HAPPINESS AT WORK
A win-win organisational culture change programme.
Invest in your people. Invest in your bottom line.
Everything revolves around our work, more than it has ever done before. Our financial freedom, our relationships, our time, and our quality of life. And, contrary to popular belief, every organisation’s success and sustainability is built on the foundation of its people, productivity, well-being, and fulfilment. Employee well-being and happiness should therefore play a pivotal role in an organisation’s culture. Until recently, work and happiness had no connection, and seldom appeared in the same sentence. Now, research has shown that there is a range of benefits for happy employees – for the individual and the organisation.
It’s no secret that happy employees are productive, perform better, and are more engaging. This obviously translates into job satisfaction, high team morale, customer loyalty, and shareholder returns. To be happy at work is no longer a nice-to-have; rather it’s become a must-have if organisations want to remain relevant and sustainable in today’s competitive economic conditions.
The cost of unhappiness at work
If you’re finding the Happiness at Work approach too optimistic and unrealistic, let’s reverse it and look at the cost of having unhappy people.
Here are some visible tell-tell signs that people are unhappy in their workplace:
Here are some visible tell-tell signs that people are unhappy in their workplace:
High absenteeism rates
Poor time spent on tasks
Toxic atmosphere
Low innovation and creativity
Lack of confidence
Low team morale
Dissatisfied customers
High rate of mistakes and accidents
Visible conflict and poor communication
Unmotivated to meet deadlines
Unwillingness to assist others
Low employee retention strategy
An unhappy middle-management employee costs a company on average between R30 000 and R55 000 a year! We find that a shockingly high price to pay, especially if we consider that if there’s one unhappy employee, there are likely to be more.
Happiness at Work programme
Happiness at Work is a proven concept that supports organisations and motivates people.
It instils a mindset that enables people to maximise performance and achieve their optimal potential. Our Happiness at Work programme offers a bespoke personal service with a professional and caring team of coaches and facilitators.
We give leaders a simple, practical, and scientifically-tested tool, and the ability to focus on what works, while at the same time improving what doesn’t. We ensure buy-in and roll-out at all levels, and can apply our work to any size of division or team.
We help individuals, teams, and companies to improve their happiness and their performance in the workplace. We are serious about people, and apply proven approaches that assess, analyse, and shift behaviour. The best part is that we will demonstrate a return on investment during and after the process.
