Nurturing Workplace Happiness

According to research from iOpener Institute,  happy employees are 2 times more productive and they are likely to stay in their jobs 5 times longer than unhappy employees. They are 6 times more engerised and are likely to take 10 times less medical leaves than their unhappy colleagues. Happier workers also tend to help their colleagues 33% more than their least happy colleagues. They are 36% more motivated and are likely to achieve their goals 31% more than unhappy employees.

The Workplace Happiness DNA is a holistic approach for aligning and internalising an organisation’s purpose, practices, people and culture to nurture a happier workplace.

·         Happy Purpose

In the purpose economy, organisation’s existence goes beyond profits. Altruism is the moral purpose of organisations to make all stakeholders happier. Happiness should be an inclusive purpose.

·         Happy Practices

The happy purpose has to be translated into happy practices that aim to nurture happy people and a happy culture.The design and implementation of happy workplace practices to nurture a happy culture, and to attract and retain happy people is a crucial ingredient of the workplace happiness DNA. 

·         Happy People

Only 10 percent of personal happiness is beyond the control of individuals.  The other 90 percent can be achieved by hiring happy people and nurturing them with the happy mind, happy heart and happy habits.

·         Happy Culture

The ingredients of a happy culture and how it can be sustained in the long term promote workplace happiness as a way of life.