Our weekly roundup of happy workplace news from around the web
This week we are continuing our happiness theme as it relates to the workplace (and potentially beyond). In our search the graphic above caught our attention and the articles below got us thinking . . .
- When was the last time you thanked a colleague? Science-based insights from greatergood.berkeley.edu suggest gratitude in the workplace is linked to “more positive emotions, less stress and fewer health complaints, a greater sense that we can achieve our goals, fewer sick days, and higher satisfaction with our jobs and our coworkers”. Plus here are four strategies for bringing gratitude in to your culture.
- This week Inc.com shares 3 Secrets to Creating a Happy Space for Employees. How many of them are you currently doing (or will do after you finish reading this newsletter)?
- Does your company have a ‘workplace experience facilitator’? Recently hrmagazine.co.uk explores how firms are making offices more employee-centric, the role of HR, and what workspaces might look in the future.
I appreciate Flexible Work a lot. Being a mother of three and at home with the little one at the moment and working the same time and starting with a new blog Workplace Happiness – it would be difficult to do (if not impossible) if I couldn’t use flexible work.
Studies also confirm that flexible work is one of the things that makes your people happy (but has other advantages as well :)): https://workplace-happiness.com/2017/09/04/why-should-organizations-consider-flexible-work/