How many steps we need to be happier at work?
Explore the 12 Steps to Happiness and boost workplace well-being through kindness and resilience.
												Apr 25, 2020
							
												
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								Summary
										Discover the transformative power of happiness at work through practical exercises and modern HRM strategies. This article explores the '12 Steps to Happiness' framework, emphasizing the importance of kindness, resilience, and purpose in enhancing workplace well-being. Learn how to foster a positive work environment, improve engagement, and drive organizational success. Engage with actionable insights and make happiness a core component of professional development. Dive in to find out how you can implement these strategies in your workplace.
									
								
								
								
								
									Takeaways
- Engage in mindfulness to improve resilience and reduce stress.
- Happiness at work is a key driver of success and well-being.
- Kindness and empathy build trust and improve workplace relationships.
- Purposeful work aligns with core values and enhances job satisfaction.
- Resilience involves managing challenges with authenticity and grace.
- Civility is one of the factors that promote happiness in the workplace. Being civil means building trust, and sharing resources, feedback, and credit. Courtesy helps leaders avoid the corruptive influence of gaining power.
- Modern sciences correlate happiness at the workplace with kindness resilience' purposes and some factors.
- Research shows that apologizing, often considered a sign of weakness, is suitable for trust and, in turn, happiness at work. Apologies inspire more tremendous respect and commitment in the people around you and make organizations better at rebounding from setbacks.
- kindness at work is practiced; prosocial states like empathy compassion and gratitudeEmphaty is the basis of understanding other people, guides, suitable choices, and effective teamwork . They also help people succeed at their goals at work.
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