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Werken aan werkgeluk
Unfortunately, the book has not yet been translated into English.
Happiness at work is getting more and more attention in Belgium every day. This is good news because we are lagging far behind when we look at work happiness in Scandinavia or the Netherlands, for example.
At the same time, there is also a risk underneath that growing popularity. After all, happiness at work can sometimes be mistaken for a fluffy empty box. The definition of happiness at work by Kim Hilgert and Griet Deca, co-founders of Tryangle, is based on anything but superficial fables. To them, sustainable work happiness is based on extensive science anchored in positive psychology, occupational psychology and economics.
What specifically contributes to our happiness at work? In this book you will discover what the topic is all about and you will get many practical examples to inspire you to create sustainable happiness at work.
Why a work happiness policy?
Sustainable happiness at work offers the unique opportunity to go beyond merely well-being at work and allows for a preventative approach. It is essential to know what exactly happiness at work is, when to work on it, with whom and in what circumstances in order to effectively realize all the attributed benefits.
The purpose of this book is to offer you, as a prevention advisor, as an HR professional, as an executive, as a business owner, as a manager or as someone simply interested in the topic of happiness at work, inspiration, framework, insights, examples, arguments and techniques.
As there is a lot to talk about, we carefully selected the topics in this book with a sense of reality and attention to concrete applications within an organization, in order to offer the reader a practical guide to (further) boost happiness at work.
In the book “Werken aan Werkgeluk”, the authors speak and write from years of experience. Their examples are particularly recognizable. And their approach works. The book is a foundational work that summarizes the essence of happiness at work, in clear language, without ever becoming fluffy. It covers both theory as the application in the workplace. This makes it insightful and achievable to build a business strategy that nurtures a corporate culture that makes everyone feel good about themselves. The authors take you from “job satisfaction” through connection, mindset, well-being and engagement to a shared experience we can call “happiness at work.
In practical steps, they take us from what, why, with whom, when and how to everyday practice. Whoever reads it will immediately feel like and receive tools to invest (more) in authentic happiness at work. And that can only make us all better and ... happier.
From prosperity to happiness at work
Unfortunately, the book has not yet been translated into English.
Pressured by the quest for prosperity and the ethos of hard work, overworked people started falling ill on a massive scale. There was a healthy awareness that things couldn’t go on like this and more and more attention was being paid to well-being. Well-being at work was included in the legislation and companies started working on a well-being policy. But in order to fully break the taboo surrounding well-being, an bigger push is needed. We are currently at the tipping point from well-being to happiness at work, an exceptional transformation that follows logically from previous developments.
Griet Deca takes you on a journey through a fascinating world in the throes of change, based on the knowledge and insights she has gathered during her career of twenty years as a company trainer. Griet offers concrete tools that provide guidance in the labyrinth of facts, anecdotes and theories so as to ensure that the present (under)currents that health in the workplace could entail, are given every chance of success.
