Henry Stewart founded and runs Happy, a London-based training company. The company has purposefully been moulded into a happy workplace, and in this episode Henry shares some of his secrets. We discuss good and bad managers, e-mail tactics, giving people freedom, not making decisions and dealing with whining and complaining. You can read Henry's blog and download his books for free at http://happymanifesto.com.

Each year in January millions of people struggle to meet their New Years resolutions. Struggle and fail. In this episode, Jon from http://happyways.com deconstructs goal setting and resolutions, and takes a different approach: Try with a theme or a direction instead of a fixed goal. Recomended on the show: The book "Goal-free living" by Stephen Shapiro: https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Free-Living-Have-Life-Want-ebook/dp/B008NC0U4S A short TEDx talk on 30-day challenges: ...

This episode features the audio recording from the 2012 TEDxSquareMile conference in London, where your host Jon Kjaer Nielsen from http://happyways.com gave a 10-minute talk of happiness in the workplace.   For the video, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK5FnBHTl9A     Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: [email protected]

Jon does a short episode about how he chose to handle his motorbike getting stolen. Chosing neither anger nor sadness, he looked ahead and chose action and a positive mindset, thereby harnessing what is called the undoing effect. What follows is a small attempt at drawing a parallel to the election of Donald Trump for President, and how people react in that situation. All the while trying to avoild making political statements. Did he succeed, or did we just witness the trainwreck of...

Jon goes back to sharing facinating findings from science on this episode. This time it all recolves around incompentece.   In this show you'll learn the priciple of Hanlons Razor, saying simply: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity," Next up is the Dunning-Kruger effect, which helps explain why people act incompent and never learn. Both principles will then be applied to you worklife, and to the behaviour of your boss and others.   Mentioned on the...

This is part 3 in a series on personal productivity. For an expanding article with tips and show notes, go to http://happyways.com/productivity   Building on part 1 and 3, Jon shared insight from brain science that shows that your ability to make descicions is rater limited. It's called Excecutive Ressource, and you really should safeguard it better. Later, Jon looks at how working in intense sprints can be the key to reaching ambitious goals, as opposed to slogging away at a marathon. ...

This is part 2 of giving an answer to the question of what your should look for when getting a new job, and in this episode Jon explores the importance of who your boss is. A boss has a massive impact on the quality of your life, both at work at outside, and so you should really pay attention when you are interviewing workplaces to find your future place to work. Do you have a comment or a question for Jon, perhaps for an upcomming Q&A? Email him at: [email protected]

Picking a job is one of the most important choices in life. Besides sleeping, a full-time job is your number one activity, so it really counts!   In this episode Jon answers three questions with just one answer: - What should I look for in a job? - What should we focus on when improving our business? - What's the number one predictor of success?   The answer is culture. Because culture eats strategy for breakfast.  Do you have a comment or a question for Jon, perhaps for an upcoming...

In this episode Jon read from his just-translated and upcoming book on happiness at work. You'll get three out of the 100 chapters, and they are: Yell At The Pages The Order Of The Elephant Trial Periods   To be notified when the book is released, sign up to the newsletter at http://happyways.com/podcast   Do you have a comment or a question for Jon, perhaps for an upcomming Q&A? Email him at: [email protected]

Lee Caraher is the CEO of Double Forte, a consultancy with offices in San Fransisco, New York and elsewhere.   She is also an expert on Millenials in the workplace, and author of the book Millenials and Management.   On the show we talk about how Millenials can better work woth older generations in the workplace, and Lee provices some great and practical tips for both Millenials and their older peers.   She mentions the 5-step conflict resolution wheel. It, and a few other helpful...

Meetings can be an aweful waste of time, or they can be the place where you recruit people to your cause. In this episode, Jon shares three simple and powerful tools that will make you more succesful at persuading people when you present, be to a group or a crowd. Recomended reading: Antono Damasio, "Descartes' Error": https://www.amazon.com/Descartes-Error-Emotion-Reason-Human/dp/014303622X For a full list of episodes with show notes, go to http://happyways.com/podcast Do you have a...

Just like we saw with BREXIT, asking people for their oppinion on a matter can be a dangerous thing. Despite best efforts to keep it about one thing, people thend to make it about everything else. In the workplace we see this when we do employee engagement surveys and thereby finally give people a chance to voice their oppinions, and so it raises the question: Should we stop asking? In this episode Jon argues that you should definately not. Rather, you should start asking way more questions,...

In June 2016 Jon was interviewed for the live show DojoLive, broadcast online from Mexico. Here you get a slightly edited version of the audio, as well as Jon elaborating on a few points made there. For the full video from the show, visit here: http://dojo.nearsoft.com/episodes/jon-kjaer-nielsen/ There you can also find links to other past episodes, and register for future shows. Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: [email protected]

Science shows that people consistently rate past experiences better that they actually did at the time, something called Rosy Retrospection. This is true for holidays where it rained a lot, it's true of past job and past relatonships, and it's true when you look at your country and where you grew up. Things really were better before! Right...? In this episode Jon rambles on about situations where the Rosy Retrospection rears it's pretty head, and he trieds to give a few pointers to how you...

It's summer, and your host is planning to go on vacation. In preparing for a month of riding Europe on his motorbike, Jon shares his approach to really taking time off and not working. In this episode you'll hear though on: - How to set things up so you can be away - How to not work while away - How to come back without instantly being on high alart and stressed. Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: [email protected]

Part 2 in the series on productivity talks about procrastination and how we ofte get distracted from doing the important stuff... stuff like recording this episode! The show then moves on to cover how there is no longer a link between hours spent working and the results we create, and so adding more hours is not the answer to productivity. Worrying and putting things off is another issue covered, and finally the show looks into the Eisenhower Method, or Matrix, and how we tend to spend too...

This is part 1 in a series on personal productivity. For show notes and a text version, go to http://happyways.com/productivity Most people seem to be struggling with getting enough done, or with finding the right "work/life balance", and this topic has been of special internst to Jon over the years. In this episode Jon looks at a brief history of Time Management (read more in this article: http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/76908.aspx) and he establishes some fundamental...

Blueboard is a San Francisco based startup helping clients use experiences as recognition, in place of traditional methods like the classic (and boring) Amazon gift card. On todays' show Jon interveiws Blueboard founders Taylor Smith and Kevin Yip. Topics include why experience based reconnitions is so powerful, and how millenials have different needs than more senior employees. Find BlueBoard online: http://blueboard.com and on Twitter: @blueboard Mentioned on the show: Google Founder...

As more and more studies show, being constantly connected via our computers and smartphones can lead to stress and anxiety. Facebook Stress is now a thing! This episode explores the issue and looks at both consequences and possible solutions. It ends with Jon going on a Media Detox himself, and you are invited to join. Links from the show: https://getcoldturkey.com - ColdTurkey increases productivity by blocking browsers and apps. http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-anxiety-of-facebook - a...

Jon Kjaer Nielsen shares his experiences and learning points from one full year of living and working as a digital nomad. On the show he shares the concerns his friend had, including the humorous "aren't you afraid you'll gain weight?". For notes, links and pictures from the year of traveling, go to http://happyways.com/podcast Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: [email protected]

This is a special episode of the HappyWays Podcast. In the early summer of 2015 Jon rode through beautiful Croatia on a motorcycle, and on the trip he was inspired to write a speech. What follows is a recording of that speech, along with a short introduction. You can find an article based on the speech at http://HappyWays.com/trees along with some photoes from the trip. If you want to support Jons' message of peace, please share this podcast or the article with your friends. Do you have a...

Following the theft of his iPhone, Jon looks at different strategies for taking a bad turn of events and responding in such a way that it does not end up killing your happiness. Resources mentioned: The books "Learned Optimism" as well as "Flourish" by psychologist Martin Selingman are availeble everywhere. They contains tips such as the What Went Well exercise, and notes on keeping a gratitude journal. "Positivity" by Barbera Fredricson is also a good read. "Radical acceptance" by Tara...