\u201cChoose a job you like and you won\u2019t have to work a day in your life,\u201d asserts Confucius in his famous phrase. But what happens when motivation is surpassed by stress, deadlines start to fill your inbox, and work suddenly consumes your time out of the office? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each day, from our office or coworking jobs, we as employees have the opportunity to show the duality of our behaviour, firstly because of the physical and mental exhaustion that the job involves, and secondly, by achieving the day\u2019s goals, we increase our well-being and feeling of achievement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When talking about \u201chappiness management<\/strong>\u201d, we\u2019re referring to an organisation\u2019s ability to offer their employees strategies that allow them to link their personal purpose to their business activity, in order to align their performance with the company\u2019s goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In this sense, according to a research carried out by the Harvard Business Review and Gallup (United States, 2017), happy employees cause 31% more productivity, 44% more employee retention, 300% more innovation, and can reduce by 125% the burnout syndrome<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Expert Nick Marks suggests five guidelines to promote individual happiness which provide a first approach for talent managers on how to motivate high performance teams. The first guideline is to connect with others, be active, pay attention to one\u2019s environment, always be learning and be a caring, helpful person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Challenge accepted!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n When organisations accept the challenge of offering more value to their employees to avoid talent drain and increase their engagement, they decide not only to focus on tangible indicators but also for these to become more relevant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Among these new proposals, the following are the most prominent: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Work-life balance <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Improvement in work environment security <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Better access to health programmes <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Participation in corporate social responsibility actions <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Transversal activities between different groups and departments <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Transparency in all organisational levels <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Positive work environment based on effective communication <\/p>\n\n\n\n