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HENRY  STEWART    CHIEF  EXECUTIVE,  HAPPY  LTD      

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ENABLING  YOUR  BUSINESS  TO  BE  MORE  SUCCESSFUL  

Let’s create some Happy Workplaces Henry Stewart @happyhenry Happy Ltd

Best Workplaces: UK Top 20

People work best when they feel good about themselves

How would your organisation be different if the focus of

management was making people feel good?

Alex Edmans, Wharton Business School

£100,000

£231,000

Its not about fun….

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self  

-­‐actualisa>on  

Self-­‐esteem  

Belonging    

Safety  

 Physical  Needs:  Eat,  Sleep  

Pyramid of Management Needs

Trust  

Freedom  

Challenge  

Support      

Communica>on  

Reward  

Pre Approve It

What could you pre-approve?

Good communicator Express interest Be productive and results-oriented Empower, don't micromanage Help with career development Key technical skills Be a good coach Clear vision

Project Oxygen

1. Be a good coach 2. Empower, don't micromanage 3. Express interest 4. Be productive and results-oriented 5. Good communicator 6. Help with career development 7. Clear vision 8. Key technical skills.

Project Oxygen

Principles   Targets  

Job Ownership  

Feedback

Support

Who would you recruit?

Choose who manages people based on how good they are at ….

Choose who manages people based on how good they are at ….

managing people

Roles of Management

Strategy Decision Making

Supporting Challenging Coaching

Roles of Management

Role A Strategy Decision Making

Role B Supporting Challenging Coaching

Choose your manager

Play to your strengths

At your best

1. Get people to do what they are good at

2. Give them the freedom to do it well

3. Make them happy

One thing I like about these ideas...

Creating a Happy Workplace Henry Stewart henry@happy.co.uk 07870 682442 Twitter: happyhenry

1.  Trust Your People 2.  Make Your People Feel Good 3.  Give Freedom within Clear Guidelines 4.  Be Open and Transparent 5.  Recruit for Attitude, Train for Skill 6.  Celebrate Mistakes 7.  Community: Create Mutual Benefit 8.  Love Work, Get a Life 9.  Select Managers Who are Good at Managing 10. Play to your strengths

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