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<span style='font-size: 14pt'>HAPPY HOUR : 9 to 5</span>
Make others happy
1. If you make others happy at work, there’s a good chance they’ll get back at you and make you happy
It’s easy too. You could:
• Bring someone a cup of coffee without them asking.
• Write a nice message on a post-it and stick it on their desk or computer
• Offer to help with their work
Or just about a million other things. Try it, it works wonders!
Be positive
Open meetings with a positive round
So do this instead: Open staff meetings with a round where each person answers one of these questions:
• What have I done since the last meeting that I’ve been proud of?
• Name a person who has helped you since the last meeting.
• What are you looking forward to the most in the coming week/month?
• What’s the funniest thing someone has told you in the last week?
Keep a happy at work log
Praise
Praise may be the single most effective method to make people happy at work and the great thing is that it takes no money and almost no time. Remember that good praise is:
• If you really want a challenge, praise someone you don’t like much or someone you’re currently having a conflict with. It can be a great way to get un-stuck. Can’t think of anything positive about that person? Try again - there’s always something.
Some companies practice a philosophy of “Catch people making mistakes and punish them quickly”, but “Catch people doing things right and praise them quickly” is much more likely to make people happy at work.
This does not mean that you can’t criticize people and correct them when they make a mistake. In fact, if you routinely praise people when they get it right, they’re more open and positive towards criticism.
Meaning
Finding your purpose at work, one you recognize as mighty, is a great way to become happier at work. To paraphrase Shaw, “This is the true joy in work”.
Relationships at work
You don’t need to make friends with everybody, but positive relationships are one of the most important factors for happiness at work. And remember: Positive relationships can be with co-workers, employees, customers, suppliers or even competitors.
Say good morning and goodbye
Learn one new thing about a co-worker every day
Work-free lunch hours
Go bowling
Watch your working hours.
As we saw in chapter X, there is a clear connection between working too much and stress, depression, heart disease and a number of other conditions guaranteed to make you unhappy at work.
Reduce your expenses
This may appear totally unrelated to work at first, but one of the biggest threats to happiness at work is having too many fixed expenses at home.
Remember that you have a body
Physician Claus Hyldahl, an expert in work-related stress and diseases, rarely pulls any punches. Not stress, simply bad physical shape. They don’t need to reduce their workload they need to increase their physical load”.
I can tell you nothing new about how to tend to your body at work, you already know what it takes:
• Exercise - even mild exercise a few times a week makes a difference
• Stop smoking - or cut down
• Eat right - Watch what you eat and how much
Fun
Fun matters. Give up the idea that fun is somehow unprofessional and frivolous. Even if you’re not in the mood for fun that day, let others have theirs - never ruin it for them.
Make your company happy!
<span style='font-size: 8pt'>http://positivesharing.com/2006/07/m...-happy-at-work</span>
<span style='font-size: 14pt'>HAPPY HOUR : 9 to 5</span>
Make others happy
1. If you make others happy at work, there’s a good chance they’ll get back at you and make you happy
It’s easy too. You could:
• Bring someone a cup of coffee without them asking.
• Write a nice message on a post-it and stick it on their desk or computer
• Offer to help with their work
Or just about a million other things. Try it, it works wonders!
Be positive
Open meetings with a positive round
So do this instead: Open staff meetings with a round where each person answers one of these questions:
• What have I done since the last meeting that I’ve been proud of?
• Name a person who has helped you since the last meeting.
• What are you looking forward to the most in the coming week/month?
• What’s the funniest thing someone has told you in the last week?
Keep a happy at work log
Praise
Praise may be the single most effective method to make people happy at work and the great thing is that it takes no money and almost no time. Remember that good praise is:
• If you really want a challenge, praise someone you don’t like much or someone you’re currently having a conflict with. It can be a great way to get un-stuck. Can’t think of anything positive about that person? Try again - there’s always something.
Some companies practice a philosophy of “Catch people making mistakes and punish them quickly”, but “Catch people doing things right and praise them quickly” is much more likely to make people happy at work.
This does not mean that you can’t criticize people and correct them when they make a mistake. In fact, if you routinely praise people when they get it right, they’re more open and positive towards criticism.
Meaning
Finding your purpose at work, one you recognize as mighty, is a great way to become happier at work. To paraphrase Shaw, “This is the true joy in work”.
Relationships at work
You don’t need to make friends with everybody, but positive relationships are one of the most important factors for happiness at work. And remember: Positive relationships can be with co-workers, employees, customers, suppliers or even competitors.
Say good morning and goodbye
Learn one new thing about a co-worker every day
Work-free lunch hours
Go bowling
Watch your working hours.
As we saw in chapter X, there is a clear connection between working too much and stress, depression, heart disease and a number of other conditions guaranteed to make you unhappy at work.
Reduce your expenses
This may appear totally unrelated to work at first, but one of the biggest threats to happiness at work is having too many fixed expenses at home.
Remember that you have a body
Physician Claus Hyldahl, an expert in work-related stress and diseases, rarely pulls any punches. Not stress, simply bad physical shape. They don’t need to reduce their workload they need to increase their physical load”.
I can tell you nothing new about how to tend to your body at work, you already know what it takes:
• Exercise - even mild exercise a few times a week makes a difference
• Stop smoking - or cut down
• Eat right - Watch what you eat and how much
Fun
Fun matters. Give up the idea that fun is somehow unprofessional and frivolous. Even if you’re not in the mood for fun that day, let others have theirs - never ruin it for them.
Make your company happy!
<span style='font-size: 8pt'>http://positivesharing.com/2006/07/m...-happy-at-work</span>