1. Henry Stewart - Chief Happiness Officer, Happy
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Henry Stewart - Chief Happiness Officer, Happy
Tuesday 20 November
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2. Let’s create happy, productive organisations
Henry Stewart
Happy Ltd @happyhenry
Warm up
People work best – how would be different? Nandos, edmans
3 skills of managers - tables
When I worked at my best – pairs & summary
Vote on important
Maslow
Pre Approval – groups on using
Framework
Celebrating mistakes
Recruit for attitude
Work/life balance – what if said had to work hours
Managers should be chosen, roles of management
Choose your manager
Strengths
Treat people…
Example marketing person – tables to decide
Further exercises
80 ideas
My strengths as a manager
Delegation
Listening

3. Let’s create happy, productive organisations
Henry Stewart
Chief Happiness Officer
Happy Ltd @happyhenry
Warm up
People work best – how would be different? Nandos, edmans
3 skills of managers - tables
When I worked at my best – pairs & summary
Vote on important
Maslow
Pre Approval – groups on using
Framework
Celebrating mistakes
Recruit for attitude
Work/life balance – what if said had to work hours
Managers should be chosen, roles of management
Choose your manager
Strengths
Treat people…
Example marketing person – tables to decide
Further exercises
80 ideas
My strengths as a manager
Delegation
Listening

4. Been at your organisation
Less than 5 Years
More than 5 Years

5. Avoid Mistakes
Celebrate Mistakes

6. Skills and Qualifications
Recruit for
Attitude
Skills and Qualifications

7. Each day at work I get to do what I am best at
Yes No

8. Freedom Within Guidelines
I prefer
Complete Freedom
Being told what to do
Freedom Within Guidelines

9. Time to reflect
Rarely
Every Day
Some Days

10. I believe people are…
Yes No

11. Where my organisation is …
Yes No

12. Where I’d like my organisation to be …
Yes No

13. Happy Workplaces
Key Priority
Nice to Have

14. Best Workplaces: UK Top 20

15. People work best when they feel good about themselves

16. How would your organisation be different if the focus of leadership was making people feel good?
3 mins discuss with the person next to you. Not debating the idea but imagining what it would be like if that is how it was.
Ask for a few key points.

17. £236,000
£100,000
Alex Edmans, Wharton Business School

18. Source: “Staff engagement toolkit”, NHS Employers 2013

20. Its not about fun….
How could this you apply this in your business? Ask for examples from the group of things people have pre-approved. What were the benefits of you not being involved? Get each person to think of something that they could pre-approve.

22. Pre Approve It

23. What could you pre-approve tomorrow?
3 mins discuss with the person next to you. Not debating the idea but imagining what it would be like if that is how it was.
Ask for a few key points.

24. How innovative are you?

25. Are you as innovative as the public sector?

26. Project Oxygen
Good communicator Express interest Be productive and results-oriented Empower, don't micromanage Help with career development Key technical skills Be a good coach Clear vision
Do questions in handout in pairs. Be practical. What might being a coach look like in a restaurant? Probably not hour long executive coaching sessions but do you ask people to help them think through problems for themselves and build their confidence.
Lets now focus in on empowerment and what needs to be in place for it to work.

27. Project Oxygen
1. Be a good coach 2. Empower, don't micromanage 3. Express interest 4. Be productive and results-oriented 5. Good communicator 6. Help with career development 7. Clear vision 8. Key technical skills.
Do questions in handout in pairs. Be practical. What might being a coach look like in a restaurant? Probably not hour long executive coaching sessions but do you ask people to help them think through problems for themselves and build their confidence.
Lets now focus in on empowerment and what needs to be in place for it to work.

28. If the focus of management was coaching…..?
3 mins discuss with the person next to you. Not debating the idea but imagining what it would be like if that is how it was.
Ask for a few key points.

30. Could you aim to make no decisions? What would be your exception?
3 mins discuss with the person next to you. Not debating the idea but imagining what it would be like if that is how it was.
Ask for a few key points.

31. Could you aim to make no decisions? What would be your exception?
3 mins discuss with the person next to you. Not debating the idea but imagining what it would be like if that is how it was.
Ask for a few key points.
Could you aim to make no decisions? What would be your exception?

32. Support
Principles
Targets
Job Ownership
Feedback

33. Celebrate Mistakes
3 mins discuss with the person next to you. Not debating the idea but imagining what it would be like if that is how it was.
Ask for a few key points.

34. Matthew Syeed / Martin Rosenbaum

35. What is your best recent mistake?

36. Joy at work: 80%

37. Play to your strengths

38. What are you best at? How could you get to do more of it?
3 mins discuss with the person next to you. Not debating the idea but imagining what it would be like if that is how it was.
Ask for a few key points.

40. One thing I like about these ideas...

41. 1 thing I personally want to change or put into practice
Stand up
Find a partner. Share each way
Then find new partner for next slide
1 thing I personally want to change or put into practice

42. “Info” to henry@happy.co.uk

43. Get people to do what they are great at
2. Give them the freedom to do it well
3. Coach them to be their best

44. Henry Stewart henry@happy.co.uk 07870 682442 Twitter: @happyhenry
Let’s create happy, productive organisations
Henry Stewart

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