Take the Happiness at Work Questionnaire: Take this quick online iPPQ snapshot questionnaire and invite your colleagues to do the same to give your company a chance to get included in the Wall Street Journal’s GLOBAL Happiness at Work Index. http://www.iopenerinstitute.com/media/104105/happiness_at_work_index.pdf
Your snapshot result indicates the elements that enhance or detract from your happiness at work.
Or, if you’d prefer the full version 9 page personal report, please email info@brg.co.za
Who are your Happiness Heroes? Send us photos of your colleagues and tell us what they do to make coming to work such a pleasure for you. Remember to tell them you’ve nominated them and why. You’ll make their day, just like they’re always doing for you.
Write Happy Notes: Identify one thing about each colleague that makes your experience of being at work happier. Write these on sticky notes and give them to the person or leave them on their desk.
Have a Happiness Lunchtime Discussion:
Bring along your lunch and talk about what matters to you, what makes a difference to you and what you pledge to do more often for others. Remember this should be all positive – no moaning allowed!
Start a Happiness Library:
There is a wealth of happiness literature out there. Here are our top three picks: Happiness at Work; Maximizing Your Psychological Capital For Success by Jessica Pryce-Jones, Positivity by Barbara Fredrickson and The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Make a Happiness Noticeboard:
Post notes about the three things that made you happy at work, for all to see.
Have a moment with yourself.
Remind yourself of the things that you are grateful for both at work and in life. Make this a daily habit. Better still, keep a gratitude journal.
