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1. Building an intelligently
happy organisation
Nic Marks
www.happinessworks.com
nic@happinessworks.com
@happiness_works

7. “We shape our
self to fit this
world
and by the world
are shaped
again.”
Source: David Whyte
“Working together”

13. Intelligently engaging with our
emotions

14. Intelligently engaging with our
emotions
Intelligent emotionality

16. Building an intelligently
happy organisation

20. 10,806 people, collected between 2011-2015 from 9 countries:
The UK (1392)
The USA
(2959)
Finland (1028)
Holland (1071)
Ecuador (1034)
Mexico (990)
Peru (1020)
Chile (1312)
Global representative samples

22. strengths
respect

23. Connect
Befair
Empower
Challenge
Inspire

25. “Positive feedbacks from managers are non-
existent and there is a culture of bullying and
intimidation”
“Management seems to be making the right
decisions at the top, and my immediate
management team is awesome.”
Connect

26. “Salaries are below market, you can be the best
employee consistently but the moment you make one
small mistake, you are crucified by the managers”
“Too often, someone gets promoted just because he has
been certain time at the company although it's clear that
person isn't suitable for managerial position.”
Befair

27. “Company is obsessed with making money”
“We all know that we are on a winning ticket, and it feels so
good tobe apart of something big that is happening in the
industry.”
Inspire

28. Happiness Intelligence
=
responsive, robust people
metrics

34. Client quotes
“The impact this is having on the leadership group…the
types of things they are talking about - has been really
pleasing. It is one of the easiest processes Travelex
has ever put together.”
Travelex, client since October 2015

35. Client quotes
"I'm essentially a scientist. What's missing from most of
these tools we have looked at is the credibility behind
the science … it's really clear that you all really know
what you're talking about and the recommendations that
you make are superbly thought out and that you are
listening to us as a business.”
ProSearch, new client January 2016

36. Building an intelligently
happy organisation
Summary

41. Connect
Befair
Empower
Challenge
Inspire

43. Building an intelligently
happy organisation
Nic Marks
www.happinessworks.com
nic@happinessworks.com
@happiness_works