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Key topics of research over time focused on productivity at work.
Data: Financial Times, 2016
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How happiness at work affects our attitude, and vice versa.
of the pursuit of happiness and well-being in development”, following the example of Bhutan’s “Gross National Happiness Index”3
Over the last few decades, the issue of personal happiness has not only become of greater interest to philosophers, but also psychologists, neuroscientists and economists who have joined the quest to define the things that make people feel happy, what they value and the ways in which their minds and bodies react to happiness.
“HAPPY INDIVIDUALS ARE SUCCESSFUL ACROSS MULTIPLE LIFE DOMAINS, INCLUDING MARRIAGE, FRIENDSHIP, INCOME, WORK PERFORMANCE, AND HEALTH.”
LYUBOMIRSKY, KING, AND DIENER, 2005
“Philosophers and social researchers have defined happiness in a number of ways. The largest divide is between the hedonistic view of happiness, rooted in pleasant sensations and thoughts versus the eudaemonic view of happiness as doing what is virtuous, morally right, true to one’s self, meaningful and / or based on personal development. The hedonistic approach is supported by research on subjective wellbeing. In contrast to this perception of happiness based on enjoyable feelings and personal satisfaction, eudaemonic ideas of wellbeing, self-validation, self-actualisation, and related concepts suggest that a
Data: Positive Sharing, 2007
IMPROVED SCHEDULE
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Raises productivity
HAWTHORNE STUDIES
INCREASED AUTONOMY
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ENHANCE ENGAGEMENT
HAPPY EMPLOYEES
Improves morale and productivity
JAMES WORTHY
Doubles companies performance outcomes
GALLUP
Are 12% more productive
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