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How Companies Keep Getting Motivation All Wrong

All companies want their employees to be motivated but traditional tools like rewards and punishment just don’t work very well. In fact, they usually backfire. So how do we REALLY motivate employees?In my latest webinar I revealed exactly how to effectively and sustainably motivate employees according to research. You can watch the whole thing right here.

Research Reveals The Surprising Links Between Compensation And Happiness

How exactly does compensation affect employee happiness? I covered that in my latest webinar… where I also proposed something HIGHLY controversial 😲

Watch the full webinar and get my slides and other materials here.

10 proven tips for creating positive workplace relationships

Companies tend to massively undervalue the importance of good workplace relationships. That’s a mistake because the research clearly shows that organizations that foster good relationships get better results, because people like each other, trust each other, work better together and communicate better.

Watch my latest webinar and get 10 tips for how to avoid this and how to keep all your happiness initiatives going strong. Content includes:

The most relevant research on workplace relationshipsAll the business advantages of good workplace relationsHow to create and maintain them – including what both executives, managers and employees can doGreat examples from some of the world’s happiest workplaces

Watch the webinar now – you can also get my slides and additional links and materials.

How Always Being Busy KILLS Productivity – And 5 Ways To Avoid It

It feels like everybody is always busy at work these days.

Many workplaces keep putting their employees under massive time pressure. This happens when:

Employees are routinely expected to increase their productivity year after year with little or no additional support, training or resources.A company is growing and taking on new clients/projects without a matching increase in staff and resources.An organization lays off staff but expects the reduced staff to the same amount of work.Schedules are filled to near capacity with meetings and tasks before the work week even starts, leaving no time for ad-hoc or unexpected tasks.

Companies think that these actions create a burning platform that pressures employees to work effectively and creatively towards the company’s goals, but in this webinar we will show that the truth is the opposite: Always being busy reduces employees’ cognitive resources and makes it much harder for them to do their jobs well.

In this video we show exactly how damaging constant busyness is. Content includes:

The most relevant research behind busynessHow constantly being busy actually lowers productivity5 ways to avoid constant busynessGreat examples from some of the world’s happiest workplaces

Watch the video here – you can also get my slides and additional links and materials.

 

10 Tips To Create EFFECTIVE Happiness Workplace Initiative

Too many workplace happiness initiatives fail or just peter out. Here are my 10 best tips to avoid wasting time, money and energy on the wrong things.

THIS Is The Single Most Damaging Career Myth

The single most damaging myth about work and careers is that the best way to success is hard work, suffering and sacrifice. Research shows that the exact opposite is true.

Here are all the reasons why happiness is the ultimate career booster.

Hiring Usually Sucks – But It Doesn’t Have To. Here’s How To Hire For Happiness!

Many workplaces are stuck in a vicious cycle: Recruitment is rushed and haphazard so the workplace is unhappy so more people quit so they have to recruit even faster. We need to break this cycle.

I’ve had the privilege to visit and study a lot of the world’s happiest workplaces and one thing they all do really well is hiring. They take hiring very seriously and put a lot of effort into bringing in the right people and (equally important) keeping out the wrong ones.

In our recent webinar, we showed exactly how workplaces can hire for happiness, including:

The top mistakes companies make when recruitingHow to figure out which applicants will fit your culture and which won’tHow to make the hiring process itself a good experience for all involvedThe most important lessons from great workplaces who hire for happiness7 specific tips you can try in your organization

You can watch the whole thing and download my slides and other materials here.

2 SUPER Interesting Webinars Coming Up

We have two super interesting free webinars on happiness at work in May:
May 8: How To Hire For Happiness
May 22: How To Train Your Boss To Give Recognition

As always, they’re going to be short, snappy, fun and action-oriented.

Read more and sign up here.

The Science Of Happiness At Work Is SO COOL

For the first time in human history we have actual research and data on what makes people happier and more successful in life and at work.

It would be almost criminally stupid not to study this research and apply it in out workplaces. Sadly, many workplaces are blind to all of these studies and consequently, they waste so much time and money on well-being initiatives that are doomed to fail.

Watch our 30-minute webinar and learn the 5 most important findings from the happiness research that are relevant for workplaces. Topics include:

The top 5 findings from positive psychology that are relevant to workplacesHow to apply these findings in practicePitfalls to avoid, including an overfocus on happinessExamples from great workplaces who have successfully applied these ideas5 specific, simple ideas you can try in your organization

You can watch the whole thing and download my slides and other materials here.

See our upcoming webinars here.

Proof That Happy Companies Make More Money

Do you know exactly why happy workplaces get better results?

This is such an important issue because knowing this is what drives workplaces to take happiness seriously and make employee wellbeing a strategic priority.

In our 30-minute webinar last week we showed exactly what a company gets out of focusing on happiness at work and how you can use that knowledge to make it a priority in your workplace.

We’ve shared the full webinar here along with additional materials, including the slides and links to related articles and books.

Feel free to share this with others who would be interested in promoting happiness at work. We honestly think it’s the most important success parameter for a modern workplace.

If you have any questions about this topic please shoot me a message or write a comment on the webinar page.

We have more free webinars coming up – see the full list of events here.