Happiness at Work

What a few days it's been. First the Royal Wedding and now the death of Osama Bin Laden. Two seemingly opposite but very similar events because they both confirm that there can be a very different ending from a very unhappy start.

9/11 was shocking beyond shocking and hideous beyond hideous: the death of Diana Princess of Wales was simply shocking. Read More

An exciting thing happened in London, on Tuesday. Action for Happiness, a new charity, celebrated its launch. Action for Happiness' mission is to encourage people to increase the happiness of others. Because doing good feels good. Read More

 I've got a friend. Let's call her Sarah. She called me up a couple of years ago, agonizing about a job she'd been offered. It was a global role, located in a country she really wanted to live in. The company were prepared to relocate her, to pick up the private school fees, to meet every demand she had about the job. And yet she was couldn't take it. Read More

A few months ago I watched my mother lose it - with her computer. She and my father were due to travel the following day and she needed to print off her airline tickets she'd bought from an on-line booking. Despite entering all the correct information, couldn't access her account and after trying repeatedly, she started to yell and howl. As she cursed, she started to catastrophize. Read More

New Year is a time of reflection, of trying to think what would make life better both at home and at work. Of trying to build our overall happiness with life.

But at work it's not so simple. Happiness in many cultures isn't an OK concept and instead organizations and bosses talk about engagement.

Let's think about that. Read More

People who are proactive, take ownership and responsibility are a joy to work with  Read More

Resilience is a vital resource at work - particularly in the current climate. Maximize your resilience by following 10 simple steps Read More

I used to work with a bloke called Toby who I absolutely hated. He was malicious, conniving and worst of all scary. In fact at a Christmas party one year he hit someone - not in jest. He spread malicious rumors about others, was unnecessarily aggressive and yet no-one ever told him that what he did was unacceptable. No one ever pulled him up for anything he did. Read More

Employees' trust in their organizations has plummeted with the recession. Here's how their trust can be won back. Read More

Mastering difficult things can make you happy, avoiding difficult things does not. Read More

 Energy is precious. Without it you're neither effective nor efficient.   Read More

 What can you do if you're in a job you hate? Ten top tips Read More