Finding Big Mama 21 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm

Davita is an American company that does dialysis. They have about 2,000 clinics all over America where 160,000 patients come to get dialysis 3 times a week. If you know someone with failing kidneys, ...

Do job satisfaction surveys do anything? 20 Aug 2013 | 02:53 pm

I am thoroughly skeptical about job satisfaction surveys. Many, many workplaces do them but I have yet to see a convincing example or case where such a survey helped a company pinpoint and fix one or ...

What made you happy at work this week? 16 Aug 2013 | 11:40 am

Woohoo – it’s Friday. Before you go home from work today, make a list of 3 things that made you happy at work this week. Then tell me about them in a comment below. And then go home and have an awe...

This is the best thing said about happiness by anyone ever 15 Aug 2013 | 12:03 pm

As far as I’m concerned, this is the greatest thing said about happiness by anyone ever: This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force o...

Raises, bonuses and promotions don’t make us happy at work. Here’s what does. 9 Aug 2013 | 01:06 pm

7 steps to handle criticism at work well 31 Jul 2013 | 05:02 pm

This is how some people handle criticism at work A senior leader in a meeting told me that feedback is a gift. How can you ever improve if you don’t know where you need to shore up your skills or wor...

What is arbejdsglaede in your language? 30 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm

The good people at Maptia are working on translating arbejdsglaede, the Scandinavian word for happiness at work, into as many languages as possible. And you can contribute! You can add your language ...

Go to the 2013 Meaning Conference (or forever regret it) 29 Jul 2013 | 02:04 pm

The 2013 Meaning Conference just went live. I spoke last year and found it to be one of the best, most inspiring and most important conferences I’ve ever been to. You can see my speech from the 2012 ...

Two Danish bosses surprise their employees in the morning 5 Jul 2013 | 04:45 pm

Carsten and Karsten, two sales managers at Danish company Solar, wanted to do something nice for their employees. Early one Monday morning, they stood at the entrance and greeted every employee with ...

5 ways to boost your career with happiness 4 Jul 2013 | 01:07 pm

In this hilarious and insightful speech, Rowan Manahan explains that happiness at work (in Danish: arbejdsglaede) is not a pipe dream but the best way to get your dream job, boost your career and beco...