Happiness at Work

People have to know each other as people, says Margaret Hefffernan. In order to create strong bonds teams need to truly connect and know each other. Find out what author, Ted Talk speaker and guest lecturer, Margaret Heffernan says is the secret to creating strong, successful teams. She says the answers are obvious and don't have to be that complex. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

Former senior executive at the Walt Disney Company, Mark Jaffe, says as adults we've forgotten how to play. In his new book, Suitcase of Happyness, Jaffe gives practical ways for us to choose to live happy lives. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

What's the secret to creating a successful coworking space? Alex Hillman says it's all about the people in it. Founder of Indy Hall, ten years ago Alex created one of the most reputable and longest standing coworking spaces around today. He says the secret is that everyone's ultimately happier and more productive together, than trying to 'go it alone'. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

There's no one size fits all when it comes to employee engagement. Director of Engage for Success, Cathy Brown, says engagement isn't something companies can do as an exercise, it has to become entrenched as a mindset. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

Chief Happiness Officer & CEO of Delivering for Happiness, Jenn Lim, says what truly makes her happy is reading room service menus and people. In a refreshing and inspiring conversation, Jenn talks about her journey with Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh,one that led her to hike Kilimanjaro and which ultimately connected her with a higher purpose -- which resulted in the two of them cofounding the company, Delivering for Happiness. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

In this special summer challenge, Happy Melly delves into the world of 'How Tos'. In this refreshing episode, Tomas Kejzlar, explains how too much bullsh*t can sabotage progress. He challenges us to stop letting things slide and start taking more action. For more Happy Melly, visit www.happymelly.com.

Hilariously funny journalist and author, Ruth Whippman challenges the notion of whether the pursuit of happiness is actually stressing us out. A British take on American culture, Ruth looks at why we've become so obsessed with being happy and what truly lies at the core. Make sure to visit www.happymelly.com.

"Talk to your people," says Alex Rios. Co-Founder and CEO of Happy Force, Alex says communication is both the number one problem for most organizations and the number one solution. His app allows management and employees to truly understand what it takes to create a happier workforce. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

In this not to be missed June Challenge Month episode, Vasco Duarte inspires us to overcome the obstacles, break down the barriers, and launch a "Happiness with a Business" model... in just seven days. In this inspiring podcast, Vasco gets us ready for what's to come the following week, when he'll walk us through creating a successful business model, one where we can actually sell things. He says the first step: Speak to ten people and find out what problems they need solved. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

Founder of Nozbe, a project management and collaboration platform, Michael Slivinski says anyone can be productive, they just have to figure out what works for them. He says for him, it's all about the morning routine. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

Ex-CIA national and international expert on intelligence analysis, Carmen Medina teams up with speaker, coach and teacher, Lois Kelly to help people go against the status quo and create change from within. They delve into what it takes to get your ideas, not only heard but adopted and explain why so many of us are getting it wrong when we communicate. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

Nataly Kogan spent two decades chasing the 'big happy' before giving it up to actually Be Happy. Find out what her two biggest lessons learned were when it comes to the science behind happiness and how her Happier App has shared small moments of strangers with millions of people. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

We spend 50% of our time in the present moment. What would it look like if we doubled that? Mindfulness coach, author and speaker, Shamash Alidina explains how mindfulness can reduce stress and help us lead happier lives. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

Igniter and Implementation Specialist on the "Start With Why" team, Peter Docker takes us into Simon Sinek's Golden Circle to help us connect with our own higher purpose. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

A woman of many hats, Samantha Clarke takes a 'non fluffly' happy approach to helping companies create actionable happiness within their teams. She delves into the importance of strategic choice happiness. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

What does it take to be intelligently happy? Speaker, statistician, and author, Nic Marks discusses the cyclical nature of happiness and why relationships are imperative to living happy lives. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

To truly be happy you have to let go of fear. In order to let go of fear you have to be able to trust. Management 3.0 facilitator, Jurgen Dittmar, says the key to healthy organizations and strong management is trust and creating a team of leaders who understand 'peopleware', not just software. For more happiness, make sure to visit www.happymelly.com!

In 2014 Helene Schmit quit her corporate job, sold her flat and took a break to travel, meet people, open her mind and figure out another way of living her personal and professional life. Today, she helps make sure people don't make the same mistakes that she did with her Explore Happy workshops. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

How did you get to 'here'? Storyteller, coach and author, Ian Sanders takes us through his personal journey and explains how he finally found his essence and what makes him tick. He says the first place to start is to keep a 'good times' journal. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

How can sharing play a more important role in how we learn? For Happy Melly's March Challenge, we delve into what it takes to shift the way we look at learning so that we're able to merge learning and performing in order to make it happen continuously. Learning 3.0 facilitator, Rich Aspinall, explains why he's so passionate about this avant-garde philosophy and practice.

Why are people passing up jobs at Facebook and Google to work for Mobile Jazz? Co-founder of the small tech startup, Stefan Klumpp, explains why focusing on happiness as a journey is the key to creating success. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

How can we live a 'future proof' life? Arie Van Bennekum, one of the original founders of the Agile Manifesto speaks candidly with Sam and Andy about why Agile isn't just for IT and how everyone can life an agile lifestyle. For more, visit www.happymelly.com.

If you want to sell more it starts with your mindset, says Alex Goldfayn. Author of the exceptionally powerful, Revenue Growth Habit, Alex explains what it takes to grow your business by being persistent and above all by communicating with your customers. He says most importantly you have to know WHO you're working for. For more Happy Melly goodness, visit www.happymelly.com.

Carlos Saba, co-founder of The Happy Startup School, explains what it takes to balance business and profits when starting a business and how to foster relationships and create connections between companies and the people they serve. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com.

For this month's Happy Melly Challenge, we're focusing on more of Jurgen's 12 Steps to Happiness and delving into the importance of being healthy at work. Find out why Typeform's Gabriela Cantu says that changing plants for walls and swapping the receptionist for a 'barceptionist' have made the greatest difference in their office. For more, visit www.happymelly.com.

In part II of 'Exchanges', Happy Melly's Jurgen Appelo and Ricardo Semler from LeadWise, continue delving into the future of management, how to scale an organization and what it takes to have happy and productive teams. This is a fascinating conversation between two brilliant minds. For more, visit www.happymelly.com.

Why is creativity the largest untapped resource in business? Founder of We Are Unstuck, Sarah King explains how design thinking not only fosters creativity, but helps fuel human connection, which in turn makes us happier. For more information, www.happymelly.com.

What happens when two great minds come together to discuss the future of management? Part I of 'exchanges' features Happy Melly's own Jurgen Appelo speaking with fellow management guru, LeadWise's Ricardo Semler. For more, visit www.happymelly.com.

What is your personal brand? Branding expert Jen Riggins explains why it's so important to create an authentic brand, one that tells people who you are rather than what you do. For more information and fun times, visit www.happymelly.com.

How does traveling the continent, speaking with 17 countries and conducting countless experiments, shape your startup? Sergey Kotlov from Workshop Butler explains why giving up is never an option. For more, visit www.happymelly.com.

Find out why leaders need to get to know their teams and how a little bit of self-reflection can go along way in shifting the office narrative. Shawn Murphy delves into what he does to create an atmosphere where the focus is on the people. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.

Why are companies stuck in the 'old bottle' and what does it take to get out of that bottle? Founder and CEO of the Be Human Project, Eliot Frick, says we need to start by 'forgetting ourselves'. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.

The key to being vulnerable is to start with ourselves. In this month's Happy Melly challenge, Josh Briggs delves into what trust within colleagues and teams looks like and explains why it's often hard to let your vulnerable side shine through. For more, visit www.happymelly.com.

An expert in positive psychology and the science of wellbeing, Vanessa King talks about the recent revolution in psychological research, one that focuses on enabling people to live flourishing lives. She also delves into her recent book, Ten Keys to Happier Living and explains what it takes to 'stop disturbing' ourselves. For more, visit www.happymelly.com.

What happens when we spend too much time in a place where we're not giving or receiving value? Christian challenges us to be authentic, be real, and gain the courage to challenge our systems and create a genuine human connection. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.

Author, speaker and professor, David Burkus delves into some 'crazy business practices' that actually work. In his latest book, Under New Management: How Leading Organizations are Upending Business as Usual, he explains why transparency is key and why email doesn't work. For more information, please visit www.happymelly.com.

When was the last time you let yourself feel uncomfortable? Happy Melly member, Paul Holden, challenges us to use pain as a call to action and start doing things that we've been avoiding - even if it makes us feel uncomfortable. For more, visit www.happymelly.com!

FullGlass Co-Founder, Giovanni Battista Pozza gets philosophical with Happy Melly in his first english interview. He explains why creating a happy company culture is like cultivating and growing a garden. For more information, please visit www.happymelly.com.

Gap Jumper Co-founder, Petar Vujosevic explains how in order for companies to truly accept blind auditions they have to move from their heads to their hearts. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.

Sam speaks with Sarah and Jurgen about trying to understand what a work-life balance actually looks like. For more information, please visit www.happymelly.com.

How can we model the change we want to see? Ryan Lockard explains what managing techniques he uses to foster an environment of respect at work. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.

Happy Melly Founder, Jurgen Appelo speaks with John Kotter, Professor of Leadership at the Harvard Business School, a New York Times best-selling author, and founder of Kotter International about the future of change management. For more information, please visit www.happymelly.com.

Happy Melly funder, Jason Little, explains what it takes to look at change in a less traditional sense and discusses what it takes to risk it all. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.

How can we use the art of improvisation to adopt the agile mindset? Co-founder of Improv Agility, Robie Wood explains how the 'Yes - And' mentality improves collaboration, teamwork and the ability to think on your feet. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.

What truly lies behind our intrinsic motivations? Described as a "Jedi Knight Developer", Daniel Jones tells us the truth about how we motivate ourselves. For more, please visit www.happymelly.com.

Renowned author and speaker, Bob Burg is back, speaking with Happy Melly's Sam Mednick about the art of giving and the five laws of stratospheric success. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.

In this week's Happiness Challenge Andy Cleff takes giving Thanks to another level. His two prong challenge forces us to take both the giver and the reciever out of the 'gratitude equation'. For more information about the Weekly Happiness Challenge, visit www.happymelly.com.

Collaboration Superpower and Happy Melly's Zoo Keeper, Lisette Sutherland, dives into the world of 'remote' and explains why bankers are finally jumping on the virtual bandwagon. Lisette will be speaking at Forward Virtual, Day 2, November 20, 2020, about the power and keys to remote working. Learn more about Forward and book your ticket! For more happiness, visit www.management30.com.

On our second weekly happiness challenge we dive into the world of communication. What does it take to be direct? Sam & Jen challenge you to take a more personal approach with your communication and face hard conversations head on. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.

Happy Melly Founder, Jurgen Appelo speaks with leadership guru John Baldoni, consultant, coach, author and speaker about situational awareness and the secret to mindfulness in our 24/7 global economy. For more information, visit www.happymelly.com.