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The Happiness Research Institute is an independent think tank exploring why some societies are happier than others. The mission is to inform decision-makers of the causes and effects of human happiness, make subjective well-being part of the public policy debate, and improve overall quality of life for citizens across the world.

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Does Work Make You Happy? Evidence from the World Happiness Report

  • Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
  • George Ward

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Blue collar vs. white collar, employed vs. unemployed, self-employed vs. the rest.

A new analysis draws on data from hundreds of thousands of individuals across the globe, investigating the ways in which elements of people’s working lives drive their wellbeing. The type of job you have matters: white-collar and managerial workers are generally happier than blue-collar workers. Where you live also matters: life evaluation fluctuates according to country. Interestingly, in all countries, self-employed people report both more positive and more negative work experiences, suggesting that being your own boss is both rewarding and stressful. Being unemployed is miserable, and not just for the unemployed person: people who remain employed in areas with high unemployment also report lower overall wellbeing. Finally, while pay is important, certain non-monetary aspects of employment matter too: factors like autonomy and work-life balance can influence how happy you feel.

Since most of us spend a great deal of our lives working, it is inevitable that work plays a key role in shaping our levels of happiness. In a recent chapter of the World Happiness Report — published annually to coincide with the United Nation’s International Day of Happiness — we look more closely at the relationship between work and happiness. We draw largely upon the Gallup World Poll , which has been surveying people in over 150 countries around the world since 2006. These efforts allow us to analyze data from hundreds of thousands of individuals across the globe and investigate the ways in which elements of people’s working lives drive their wellbeing.

  • JN Jan-Emmanuel De Neve is Associate Professor of Economics and Strategy at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and an Associate Editor of the World Happiness Report .
  • GW George Ward is a Ph.D. student at the Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management.

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When it Comes to Happiness, Research Finds Jobs to be More Important Than Marriage

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What’s the secret to happiness? It’s an age-old question — and one that is addressed in a new  study  in the academic journal,  Psychological Science.

A team of researchers led by Andrew Jebb of Purdue University analyzed data from over 1.7 million people worldwide to uncover the keys to happiness across the human life span. Interestingly, they found employment to be a stronger predictor of happiness than marriage.

“For all measures and regions, employed people had higher subjective well-being than unemployed people, with differences that usually peaked around age 50 years and were lower at younger and older ages,” state the researchers. “The effect sizes were larger than for marriage.”

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Encouraging Innovation in Entrepreneurship

Drawing from his newest book, Stephen Reed explores the cognitive and social skills required for innovation, the transition from theory to practice, and more.

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Constance Dierickx discusses her work as an advisor to boards and senior executives in high-stakes leadership situations and her experiences helping psychologists learn how to be consultants.

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Elizabeth Tenney, an associate professor of management at The University of Utah, discusses her research into overconfidence and biases that influence our social interactions and decisions.

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Summer Museum Staff

The Happiness Museum is looking for a summer staff member from 3rd July - 8th August , with the possibility of extension. 

Opened in July 2020, The Happiness Museum is the first of its kind in the world. We all seem to be looking for happiness – but perhaps we are looking in the wrong places. We have gotten richer as societies but often failed to become happier. Therefore, the Happiness Research Institute decided to create a museum where we can bring happiness to life. Join us on our mission to ensure guests leave a little wiser, a little happier and a little more motivated to make the world a better place. Guests are given the opportunity to dive deep into the big questions in life, such as “Does more money make you happier?”, and “Why are the Nordic countries the happiest in the world?”. 

Every day at the museum is different. Some days we are joined by journalists and TV crews for interviews, others by companies looking to make their workplace happier. 

Responsibilities:

Managing reception: welcoming guests and selling tickets and gift shop items

Introducing them to the different exhibits and explaining the research behind them

Conducting short tours

Generally making sure every guest leaves with a better understanding of the things that truly make us happy.  

You will also gain insight into the workings of the machine behind The Happiness Museum, the Happiness Research Institute. Led by Meik Wiking, the Happiness Research Institute is an independent think-tank exploring why some societies are happier than others.

Join a highly diverse and international team - your new colleagues are Danish, German, Spanish, British and American. 

Fluent in English is a must, and a good level of spoken Danish is desirable.  

The working period will be 3rd July - 8th August, with the possibility of extension. Shifts will be from Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm.

We look forward to receiving your application. :-)

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This job comes with several perks and benefits

Enjoy a free catered lunch with your colleagues, every day.

Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

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We want to take you from good to great.

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Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.

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Carve out time for your kids, friends and personal cider projects.

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3 Secrets to Happiness at Work According to Research

Happiness at Work

After all, the benefits are obvious. Happy workers enjoy what they do and work harder and smarter. Companies take fun, play, and satisfaction in the workplace seriously because they recognize the importance of happiness for productivity, staff retention, and employee wellbeing (McKee, 2014).

This article explores happiness at work in light of psychological research findings, sharing what we know of the concept, its advantages, and its implications for work-life balance.

Before you continue, we thought you might like to download our three Happiness & Subjective Wellbeing Exercises for free . These detailed, science-based exercises will help you or your clients identify sources of authentic happiness and strategies to boost wellbeing.

This Article Contains:

How to define work happiness, what research reveals about happiness at work, advantages of happiness in the workplace, happy work & life balance, how to be happy at work, even if you hate it, 6 work happiness ted talks, finding happiness at work quotes, best resources from positivepsychology.com, a take-home message.

Happiness, as a concept, is so slippery that, despite advanced tools for measuring emotions and predicting behavior, we still need to figure out precisely what it is, suggests Shawn Achor, the author of The Happiness Advantage (Achor, 2011).

As a result, it is sometimes easier to speak about happiness indirectly in relation to other mental phenomena, such as joy, engagement, and motivation. Indeed, according to Achor, happiness refers to the experience of positive emotions combined with much deeper feelings, including purpose and meaning (Achor, 2011, 2014).

Similarly, Martin Seligman–often referred to as the father of positive psychology –linked happiness to the following three components in his original authentic happiness theory (Seligman, 2011, 2011a):

  • Positive emotions Pleasure, warmth, comfort, and even rapture, as examples, create a “pleasant life,” as Seligman calls it (Seligman, 2011, p. 11).
  • Engagement Also known as flow, involves merging with the activity and losing one’s sense of self.
  • Meaning A “meaningful life” consists of belonging to, or serving, something more significant than the self (Seligman, 2011, p. 12).

When Seligman first wrote about the authentic happiness theory, he thought the goal of positive psychology was to pursue such happiness. However, his subsequent wellbeing theory evolved his approach, suggesting the “goal of positive psychology is to increase flourishing” (Seligman, 2011, p. 13).

As such, while positive emotions, engagement, and meaning are essential, they are best combined with positive relationships and achievement. Together, they form part of Seligman’s far-reaching PERMA model and offer a path to a deeper level of flourishing and more profound happiness (Seligman, 2011).

In her book Positivity, Barbara Fredrickson also recognizes the problem of definition. She suggests the term ‘happiness’ is both murky and overused and better described in terms of feelings such as love, gratitude, and joy. Indeed, according to Fredrickson, happiness should, more usefully, be wrapped up in the concept of ‘positivity,’ where, as part of her broaden and build theory , each positive emotion supports and leads to others (Fredrickson, 2010).

While conceptually, happiness is tricky to define–in the workplace at least–in practical terms, it is intimately connected with staff motivation, deeper self-knowledge, spirituality, and finding meaning in tasks (Awada, 2019).

As a result, Achor rejects the traditional view that working harder leads to success and, ultimately, happiness—both in work and outside. Instead, happiness is relative to who we are and how we feel about our jobs and lives (Achor, 2011).

How to be happy at work

1. Happiness in the workplace is essential

Research suggests that it improves sales, productivity, and accuracy while boosting health and quality of life. Despite a clear link between employee happiness and business outcomes, it needs to be taken more seriously (Achor, 2011).

2. Positive psychology

When Achor introduced positive psychology principles into KPMG, one of the big accounting companies, following the 2008 banking crisis, they saw an increase in life satisfaction, work optimism, perceived effectiveness in work, and a reduction in perceived stress. Moreover, the effect was not short-lived. Four months later, improvements to personal and professional happiness were maintained (Achor, 2014).

3. Job crafting

However, while research typically finds a positive link between happiness and productivity in the workplace, chasing it may leave us feeling less happy and even frustrated.

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Happiness at work matters because happy workers are more engaged with their jobs and colleagues and work harder and smarter. In fact, a happy employee is good for everyone: their psychological and physical wellness is boosted, they interact better with customers, and they are more productive for their employer (McKee, 2014).

Research confirms the many advantages associated with happiness in the workplace, including (Rahmi, 2018; Thompson & Bruk-Lee, 2021):

  • Productivity
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Flexibility
  • Financial losses
  • Worker stress

Ultimately, healthy and happy employees are more productive, produce the best goods, and offer customers more satisfying services (Rahmi, 2018).

Increasingly, research recognizes that workplace happiness can “significantly mediate the relationship between job demands and organizational outcomes” (Thompson & Bruk-Lee, 2021, p. 1419).

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In her book, The Burnout Fix , she points out that while we should all be making time for silence and sanctuary, support, and connection, the time required for each varies. We are all unique, and so are our needs (Jiménez, 2021).

We vary in our circumstances, abilities, life experiences, work cultures, stressors, and what a successful sustainable life looks like. Work-life balance is whatever feels balanced to the individual (Jiménez, 2021).

Our article Work-Life Balance in Psychology: 12 Examples and Theories considers the multiple roles each of us plays: partner, parent, manager, team member, and teacher. Each one has unique needs and challenges and the potential to upset our life balance (Kalliath & Brough, 2008).

As a result, changes to any of the following can create an imbalance that brings unique demands (Guest, 2002):

  • The work environment
  • In individual attitudes

Greater awareness of our many roles can help us anticipate how changes impact our lives and happiness.

In What Are Life Domains & How Can We Balance Them? we look at how we attempt to juggle each of the following five life domains (Vanderweele, 2017):

  • Spirituality

Sometimes it is necessary to say ‘No’ to new or changing demands. Other times, we must accept and acknowledge that we cannot do everything—we have limits. Furthermore, increasing focus on positive life domains and reducing attention on negative ones is a powerful strategy that creates a better life balance and improved wellbeing (Lee & Sirgy, 2018).

Job crafting is the process of personalizing work to better align with one’s strengths, values, and interests. (Tims & Bakker, 2010). Any job, at any level can be ‘crafted,’ and a well-crafted job offers more autonomy, deeper engagement and improved overall wellbeing.

As you can see, the benefits of job crafting are seemingly endless.

The PositivePsychology.com Job Crafting Coaching Manual outlines a seven-session framework to help you or your clients navigate the ins and outs of crafting a job to align with their values, strengths, and interests.

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Research suggests that work happiness and life satisfaction are in the hands of the individual and the organization.

Firstly, it’s essential to recognize that happiness is an advantage at work, and rather than waiting for future successes, we can find it in the present. Secondly, by creating good habits that increase life satisfaction, you can train your brain and prepare it for higher levels of happiness (Achor, 2014).

Psychology recognizes that no matter whether you like or loathe your workplace, you can change the lens through which your brain views and assesses the world.

This can be done by

  • showing gratitude,
  • practicing kindness and compassion,
  • engaging in mindfulness, and
  • taking part in regular exercise.

In turn, we can learn to build positive emotions that impact our workplace happiness and overall life satisfaction (Achor, 2011, 2014; Seligman, 2011).

Research by Annie McKee and her team at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education found that to be genuinely engaged and happy, employees need (McKee, 2014):

  • A meaningful vision of the future When our personal vision is aligned with our organization’s vision, we feel engaged and part of its future.
  • A sense of purpose We need to feel part of something that matters. Working towards meaningful goals can both excite and engage us.
  • Great relationships The connections we form–or don’t–with our colleagues and boss are vital. When we experience them as close, trusting, and supportive, we are more willing to contribute to the team.

While team-building and fun days are valuable, profound, enduring engagement and satisfaction require a consistent environment where people can flourish (Seligman, 2011; McKee, 2014).

Research continues to highlight the benefits of positive psychology and the closely related concept of happiness in the workplace, including (Fredrickson, 2010; Donaldson et al., 2019; Ryan & Deci, 2018):

  • Setting and working toward goals Goals are powerful tools for motivating individuals and teams and increasing overall happiness.
  • Boosting positive emotions Creating a culture of gratitude, joy, optimism, hope, and other positive emotions can positively influence happiness.
  • Increasing intrinsic motivation Targeting intrinsic triggers and satisfying needs such as relatedness (or connection), autonomy (or control), and competence (or mastery) can have significant positive effects on happiness and wellbeing.
  • Awareness and use of strengths Knowing our strengths and finding or creating opportunities to use them improves performance and mental wellness.

There are plenty of TED Talks that can guide organizations and their employees in creating an environment, culture, and mindset more conducive to happiness:

1. The happy secret to better work

Shawn Achor’s talk is fast-moving and funny, taking the audience on a journey that inspires increased happiness and improved productivity in the workplace.

2. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

Watched over 28 million times, Angela Lee Duckworth recognizes and explores the importance of grit to success and a happier life.

3. What makes us feel good about work?

Money is not what ultimately makes us happy at work. Instead, we need purpose, progress, and growth, explains Dan Ariely in this illuminating talk.

4. The new era of positive psychology

Martin Seligman, one of the most important people in positive psychology, talks us through its ability to help us flourish and improve positive emotions.

5. How to make work-life balance work

For many, achieving the ideal work-life balance can seem an almost impossible goal. In this talk, Nigel Marsh says that this task is too important to be left to the employer, and it is up to us to find the best balance between family, personal, and productive time.

6. Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life

We spend much of our lives at work, yet it often isn’t associated with having fun. Catherine Prices discusses the importance of “true fun” and how to weave playfulness into our day.

The following quotes offer inspiration as our clients identify and build happiness in their workplace through living their values, finding purpose, and creating lasting connections (Robinson, 2022; Work quotes, n.d.):

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Rumi
“This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” – Alan Watts
“Goal setting is the most important aspect of all improvement and personal development plans. It is the key to all fulfillment and achievement.” – Paul J. Meyer
“Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.” – Anne Frank
“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” – Buddha
“Work without love is slavery.” – Mother Teresa
“Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.” – Simon Sinek
“To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.” – John Dewey
“Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs.” – Mike Rowe
“Work hard, be yourself, and have fun!” – Michelle Kwan

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17 Exercises To Increase Happiness and Wellbeing

Add these 17 Happiness & Subjective Well-Being Exercises [PDF] to your toolkit and help others experience greater purpose, meaning, and positive emotions.

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We have many resources available for coaches working with their clients to build a realistic and enduring work-life balance and the resilience to reduce workplace stress and experience more positive emotions.

Our free resources include:

  • Your Best Work Self This helpful tool supports professionals in identifying what fuels their passion and building the environment, relationships, and tasks that encourage happiness in the workplace.
  • Strengthening Ikigai in the Workplace A helpful worksheet for understanding what your clients enjoy doing, are good at, and can get paid for at work. The aim is to optimize performance, boost intrinsic motivation, and encourage a happier time in their chosen career.
  • Workplace Mindfulness Mindfulness positively impacts happiness across multiple life domains. This worksheet uses a set of simple questions that clients can ask themselves to help improve workplace satisfaction.

Another extremely useful resource:

Balancing Life Domains© is a coaching masterclass that will teach you how to help others effectively manage attention and energy between our most valued life domains, such as family, work, and leisure. This is taught by addressing the roles of attention, need fulfillment, and actions required to create life balance. Your clients will be given all the necessary tools to create a more balanced life through fun and engaging exercises and techniques.

Balancing Life Domains© Masterclass is exclusive to Life Navigation© , our comprehensive positive psychology certification program. As such, it can only be accessed through joining Life Navigation© and can not be purchased as a stand-alone masterclass.

If you’re looking for more science-based ways to help others develop strategies to boost their wellbeing, this collection contains 17 validated happiness and wellbeing exercises . Use them to help others pursue authentic happiness and work toward a  life filled with purpose and meaning.

Happiness in the workplace is a serious business. It can have a dramatic effect on employee and organizational performance and boost wellbeing.

And yet, the concept of happiness, even for psychologists, remains unclear. However, whether easily defined or not, happiness in the workplace is intimately connected with other members of staff, our work, and our environment—it is not something experienced in isolation.

The effects of happiness at work are far-reaching: satisfied staff are less absent and more accurate, creative, and productive. And crucially, they are better able to handle stress, reducing absenteeism and improving mental wellbeing.

Beyond that, a happy workforce can successfully mediate the often challenging relationships between job demands and organizational outcomes.

Finding a successful work-life balance that works for us is crucial. There is no one-size-fits-all. We are all unique, and so are our circumstances. As a result, there will be times when we have to say ‘no’ to new opportunities and others when we may need to re-prioritize according to our evolving needs.

Why not try out some of the above tools and others we have available with your clients? A positive environment and helpful habits can create a more balanced lifestyle and improve our happiness inside and outside the workplace.

We hope you enjoyed reading this article. Don’t forget to download our three Happiness Exercises for free .

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CarlaM.

This is a great article. I believe all of us are always trying to do our best each day at work. Employees in a positive mood are more productive than those who are not. Employees who feel confident about their abilities and are able to focus on their tasks are more likely to be productive. These employees will be less likely to become distracted by negative thoughts or feelings about the workplace or about themselves. This will enable them to focus on achieving the goals set out by their bosses or supervisors without being distracted by negative thoughts regarding these goals or about themselves. One way I think will effectively help employees to be more productive is by giving them a room where they can concentrate and focus on their tasks, for example, an office which can be used whether for group meetings or just simple phone calls.

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Excellent article on Happiness at work. Thanks for sharing. We are in the process of designing a program on Employee happiness at our organisation . Look forward to using some of the information and references given here for the same. Thank you so much.

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Do People Want to Work Anymore?

Surveys indicate that US employee engagement and job satisfaction are down. To what degree are attitudes toward work to blame? asks James Heskett. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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Do We Underestimate the Importance of Generosity in Leadership?

Management experts applaud leaders who are, among other things, determined, humble, and frugal, but rarely consider whether they are generous. However, executives who share their time, talent, and ideas often give rise to legendary organizations. Does generosity merit further consideration? asks James Heskett. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

"Happiness is not a destination. It's a direction." In this video, Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey reflect on mistakes, emotions, and contentment, sharing lessons from their new book.

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Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You

So many executives spend decades reaching the pinnacles of their careers only to find themselves unfulfilled at the top. In the book Build the Life You Want, Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey offer high achievers a guide to becoming better leaders—of their lives.

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The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better

Life is short. Are you using your time wisely? Leslie Perlow, Arthur Brooks, and DJ DiDonna offer time management advice to help you work smarter and live happier.

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  • 21 Aug 2023

You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance

Younger workers are rejecting the idea of sticking with one employer for the long haul and are instead finding happiness by job-hopping and creating dramatically different boundaries with work. In a new book, Christina M. Wallace maps out a step-by-step guide to building a flexible and fulfilling life that includes rest, relationships, and a rewarding career.

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Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy

Giving to others is also good for the giver. A research paper by Ashley Whillans and colleagues identifies three circumstances in which spending money on other people can boost happiness.

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When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career

Burning out and ready to quit? Consider an extended break instead. Drawing from research inspired by his own 900-mile journey, DJ DiDonna offers practical advice to help people chart a new path through a sabbatical.

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How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle

People need all kinds of relationships to thrive: partners, acquaintances, colleagues, and family. Research by Michael Norton and Alison Wood Brooks offers new reasons to pick up the phone and reconnect with that old friend from home.

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Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

People tend to seek sameness, but they can teach themselves to relish in the differences of the human experience. Francesca Gino offers these three principles from improv to anyone who's trying to lead more inclusively.

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You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life

Before you give notice and go on a vision quest, consider this: Fulfillment doesn't require big change, says research by Julian De Freitas and colleagues. In fact, you can find more meaning even in a job you don't love.

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Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

Happiness research is all the rage. Arthur Brooks shares how understanding the origins of joy can improve the way we lead organizations—and our personal lives.

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More Proof That Money Can Buy Happiness (or a Life with Less Stress)

It's not about the bigger home or the better vacation. Financial stability helps people escape the everyday hassles of life, says research by Jon Jachimowicz. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

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How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

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Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

For child and family social workers, coping with the hardships of children and parents is part of the job. But that can cause a lot of stress. Is it possible for financially constrained organizations to improve social workers’ well-being using non-cash rewards, recognition, and other strategies from behavioral science? Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans describes the experience of Chief Executive Michael Sanders’ at the UK’s What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care, as he led a research program aimed at improving the morale of social workers in her case, “The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being.” Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

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Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

Pandemic uncertainty doesn't have to spell doom. Happiness experts at Harvard Business School offer these research-based strategies for managing stress. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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Make Your Employees Feel Psychologically Safe

To do their best work, people need to feel secure and safe in their workplace. In a new book, Amy C. Edmondson details how companies can develop psychological safety. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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How to Monetize Happiness

Is there a business model around happiness? Hitachi believes that a happy employee is a productive one, and is investing in "happiness sensors" to prove the connection. Ethan Bernstein explains why in this podcast. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

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The College of Innovation & Technology at the University of Michigan-Flint is experiencing significant growth in research funding for top proposal awarding agencies. The Research Development Officer supports the research enterprise in the College of Innovation & Technology (CIT) at the University of Michigan-Flint, in facilitation of grant proposal development. The Research Development Officer reports to the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and supports in priority initiatives related to the CIT strategic planning in research to catalyze interdisciplinary research teams for relevant solicitations and increasing the probability of selection success in grant awards via multiple research development activities. The Research Development Officer serves as a necessary liaison for CIT with the UM-Flint Office of Research for grants and the University of Michigan Office of Research Development to enhance collaboration opportunities with other UM campuses, including via the Bold Challenges initiative, and facilitate access to available resources.

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The University of Michigan-Flint exhibits its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through enacting fair practices, policies, and procedures particularly in support of the equitable participation of the historically underserved. UM-Flint recognizes the value of diversity in our efforts to provide equitable access and opportunities to all regardless of individual identities in support of a climate where everyone feels a sense of belonging, community, and agency.

Diversity is a core value at University of Michigan-Flint. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty. The University of Michigan-Flint seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning for the purpose of becoming global citizens in a connected world.

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  • Facilitate cross-division links, interdisciplinary research, and collaboration;
  • Work with the CIT Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and senior faculty to develop formal/informal mentoring strategies in CIT to enhance research success for faculty facing a variety of challenges;
  • Work with CIT faculty and staff teams to develop meticulously arranged and professionally finished grant proposals for highly sought after grants and are responsive to funder requests for large-scale and interdisciplinary opportunities; tasks include creating timelines and checklists, tracking proposal writing progress, drafting supporting documents, and proposal editing with a goal of increasing the quality of submitted proposals;
  • Promote a lively and collegial internal research culture by providing multiple opportunities (forums, events, seminars and workshops) for researchers to meet informally and develop shared interests and initiatives including grants-writing seminars, ideation sessions, in addition to providing a range of project management services to increase ambition and readiness for large-scale funding opportunities;
  • Be a liaison with the University of Michigan Office of Research Development to enhance collaboration opportunities across campuses and facilitate access to available resources including the engagement of CIT researchers in university-wide initiatives (e.g. Bold Challenges, Boost, etc) and close synchronization in planning workshops;
  • Be a liaison and point person for information related to funded research grants, award recipient lists and other research-related information. In collaboration with the communications team, facilitate communication of this information for research promotion, awards celebration;
  • Liaise with UM-Flint Office of Research pre-award and post-award research administrators to ensure appropriate grant and project management processes such that quality grant applications are delivered promptly and university requirements are met;
  • Work with the CIT Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and CIT leadership to develop long-term strategic plans for research within the college;
  • Participate in professional development opportunities (e.g. University of Michigan Office of Research Development, conferences, grant-writing workshops);

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  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Five years of experience leading research funding efforts through proposal development
  • Experience in pre-award proposal development spanning diverse sponsors or federal agencies
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  • Experience writing short copy (web-based text), long copy (research proposals and reports), and research presentation material (power point) for broad audiences

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Igor Samsonov was born in Voronezh, Russia in 1963. After earning a degree in mathematics from Voronezh State University, Samsonov began a job at the Institute of Research. Though he enjoyed math’s abstract side, he soon grew tired of mundane projects and routine formulas. He could no longer waste his artistic soul working a nine-to-five office job that he disliked. Inspired by Vincent van Gogh, Samsonov left his job after one year and applied to the exclusive Ilya Repin Leningrad Institute for Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. He was accepted in 1990 and had the great opportunity to study under some of the finest painters in Russia, including Oleg Eremeev, who was a great influence on him. From Eremeev, Samsonov learned the concept of “total art,” which says that an art piece is more than just the sum of its parts—that it must have the artist’s emotional signature. Samsonov began to understand that each painting must have a meaning, a personal message, an identity that would tell its audience, “This is a Samsonov!” He graduated from Repin in 1997. While influenced by great masters such as Francesca, Vermeer, Bosch, Rouseau, Gauguin, and Matisse, Samsonov has also developed his own unique style. He has now had paintings in exhibitions in Russia, Europe, and the U.S, and he continues to grow and evolve as an artist, always aspiring to create pure and total art.

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Validation of happiness measures is inherently challenging because subjective sensations are unobserved. We introduce a novel validation method: subjects report how happy they would feel (or did feel) after some specified event, as well as how they would respond (or would have responded) to a survey question about their happiness after the same event. The difference between these two responses measures “self-reported misreporting.” We demonstrate that self-reported misreporting varies across events and is substantial for certain types of events. These findings imply that caution is warranted when interpreting differences in self-reported well-being across contexts.

We would like to thank Daniel Benjamin, Ori Heffetz, and Nick Netzer for helpful comments. B. Douglas Bernheim is grateful for unrestricted research funds provided by Stanford University. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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The fastest-growing jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree, according to LinkedIn—some pay over $100,000

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More companies are scrapping their degree requirements, creating new opportunities for people who skip college to land competitive, high-paying jobs. 

The number of jobs requiring any degree beyond a high school diploma has been steadily declining since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to recent research from ZipRecruiter .

By 2030, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that about 60% of all new jobs in the economy will be in occupations that don't require an associate, bachelor's or graduate degree.

To find the industries where opportunities are growing most for candidates without bachelor's degrees, data scientists at LinkedIn analyzed millions of member profiles and descriptions of job postings shared on the platform between 2021 and 2023. For this report, a "non-bachelor's graduate" was defined as someone who graduated from high school, has an associate's degree or completed an apprenticeship to train for a job.

Here are the fastest-growing jobs for people without a bachelor's degree, according to LinkedIn:

1. Consulting

Top jobs: Client advisor, business consultant, solutions consultant

2. Marketing

Top jobs: Social media manager, marketing specialist, marketing coordinator

3. Research

Top jobs: Laboratory technician, business analyst, medical laboratory technician

4. Human resources

Top jobs: Human resources specialist, human resources assistant

5. Media and communications

Top jobs: Writer, production assistant, editor, production manager

Some of these jobs offer six-figure salaries: Skilled production managers can expect to make at least $106,000 per year, while the top-earning solutions consultants typically earn between $113,000 and $167,000, according to ZipRecruiter.

Hiring for consulting roles has seen significant hiring growth for candidates without a bachelor's degree in recent years, up 34% between 2021 and 2022. 

"People will hear 'consulting' and immediately picture a job at a big consulting firm, but there are a lot of freelance and contract opportunities where you can use your skills or expertise in a certain area, like sales, for example, to advise a company or client on a specific project," says Andrew Seaman, senior managing editor for jobs and career development at LinkedIn News. "You don't need a bachelor's degree to do that."

Similarly, more companies are rethinking how they hire for HR roles, prioritizing soft skills like communication and leadership over a candidate's educational background, Seaman adds. 

"There is so much valuable life experience a person can bring to an HR job, and more companies are offering training and certification programs to fill in any skills gaps," he says.

"For example, at the start of the pandemic, we saw a lot of people on LinkedIn who suddenly couldn't do their jobs anymore, like bartenders and people who worked in hospitality, pivot to roles in HR, because they already had the people skills you need to thrive in such jobs."

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Research Fellowship - Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine

  • Assume a leading role in conducting research projects in collaboration with Otolaryngology Faculty.
  • Assist in the preparation of abstracts for national meeting presentations.
  • Coordinate research endeavors across the department
  • Preparation of manuscripts for publication in journals (peer-reviewed)
  • Rising 4th year medical students or those already with an MD are eligible to apply
  • Ability to be on-site in Richmond, VA
  • Candidates who intend to pursue a long-term medical career in Otorhinolaryngology/ENT are highly preferred
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Good news for introverted job seekers looking for high-salaried jobs, tailored just for them.

Many job seekers are looking for positions that offer high salaries with other benefits such as low stress or requiring only an associate degree . Now there’s support for those who classify themselves as introverts and face significant career challenges . The fact that 78% of employers make hiring decisions based on a job seeker’s social media presence poses an additional hurdle for the 40% of the U.S. population who are introverts—for whom maintaining a social media presence can be an overwhelming obstacle. As job seekers consider new careers in 2024, introverts are 25% less likely to land top jobs. A YouGov survey found that Americans widely perceive extroverts to have an advantage over introverts in the majority of professions and hiring scenarios.

According to Geoffrey Scott, senior hiring manager at Resume Genius, “There’s a misconception out there that extroverts have an edge in job hunting and career development over their introverted counterparts. However, to me there’s no question that introverts possess their own unique set of marketable skills—abilities that make them equally viable in today's dynamic workforce. Understanding and embracing these skills can empower introverts to thrive as professionals and allow them to contribute as employees in a way that doesn’t burn them out.”

The good news is that introverted qualities contribute to success in certain high-paying roles and offer actionable strategies for introverts to thrive in their careers. Soft skills associated with introverts—such as analytical thinking, problem-solving and the ability to work well independently—are increasingly valued by employers in a range of high-paying fields. Given the importance of pursuing a career that aligns with your personality, Resume Genius researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and O*NET Online . Their report showcases a list of the 10 best high-paying jobs tailored to introverts in 2024 in order to empower introverted job seekers who struggle on the job hunt to find jobs that suit their personalities.

  • Database Architect. (Median annual salary: $134,870). Responsible for managing and organizing data systems within organizations. Number of jobs (2022): 149,300. Estimated job growth (2022–2032): 8%. Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in computer or information technology
  • Software developer. N atural problem-solvers who design, test and refine software to meet user needs. (Median annual salary: $127,260). Number of jobs (2022): 1,795,300. Estimated job growth (2022–2032): 25%. Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree or self-taught with experience
  • Actuary. Responsible for helping businesses create strategies to minimize financial risks, mainly in the insurance sector. (Median annual salary: $113,990). Number of jobs (2022): 30,000. Estimated job growth (2022–2032): 23%. Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree in mathematics, actuarial science, statistics, or an analytical field
  • Information security analyst. Develops and implements security measures with the responsibility of protecting an organization’s computer networks and systems. (Median annual salary: $112,000). Number of jobs (2022): 168,900. Estimated job Growth (2022–2032): 32%. Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a computer science field, some jobs need an additional certification
  • Data scientist. A nalyzes complex datasets and uses advanced techniques to identify trends, patterns and correlations within data to help organizations solve problems and optimize current strategies. (Median annual salary: $103,500). Number of jobs (2022): 168,900. Estimated job growth (2022–2032): 35%. Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or a related field
  • Computer systems analyst. Studies an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and designs improvements to help companies operate more efficiently. (Median annual salary: $102,240). Number of jobs (2022): 531,400. Estimated job growth (2022–2032): 10%. Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
  • Mechanical engineer. Creates, designs and tests machinery, equipment and mechanical systems to ensure they meet technical standards and perform as expected. (Median annual salary: $96,310). Number of jobs (2022): 286,100. Estimated job growth (2022–2032): 10%. Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology, plus licensure
  • Web developer and digital designer. Focuses on front-end design elements of a website or app—including layouts, graphics and user interfaces—to enhance users’ experiences on them. (Median annual salary: $83,240). Number of jobs (2022): 216,700. Estimated job growth (2022–2032): 16%. Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree or self-taught with experience
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  • Ron Gutman said Steve Jobs gave a commencement speech when he graduated from Stanford University.
  • "The only way to be successful is to do what you love," Gutman recalled from the speech.  
  • Gutman, the founder of several companies, also advises people to frame challenges as adventures.

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A serial tech entrepreneur recalled some words of wisdom that Steve Jobs shared with him that have helped him face challenges over his career and kept him moving forward. 

Ron Gutman is a technology and healthcare entrepreneur and the cofounder of digital health company Intrivo, which invented the On/Go COVID-19 rapid at-home test used by millions of people in the US. Gutman is also an adjunct professor at Stanford University.

Gutman, who has headed numerous companies during his career, told Business Insider that Steve Jobs gave a commencement speech when he graduated from Stanford in 2005. One piece of advice stayed with him over the years. 

"What Steve used to say, and he said it in one of the discussions that I had with him: 'The only way to be successful is to do what you love,'" Gutman told BI in an interview. "I would add that the only way to be happy is to do what you love." 

Jobs gave the commencement address at Stanford  on June 12, 2005, and shared a story about being fired from Apple 10 years after co-founding it with Steve Wozniak . Jobs said it led to a creative period in his life during which he founded two companies and fell in love. 

Apple later acquired one of Jobs' companies and he returned to the tech giant. 

"I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did," Jobs said during the speech. "You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."

Frame challenges as adventures 

Gutman explained that if you're not passionate about the work you're doing or are solely motivated by money, you're more likely to give it up for something else. 

Instead, he advises people to do work they love and frame challenges as adventures. 

"I always translate challenges to adventures," he said. "You could look at it as if you're in the hero's journey and you're just slaying dragons. You're doing what you need to do to make sure that things are working and it's tough and it's difficult and the world is terrible but it's just a matter of framing."

Keeping a positive mindset can turn a challenge into something that is exciting and a learning opportunity. 

Additionally, surrounding yourself with people you love working with turns every challenge into an adventure.

"The people that are in your vicinity, your team, your peers, the area in the industry that you're choosing to tackle, make sure that these are people that you enjoy being with even if it wasn't work," Gutman said. 

"If you get into this challenging craziness, you're like 'Okay, I'm surrounded by great people. We're in this together. We're helping each other,' and it makes the whole thing an adventure." 

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  • 8 March is International Women’s Day – devoted to celebrating the achievements of women and seeking gender equality.
  • The campaign theme in 2024 is #InspireInclusion , while the official theme of the UN observance of the day is ‘ Invest in women: Accelerate progress ’.
  • It will take another 131 years to reach gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023 .

Gender equality is central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) – and a perennial item on the Secretary-General's annual priority list.

SDG5 calls for the world to " Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls " by 2030.

Empowering women can boost economies and help the peace process, believes António Guterres, but it needs to happen faster.

"We are promoting women's full and equal participation and leadership in all sectors of society, as a matter of urgency," he told the UN General Assembly, outlining the agency's priorities on 7 February 2024.

It will take another 131 years to reach gender parity , according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023.

The continued fight for women’s rights is marked each year by International Women’s Day (IWD).

What is International Women’s Day and when did it start?

IWD takes place on 8 March every year.

It began life as National Women’s Day in the United States back in February 1909. The following year, at the second International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, Denmark, women’s rights activist Clara Zetkin called for an international women’s day to give women a greater voice to further their demands for equal rights.

It was unanimously approved by the female attendees from 17 countries, including Finland’s first three women MPs. International Women’s Day was marked for the first time in March 1911 – and the date was fixed as 8 March in 1913. The UN celebrated it for the first time in 1975 and in 1996 it announced its first annual theme: "Celebrating the past, Planning for the Future".

How is the day marked around the world?

International Women’s Day is celebrated as a national holiday by countries across the globe, with women often given flowers and gifts – and there are IWD events in major cities worldwide .

On 8 March 1914, there was a women’s suffrage march in London, calling for women’s right to vote, at which high-profile campaigner Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested.

In 2001, the internationalwomensday.com platform was launched to reignite attention for the day, celebrate women’s achievements and continue to call for gender parity.

On the centenary in 2011, sitting US President Barack Obama called for March to be known as Women’s History Month. He said: “History shows that when women and girls have access to opportunity , societies are more just, economies are more likely to prosper, and governments are more likely to serve the needs of all their people.”

The World Economic Forum has been measuring gender gaps since 2006 in the annual Global Gender Gap Report .

The Global Gender Gap Report tracks progress towards closing gender gaps on a national level. To turn these insights into concrete action and national progress, we have developed the Gender Parity Accelerator model for public private collaboration.

These accelerators have been convened in twelve countries across three regions. Accelerators are established in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico and Panama in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean, Egypt and Jordan in the Middle East and North Africa, and Japan and Kazakhstan in Asia.

All Country Accelerators, along with Knowledge Partner countries demonstrating global leadership in closing gender gaps, are part of a wider ecosystem, the Global Learning Network, that facilitates exchange of insights and experiences through the Forum’s platform.

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In these countries CEOs and ministers are working together in a three-year time frame on policies that help to further close the economic gender gaps in their countries. This includes extended parental leave, subsidized childcare and making recruitment, retention and promotion practices more gender inclusive.

If you are a business in one of the Gender Parity Accelerator countries you can join the local membership base.

If you are a business or government in a country where we currently do not have a Gender Parity Accelerator you can reach out to us to explore opportunities for setting one up.

What is the theme of International Women’s Day in 2024?

Each year, there are effectively two different themes: one proposed as a campaign theme by the IWD website, which this year is #InspireInclusion , and the UN's official, which this year is " Invest in women: Accelerate progress ".

UN Women and the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs jointly publish an annual update on the progress towards SDG5.

In the latest – Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023 – they reveal there's an "alarming" $360 billion annual deficit in spending on gender-equality measures.

A gender-focused SDG stimulus package to deliver transformational results for women, girls and societies.

UN Women has outlined areas that need joint action to ensure women are not left behind:

Investing in women: A human rights issue

"Gender equality remains the greatest human rights challenge. Investing in women is a human rights imperative and cornerstone for building inclusive societies. Progress for women benefits us all."

Implementing gender-responsive financing

"Due to conflicts and rising fuel and food prices, recent estimates suggest that 75% of countries will curb public spending by 2025 . Austerity negatively impacts women and crowds out public spending on essential public services and social protection."

Shifting to a green and caring economy

"The current economic system exacerbates poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation , disproportionately affecting women and marginalized groups. Advocates for alternative economic models propose a shift towards a green and caring economy that amplifies women’s voices."

Supporting feminist change-makers

"Feminist organizations are leading efforts to tackle women’s poverty and inequality. However, they are running on empty, receiving a meagre 0.13% of total official development assistance ."

What is the state of gender parity globally?

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2023 found that, although the global parity score has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, "the overall rate of change has slowed down significantly".

The index benchmarks 146 countries across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival and Political Empowerment) and tracks progress towards closing gender gaps over time.

Of the four gaps tracked, Political Empowerment remains the largest, with only 22.1% closed – a 0.1 percentage point increase on 2022.

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The gender gap in Economic Participation and Opportunity remained the second largest of the gaps, with only 60.1% closed so far (up slightly from 58% in 2022). The pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis is having a disproportionate impact on women .

The gender pay gap is the “difference between the average pay of men and women within a particular group or population” according to the Fawcett Society, which campaigns for equal pay in the UK.

Each year, the charity marks Equal Pay Day in the UK, the day of the year at which women stop earning relative to men. In 2023, that date was 22 November.

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