Happy People Work Harder: The Six Drivers of Workplace Happiness
Does a happier workforce actually perform better? Lord Mark Price, former managing director of Waitrose and founder of WorkL, argues the answer is yes.
About this episode.
Does a happier workforce actually perform better? Lord Mark Price, former managing director of Waitrose and founder of WorkL, argues the answer is yes.
Cathal Quinlan recorded this conversation with Mark on 14 November 2024, a few weeks after his book Happy Economics came out. We are releasing it now because the question at its heart hasn't gone away: what makes people happy at work, and what can a manager actually do about it?
Mark sets out the six things that drive happiness at work:
Reward and recognition Information sharing Empowerment Wellbeing A sense of purpose Job satisfaction, including career development and the relationship with your line manager They also explore:
Why Mark felt flat on the day he got the promotion he had always wanted Why recognition can matter as much as pay, once people feel fairly paid Mark's account of what changed at Waitrose when people were happier at work Why the relationship with your line manager matters so much When to tackle a problem at work, and when to let it go Happy Economics (Kogan Page):
koganpage.com/general-business-interest/happy-economics-9781398617360
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