Employee Relations

Happiness in the Workplace

I recently went to a local Business Chamber meeting where we had three speakers who were there to talk about happiness in the workplace.

What I loved about this meeting is that all speakers were from different industry and each one talked about what made their workplace so good. What was great to hear was the different steps they had put in place to ensure the happiness level in their workplace continued.

There were so many key takeaways for me – some I already share with the businesses I work with and a few that I was unaware of, which I am about to share with you.

How do you create happiness in the workplace?

We all know employee happiness increases productivity and decreases staff turnover. Research shows that the cost of turnover is two and a half times an employee’s salary and the cost of a dysfunctional member of staff impacts other members, takes up valuable leadership time and impacts the bottom line.