporadically. We should focus on it every day, and measure happiness weekly.

How is happiness different from engagement?

Four reasons happiness is more engaging than engagement.

Employee Happiness: the route to improving the UK's productivity slump

There's a lot of discussion about improving employee engagement to increase productivity, but is there the science behind this claim?

What an Oxford Research Study Teaches us about Happiness in the Workplace

Money can’t buy you happiness, but this study shows that happiness will make you money.

Happiness vs Job Satisfaction

After 25 years of experimentation in different policy arenas, workplaces and across many languages and cultures, I settled on happiness as the ultimate measure of human flourishing.

It’s time to take happiness at work seriously

Evidence shows that happiness at work drives employee engagement and future business success, but leaders are still wary of promoting happiness.

Pool tables and productivity: what fun at work really means

The pool table in the office is not really having fun at work. It is more of a distraction from work.

The power of positive emotions

Emotions are signals for action. They are like the body’s instant messaging service.

How the Size of an Organization Can Make Employees Unhappy

If your organization is recovering from a setback, take time to envision what it will look like. Our challenge to you is not to just simply rebuild, but to make your organization structure something better than it was before.

Why Teams are the Engines of Positive Change

Learn more about why one of our fundamental beliefs is that teams are the instruments of change in an organization.

Why times of crisis are an opportunity for positive change

Right now, business leaders are feeling the burden of decision making. With uncertainty high, it’s difficult to know how best to lead a company into the future. Yet, when things are on the edge of chaos, opportunities exist.

Why workplace happiness is good for everyone

The truth is, if we were all to take our happiness at work more seriously, regardless of home or office environment, the world would be a better place.

Even in a Crisis, Positivity Leads to Creativity

Innovation can’t come from nowhere — it must be fostered in positive environments. And, if you innovate the way you take care of your people, innovation and creativity will follow.

The fundamental flaws of eNPS & why Happiness is the answer

Read more about how eNPS falls short in representing employee wellbeing - and why Happiness is a more insightful solution.

How Focusing on Employee Wellbeing Can Reap a 5x ROI

A 5x return on investment in year one – it’s as elusive as a unicorn and equally improbable. Yet it’s entirely possible.

The Cost of Low Morale

What is impact of team morale, employee happiness and wellbeing on a company’s bottom line?

Is Silence Golden? How Employee Voice is Worth Far More

Employee voice — the opportunity for employees to raise concerns — has long been championed as a fundamental right for workers.

The power of the coffee-break

Formal mechanisms to look after wellbeing at work often overlook the happiness to be found in the informal routines of employees

OK is not OK: Improving your work experience and happiness

It’s OK to just be OK, sometimes. But feeling just OK can signal that something is off, even if it's not glaringly obvious.

The Science of Happiness: Connecting – why relationships at work matter

With Connect being the most important component of The Five Ways, creators Nic Marks and Dr. Jody Aked show us how teams can create real friendships in the workplace.