A company in the UK called "SuperStars" (a brilliant company that provides physical education, art, music and theatre programs for schools and for parents, for summer and break times, before and after-school, and parties) has hired a head of happiness to ensure that its employees are more engaged, more creative, more productive, more loyal, all the things that happier employees can be.
I just read an article about their commitment to keeping their employees happy and fulfilled. It's called So, what makes YOUR workforce happy? Why putting a smile on your workers' faces is a serious business. The article says that if employees have fun, feel valued, find meaning and purpose in their work, and have opportunities to learn and grow, they feel happier. And, happier employees are better employees.
That might seem obvious to you, but is it happening where you work? If things seem obvious, sometimes we don't pay enough attention to them. We know workplace happiness is important, but are we putting time and money into it?
- Does your boss provide you with opportunities to learn and grow?
- Do you feel valued, appreciated?
- Is your work meaningful?
- Are there events that you can participate in that help you and your colleagues to feel happier?
- Do you feel engaged, part of a team?
- Are you making an effort to keep positive and to help your colleagues to feel positive too?
- How do you keep happy at work?
- What do you do to make things better?
Think about it. Invest some time in your workplace happiness.
