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I’m in the New York Times

I was interviewed for this excellent article in the New York Times about why measuring employee happiness is very important but also very difficult.

Here’s the central quote:

So, where’s the disconnect? Are surveys the wrong tool? Are employees not telling their managers the truth about their dissatisfactions? Or are the bosses not listening?

The answer is a little of all of the above, said Alexander Kjerulf, co-founder of Heartcount, which creates software designed to measure employee happiness. “The traditional approach has become a rote exercise that’s done because everyone does it,” Mr. Kjerulf. “But few people actually see any value in it — and that goes both for employees and management.”

He noted that the surveys too often are too long and conducted too infrequently. Employees worry they will face retribution for negative responses, and companies don’t act on the feedback they receive.

That’s the problem in a nutshell – companies typically measure the wrong things and then make everything worse by not acting on the data employees supply.

That is why we created Heartcount, which is the best tool for measuring how happy employees are at work.

March 31 is International Quit Your Crappy Job Day

A bad job hurts your health, your career and your family. So we created a website with information and resources you can use to find out if it’s time to quit.

You can also test yourself and see if it’s time to quit – over 16,000 people have taken the test already!

If you’re unhappy at work check it out. If someone you care about is stuck in a crappy job, share this with them.

Elon Musks Biggest Flaw That Is Killing Twitter

Things have gone from bad to worse at twitter since Elon Musk bought the company three months ago. The problem is Elon. Some recent events have revealed Musk’s MOST fundamental flaw as a leader.

In this video I want to talk about what that flaw is and how other business leaders can avoid making the same mistakes.

We NEED to break Americas addiction to layoffs!

US companies LOVE layoffs – which is a shame because they hurt not only employees but also the company’s results – according to the research.

See why layoffs are so bad and how to avoid them – because they’re not inevitable!

Americans die younger, so US companies make billions

Sometimes you put on your tinfoil hat… and turn out to be right.

Something so insane came along today that I just had to drop everything else and make this video. I give a little glimpse of how bad the US pension system is because it directly incentivizes companies when their employees die younger. I contrast and compare with the Danish pension system.

You can also watch my original video about the cult of overwork.

Does Musks twitter chaos hide a shady secret?

Musk first 3 weeks at twitter have been characterized by chaos and cruelty all around. But why? What purpose does the senseless abuse serve?

In this video I argue that the only way it makes sense, is if Musk is trying to turn twitter into a compliant organization that will go along with anything Musk orders, no matter how shady or illegal.

1 Week Into Musks Twitter Layoffs, It’s Even Worse Than I Thought

It’s been a week since Elon Musk’s MASSIVE layoffs at twitter and it is even worse than everyone thought – chaotic, unfair and dehumanizing.

In this video I talk about:

What went wrongWhat Musk should have doneWhether he can fix it

Musk’s twitter layoffs are destined to fail. Here’s why.

Elon Musk has laid off half  of twitter’s employees. It won’t have the results he’s hoping for. Here’s why.

5 reasons why Danish workers are happier

Danish workers like their jobs better than workers in any other country. Here I cover the 5 main reasons why, including low working hours and arbejdsglæde.

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I’ll be speaking in New Zealand

I’ll be speaking at this awesome event in New Zealand on March 24. Sadly, I don’t get to go there so I’ll be speaking remotely.

Olia Essina has invited a great group of New Zealand and international experts in team happiness to share their research, experience, and tools to change the work place happiness level.

DATE: 24 of March
TIME: 10 am to 2.30 pm NZ time.

Sign up right here – IT’S FREE.