This document describes a workshop on choosing happiness at work. It discusses how happy employees are more productive, engaged, cooperative and innovative. They take fewer sick days. Having purpose, delivering results and feeling connected at work contribute to positive emotions. The workshop includes an exercise where participants discuss what they like and would change about their jobs. It also involves a "Choose Happiness @ Work" game to discuss workplace scenarios and solutions. The goal is for participants to think of small, practical ways to positively change their organizations and make happiness a priority.

1. Choose
Happiness
@Work

3. Today
Today is
about
being
happy

4. Fennande v.d. MeulenMaartje Wolff
maartje@happyoffice.nl
+31 6 28678544
fennande@happyoffice.nl
+31 6 55178408
www.happyoffice.nl

7. Regrets of the
dying
1.The courage to live a life
true to myself
2.Hadn’t worked so hard
3. The courage to express
my feelings
4. Stayed in touch with my
friends
5. Let myself be happier

8. healthier
nicer person
more succesful

9. Titelstijl van model bewerken

10. “Research shows that
unhappy employees take
more sick days. An
average of 15 extra sick
days a year”
- Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage

11. Happy People are more
successful because they are
More productive
More engaged
More cooperative
More creative
More innovative
Less stressed

12. “Many assume my business
success has brought me
happiness. But the way I see it,
I am successful because I am
happy.”
- Sir Richard Branson

13. The positive
feeling you get
from work

14. Having a purpose
Delivering results
Feeling connected

15. Titelstijl van model bewerkenPositive emotions Negative emotions
joy, serenity, hope, gratitude,
amusement,
interest, pride, awe, love, inspiration
alarm, aversion, anger, sorrow,
fear, frustration,
embarrassment, hate,
avarice

16. “Purpose is certainly
not just a marketing
issue or positioning
of your brand image.
Purpose should
impact every
aspect of the firm.”
Raj Sisodia
Happiness@
work is about
your thoughts,
choices and
actions

17. The only
one who
can make
you happy
is YOU!

18. Choose Happiness
@work game

19. Titelstijl van model bewerkenEXERCISE
2 persons of every table
switch clockwise
1. The 2 happiest persons
2. The 2 persons who work the longest at their
company

20. Short introduction
My name is…
I am from… and work as… at…
What I like best about my job…
What I would like to change…

21. Let’s play the
game!
Choose Happiness@Work

22. A few Rules
The goal!
Score the most points and win
Preparation
Types of cards: scenario cards and solutions cards (2 stocks)
Every player gets 7 solution cards
Game
1 player = executive: takes 1 scenario card and describes
scenario
Other players have 7 solutions cards and choose 1 as the
solution to the provided scenario, describe solution

23. A few Rules
Points
Executive chooses two solutions:
* best one -> 2 points (scenario and solution card)
* most creative one (solution card)
Next step
Role of the executive passes to the left person
End of the game (after 40 - 45 minutes)
At least 1 round (all players are the executive once)
Player with the most points (cards) wins

24. A few Rules
Extra rules
There are a few extra rules
Please read overview (in the gamebox)
Ready?
Please take a short break or discuss outcomes
Note!
When you hear interesting scenarios or solutions, please
write them down to remember.
During the game we will walk around to assist.

25. And the winners are…

26. Titelstijl van model bewerkenEXERCISE
What can you do tomorrow to make a
positive change in your organization?
Write down 5 things!
Be practical and specific, choose ideas that are fast and easy to put into
practice and you look forward to do

27. Titelstijl van model bewerkenEXERCISE
How can you make it work?
what
when
where
how
who

28. You have
to DO
something
to make
it work

29. Choose Happiness@Work Game

30. happiness@work

31. Maartje Wolff and Fennande van der Meulen believe in
the Power of Happiness, Purpose and Storytelling.
With their company, Happy Office, they help their
clients with consultancy, workshops, trainings and tools
for organizational change. “Happiness is something
you do, so employees have to take responsibility for
their own happiness. Organizations have to make this
possible, by choosing the right organizational structure,
values, vision and mission, environment and
communication. We work both top-down as bottom-up.
Together we build a happy organizational culture.”
www.happyoffice.nl