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Our latest thoughts, ideas and tips on all aspects of making people happier, more engaged and higher-performing.
Top 10 data-driven ways to boost staff retention
Discover ten data-driven ways to help you ensure your people are happy, your culture is thriving and staff retention rates are soaring! In today’s fast-paced working world, “The war for talent” is raging. Workers are quick to jump ship, which is devastating for retention rates. The US Bureau of Labor statistics suggests “3 million Americans […]
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How to improve company culture & boost staff retention
Winter is approaching, Christmas is (sort of) around the corner and the day’s are getting shorter. Soon it will be 2020 which has got me thinking… It’s a known fact that the “New year, new me” mantra can be a big catalyst for people changing careers. A recent study by Monster revealed that January is […]
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How Happy are HR professionals?
This is not a question I had asked until I was working in data studio last week. On a weekly basis I send round interesting data to everyone who works at The Happiness Index (We call ourselves Quokkas). I was shocked to find in one of my reports that HR professionals were sitting joint bottom […]
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Mental health|Finding the missing link
I’m very lucky in my life. I’ve always had a very supportive family, amazing friends and somehow colleagues who are awesome and tolerate my randomness on a daily basis. That said though, sometimes when things do get tough I would say I’m someone who will bottle things inside, probably as I take after my dad […]
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Diversity & Inclusion: An Adventurer’s Perspective
Increasingly in the modern working culture, businesses are pushed (and are pushing) further towards having diverse, inclusive workforces. This is great to see! What is less encouraging is the number of companies who seem to see this as nothing more than a box-checking exercise. Phrases like “We need more women in tech”, when said without […]
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World Mental Health Day & The Super-Carers
Today is World Mental Health Day! The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of mental health issues and to advocate for positive mental health and against stigma. The theme of world mental health day is suicide and suicide prevention, serious topics that are, more often not, more heavily stigmatised than the mental illness […]
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Understanding organisational culture – Tips to help your business thrive
We all have our own unique personalities that set us apart from everyone else and define us. Similarly, every organisation has its own vision, rules, practices and guidelines. This is essentially the organisation’s personality. This is known as organisational culture. Much like a human personality it has certain traits and triggers which help it imporve […]
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How to Create a Thriving Company Culture
Every company wants to create the best possible corporate culture for themselves and their employees, but not all manage to make it happen! One of the best possible ways to create a thriving, successful company culture is by fostering one in which feedback is asked for, implemented, and rewarded. In fact, 78% of employees who […]
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Happiness at work: Autonomy & Flexibility
Want to know one of my most shocking discoveries when I was studying business psychology? I discovered that autonomy is one of the main catalysts for job satisfaction, wellbeing, performance and happiness at work. This surprised me because none of my previous jobs had given me the flexibility to be autonomous! I didn’t know that […]
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