Category: Workplace Happiness

How to Apply Positive Psychology in Workplaces

Posted on by Anni Eline in Company Culture, positive psychology, strengths, Workplace Happiness

I sometimes get asked if I am a Psychologist since I have studied Positive Psychology. The answer is no, while Positive Psychology is an area of Psychology, it does not mean that all practitioners would be Psychologists, or that therapy would be the only area where Positive Psychology could be applied. Positive Psychology has successfully been applied in various contexts such as schools and workplaces. Every practitioner applies the tools and research in their own field to support the well-being of their students, employees, patients, clients, community members, and so on.

Two Lies and a Truth about Positive Psychology

Posted on by Anni Eline in Being Happy at Work, career development, Workplace Happiness

Fall has always felt like the time of new beginnings to me. I guess I always associated it with the excitement of back-to-school. Yes, I was one of those kids who actually liked school and was excited to go back after the summer. Well, guess what... This fall, I HAVE gone back to school and I am SUPER excited about it!

Prevention Is Better than Cure When It Comes to Burnouts

Posted on by Anni Eline in Workplace Happiness

The working population's mental health has recently been in the headlines in Finland. Big national media outlets such as Yle News and Helsingin Sanomat have reported on increased burnouts among the Finns and the most recent statistics by Kela (the Finnish Social Insurance Institution) show that mental health issues have become the most common reason for sick leaves.

Happiness at Work Is Not Just a Nice Thought – Here Is How Employee Well-Being Impacts Your Bottom Line

Posted on by Anni Eline in Workplace Happiness

Happiness at work is trendy right now. It is trendy to post images from an office with bean bag chairs and a pool table. It is trendy to share the pictures from a company holiday party or a lunch with the team. It is trendy to tell everyone on LinkedIn how much you care about your employees, their happiness, growth, and work-life balance.

3 Ways to Show Your Employees that You Care about Them

Posted on by Anni Eline in Workplace Happiness

“Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” This quote is so widely cited all over the internet that you have probably seen it more than once and you already know who said it. That's right, it was Sir Richard Branson, the Founder of the Virgin Group.

Can You Design Happiness at Work? Hacking Happiness with OpenIDEO

Posted on by Anni Eline in Workplace Happiness

This morning, I attended a Hacking Happiness session organized by the OpenIDEO Barcelona Chapter. OpenIDEO is IDEO's platform for open innovation. Their goal is to solve complex challenges in society by using design thinking as a tool. Design thinking allows practically anyone to find innovative solutions to problems in a human-centered, yet feasible and viable, way (IDEO).