Why We Should Stop Asking For Degrees in Recruitment
Let’s stop asking for degrees in recruitment.
Santander recently announced that they would remove the requirement for a 2:1 degree from its graduate scheme, and is apparently the only bank to allow graduates with a third-class degree.
I would go beyond that and ask why degrees are necessary at all.
Maybe graduate schemes should be changed to simply employ the brightest and the best, whether or not they have a degree.
Happy to Make 4 Day Week Permanent
I’m now back from my sabbatical and, while I was away, our people at Happy decided to make the four-day week (currently a six-month pilot) permanent.
It has been a remarkable success. Here are the results of the survey that informed the decision to go permanent:
77% are sticking to the 32-hour week, with 23% working only one or two hours over
Everybody says they are getting as much done as they did before
Everybody says their wellbeing is better
Learn How to Create Happy, Productive Workplaces With the Happy Manifesto Podcast
The Happy Manifesto Podcast, based on the principles in the award-winning management book The Happy Manifesto, will be launching on 12th January 2023. The aim of the podcast is to help people to create happy, productive workplaces.
The podcast will be hosted by Henry Stewart, the author of The Happy Manifesto and CEO of Happy, and Maureen Egbe, Senior Facilitator and Confidence Activator at Happy.
Book Review: Maverick by Ricardo Semler, 30 Years On
When I read Maverick in 1992, it transformed what was then Happy Computers.
I went from being a micro-managing boss, who rang every day from holiday to check things were going ok, to – eventually – a fully trust-based environment.
For me it is the best business book ever written. I have given copies to many of the staff at Happy and I have given over 500 copies away to others.
So, on my sabbatical I decided to re-read it, on its 30th anniversary.
The 4 Day Week on The Office: Re-Defined Documentary
Happy was recently featured in The Office: Re-Defined documentary, created by Inês Santos, Noopur Jambhekar and Anagha Raghunath.
In this short extract, The Office: Re-Defined explores the four-day working week. Inês interviewed Happy’s founder and Chief Happiness Officer, Henry Stewart, about the four-day week and our experiences so far. In our ‘new normal’ following the pandemic, is this the future of the office?
How to Recruit Smarter: Stop Asking Questions and Watch People in Action
We all know how to recruit, right? Shortlist then go through our routine interview questions and choose who answers best? But is this the smartest way to recruit? Or are we just hiring the people who are good at interviews but may not be right for the role?
Happy Workplaces are More Productive and More Profitable
New research has backed up one of the core principles at Happy. A happy workplace – where employees feel valued and satisfied, leads to better performance and better results.
This blog highlights this research and explains what the results show us about creating a successful working environment.
Let’s Get Employees to Choose the CEO’s Salary
Who decides what the CEO takes home every month? Them? A senior committee? What might happen if you handed that decision over to your workforce?
In this blog we see what happened when we did just that at Happy.
How Bluebird Care is Creating a Happy Workplace with the Level 7 Programme
Our Level 7 Senior Leadership programme is about significant change in how you run an organisation. It takes place over two years and is designed for senior leaders who want to make a real change to the culture of their organisation. Practical and hands on, you will learn how to increase trust and autonomy in your workplace.
Melanie Cohen, Director of Bluebird Care (Bournemouth & Poole), started the programme in April 2021. This is her story.
The Key to Being a Top Performer? Being Happy
Recent research confirms that happiness and wellbeing have a huge impact towards success in the workplace. Here at Happy, creating a culture where people feel good about themselves is one of our key principles.
How can you develop and nurture happiness within your workplace?
