Yes to Fairer Voting

Almost thirty years ago I stood for election for President of the Student Union and came top. But the election was run under AV, the Conservative votes switched to the Independent candidate and I never got the sabbatical post.

Happiness is a Political Issue

I was delighted to be involved in the launch of Action for Happiness last week, giving a short speech on increasing happiness in the workplace.

Is Your Company an Ostrich or a Fox?

Last year my daughter went to a special American Apparel sale which was overrun with eager shoppers. They had to close and, when the police arrived, it turned into a bit of a riot.

Learning: It’s Personal

What makes a great training course? We’ve done a lot of research on this, and worked with some great trainers to find the answer.

Don’t Tell When You Can Ask

‘Don’t tell when you can ask’ has been the core training principle at Happy since I founded it 20 years ago.

Read more about the reasoning behind this principle in this blog by Happy’s Chief Happiness Officer, Henry Stewart.

Happy is Celebrating its 20th Birthday

The origins of Happy date back to 1987, when founder Henry Stewart first registered the company and started providing training to friends and contacts.