Our workplace engagement and happiness programmes will improve workplace mood, develop employee motivation and increase satisfaction. They build stronger communications and relationships in the workplace. And they are fun!
Any progressive workplace that values productivity and loyalty should take engagement and happiness seriously. Thankfully, while both these factors were once seen as fringe interests in a commercial world driven by the pursuit of results at any cost, today they are recognised as intrinsic elements to success.
Engagement and happiness should be a long-term strategy and the achievement of them should be a primary goal which aligns to the vision and mission statement that an organisation lives by.
They cannot be achieved through one-off workshops or through ad hoc random initiatives. Free pizza Friday is great, but what happens when the free pizza runs out? If it’s back to miserable Monday and business as usual, your engagement and happiness levels will never improve.
Happiness also doesn’t mean being happy all the time, which is impossible. We recognise that emotions such as stress, anxiety and frustration are natural and impact on the way people work.
We approach happiness from a scientific perspective. We understand that realistic happiness is as much about an individual’s capacity to cope with difficulties and overcome challenges than it is about developing feelgood initiatives.
Laughology has been at the forefront of the happiness revolution. We are arguably the country’s most experienced, informed and successful learning and development organisations when it comes to delivering programmes that embed a culture of engagement and happiness in workplaces.
A CIPD recognised wellbeing and happiness workplace strategy.
We use current research along with our unique CIPD-recognised Laughology Happiness Model to build robust programmes delivered in fun, engaging ways.
Relationship with managers and leaders
We work with people at every level in an organisation because happy, engaged teams and workplaces are created from the bottom up and the top down. Relationships play a key role in engagement and happiness in any organisation, particularly the relationships people have with their managers and leaders.
Vision & Culture
Vision and culture are also key elements to an engaged, happy workforce. Words are nothing without actions and organisations should put strategies in place to ensure the vision is shared and lived, otherwise it becomes an empty promise and people will become disengaged and unhappy. We help you put all these measures in the place.
Our bespoke programmes start by identifying the underlying factors that make your people happy, unhappy, engaged and disengaged.
Money and workplace happiness
Studies show that salaries and financial perks are not the main drivers of workplace happiness. Instead development and progression, workplace relationships and challenges are just as important.Instead development and progression, workplace relationships and challenges are just as important.
Five happiness themes
The Laughology Happiness Model was developed using our own field research and existing academic theory, including work carried out by Martin Seligman and Andrew Oswald. It identifies the five themes that are key to happiness, which are confidence, personal development, positive relationships, support and coping skills.
Happiness tools
Using our unique Happiness Model and the associated tools we have developed to accompany it, we analyse organisations to identify areas where positive changes can be made and then build a flexible programme of content, delivery and training to address each area and embed happiness and engagement.
Happiness grid and matrix
The Happiness Model includes a grid and matrix which we use to identify which skill sets an organisation should enhance to develop better happiness and engagement levels across the board. Once we have assessed an organisation, we can identify appropriate actions and measures to take, and deliver these through a range of methods.
The Laughology Happiness Grid identifies which skill sets an organisation should enhance to develop better happiness and engagement levels
Examples of initiatives
To help you develop a workplace engagement strategy we are sharing our happiness models and approach to long term engagement. These models are recognised as effective tools in the CIPD Workplace well-being strategy, one-day course.
Download the Laughology happiness and engagement programme and the unique Laughology happiness grid.
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