"Employee happiness" refers to the level of contentment and satisfaction experienced by employees in their work environment. It indicates how fulfilled, motivated, and positive employees feel about their job and the workplace overall.
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But the technology your workforce uses every day can have a bigger effect
on employee happiness and retention than you might expect.
From «coffee talks» to meticulously
measuring employee happiness and beyond, these standout strategies will give you a leg up on the road to a winning company culture.
Here's the key takeaway: You can learn a lot about
employee happiness from seemingly frivolous (but incredibly potent) questions.
I've observed this effect in my role as a researcher and lecturer in 48 countries on the connection
between employee happiness and success.
They say that money can't buy you happiness, but according to the data,
employee happiness sure can buy you money, so to speak.
Moss's Waterloo startup has worked with more than 20 Canadian companies interested in tracking and
boosting employee happiness: Knowledge - based workforces typically start with a baseline score of low to mid-fives, he says.
Companies that aim to
gauge employee happiness and engagement through an annual survey — the blunt HR tool used in many corporate environments — may capture how a workforce feels on polling day, but they fail to document the dips and rises that occur throughout the year in response to hirings and firings, swings in the business cycle or even news events and weather.
Author of the book The Hidden Power
of Employee Happiness available on Amazon and most other booksellers.
A recent Harvard study has shown how reflecting on one's work and keeping a «done list» improves productivity by 30 % as well as
overall employee happiness.
David Royce, Alterra's Chief Executive, is implementing Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's philosophy that
employee happiness leads to profits, and he claims that it's working.
In fact, Globoforce and SHRM's 2015 Employee Recognition Report showed 86 percent of the 823 HR professionals surveyed said values - based recognition increased
employee happiness at work, so don't hold back on the «thank you» notes and pats.
And with a growing body of research that
suggests employee happiness yields a promising return on investment, many employers are interested in perking up their workers with more than just K - Cup coffee.
VP of People and Culture, Chief People Person,
Employee Happiness Cultivator, People Operations Manager, VP of People, Chief Happiness Officer, Director of Employee Engagement, Chief People Officer, and Chief of Culture are a few that have cropped up in recent years.
But according to Eugenio Proto, a member of the team who worked on the new study, managers shouldn't shy away from attempts to
boost employee happiness.
Whether it's planning a company - wide excursion in the great outdoors, or meticulously
measuring employee happiness (and adjusting accordingly), their standout strategies and insights can give you a leg up on the road to a winning company culture.
Rather than zeroing in on a specific review, «we look at our overall data, including internal and external surveys
on employee happiness, turnover rates, et cetera.»
You can collect anonymous feedback to
gauge employee happiness, gather actionable, real - time data to help build a healthy culture and foster an environment of appreciation with «Cheers for Peers» messages.
Google has actively invested in
employee happiness from day one, whether through luxurious perks or the freedom to pursue passion projects on company time.
«There's a whole sector of new tech products that let you take quick pulses
of employee happiness,» says Roberge (TinyPulse, Talmetrix, and Culture Amp, to name a few).
If you're comparing careers, our intuitive interface offers multiple user - generated data points such as job satisfaction, pay - scale and
overall employee happiness, known as the «Bliss - Score,» that will help you decide whether that great - looking job will be worth taking — or if you should stay well away.
The relationship between employee and company should be nurtured which will not only result in an increase
in employee happiness but also build a trust between employee and employer.
You may not be able to offer the best salaries or the nicest office spaces, but you can win and retain employees with an HR team that is less focused on policies and more focused on
employee happiness.
I've always believed customer service hinges on internal culture and
employee happiness.
Employee happiness and customer satisfaction are interdependent.
Here are three things managers can do to increase
employee happiness:
The game allows you to create and run your own startup, managing everything from business space and
employee happiness, to procuring grant money.
He explains: «Promoting a good night's sleep across the company will not only save money but also increase productivity and
employee happiness.»
Yet, in many business environments today,
employee happiness is often not a top priority.
We measure
employee happiness every quarter, and publish a detailed report to the entire organization of how happy employees are, trends by team and an action plan for what we're going to do to address the feedback we've received.
At HubSpot, Burke launches
an employee happiness survey every single quarter.
TNT is a dynamic and innovative company and ASI credits the owners for putting a strong emphasis on
employee happiness.
Consistent, accurate and timely payroll is key to
employee happiness and business efficiency, and we help our customers achieve that.»