Billy Burgess

Billy has been writing blogs for Happy since 2017, covering mindfulness, stress management, confidence building and emotional intelligence as well as offering handy tips for Office 365 users. He’s also an established arts, culture and lifestyle writer.

Be specific with your values if you want to stand out

Dom Monkhouse developed the UK divisions of the web-hosting businesses, Rackspace and Peer 1. His primary goal has always been...

Billy Burgess

11 Aug 2021

3 v 45: The three most important things I’ve learned about culture change

Over a 25 year career, Isabelle Trowler has worked within children and family services across local government, the civil service,...

Billy Burgess

05 Aug 2021

Why you should give responsibility to frontline practitioners

Isabelle Trowler has been working within children and family services for 25 years, and it hasn’t always been easy. She’s...

Billy Burgess

05 Aug 2021

Build a business, create a great culture, win awards and make a profit

Dominic Monkhouse knows life is short and he doesn’t want to waste it. Dom developed the UK divisions of the...

Billy Burgess

05 Aug 2021

Implementing Happy Principles in a Public Sector Mutual

Brendan O’Keefe was inspired by the Happy Manifesto and sought to implement its ideas at Epic CiC—an education support public...

Billy Burgess

04 Aug 2021

Doing Things Differently in Children’s Services

As Head of Children’s Services at Monmouthshire County Council, Tracy Jelfs faced the difficult task of improving KPIs, reining in...

Billy Burgess

03 Aug 2021

Building a Culture of Trust at the National Audit Office

The National Audit Office exists to inspect public expenditure on behalf of parliament. It does so by auditing accounts and...

Billy Burgess

02 Aug 2021

The GDS ‘It’s OK’ List

The culture is all around you in the Government Delivery Service office, says Alex Segrove, and the organisation understands the...

Billy Burgess

01 Aug 2021

How the Government Digital Service creates a happy, diverse workplace

Alex Segrove is the Delivery Lead for the Government Delivery Service (GDS) – the digital transformation unit within the Cabinet...

Billy Burgess

30 Jul 2021

Creating Happy, Engaged Workplaces in a Traditional Industry

Gemma Beadle, the HR Manager at Advanced Technology Services UK, has a passion for wellbeing in the workplace. Joined by...

Billy Burgess

27 Jul 2021

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