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Onno Hamburger and Hein Zegers talk about Happiness@work at Thoughts on Happiness
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November 5th, 2008
Happiness@work
Evidence Based Interventions
Introduction
Onno Hamburger, happiness coach
Psychologist, senior trainer and happiness coach at Van Harte & Lingsma
Developer of Happiness@work trainingprograms, coaching & workshops
Founding father of www.geluk.startpagina.nl, & the weblog about happiness in the workplace www.gelukkigwerken.nl
Introduction
Hein Zegers, happiness researcherUniversity of Leuven
Belgium ENPP Representative
Researcher on evidence based happiness interventions www.evidencebasedhappiness.com,
Researcher on employee well-beingat www.iswlimits.be
Worldwide qualitative researcheron happiness
What is happiness@work?
Meaning
Satisfaction
Pleasure
HAPPINESS
@work
Why Happiness@Work?
Happy employees are:
• More productive
• More creative & innovative
• More flexible & open to change
• More involved & loyal
• Healthier (less on sick leave)
• More profitable
What makes people happy in their job?
Factors people say makes them happier at the workplace
In rank order of importance:
• Friendly, supportive colleagues
• Enjoyable work
• Good boss or line manager
• Good balance Work/Life
• Varied work
• Belief that they’re doing something worthwile
Research by Chiumento, January 2007
What is happiness determined by?
50%
10%
40%
Genetics
Circumstances
Consciousbehaviour
Sonja Lyubomirsky
How can we influence those 40%?
50%
10%
40%
Genetics
Circumstances
Consciousbehaviour
Science:
The science of Happiness@work
Descriptive vs. Experimental research:
Experimental Happiness Research
Happiness interventions:
A new world
We know there’s a lot we don’t know
What we do know: Evidence Based Interventions
RET/ CBT/…Physical movementStrengthen optimismGratitudeRandom Acts of kindnessForgivenessDeveloping & using strengthsFlow/ goal settingMission/ Vision/VisualisationsMindfulnessHeart Math
What do we need?
More ……
& and more …
Mindhabits
Filmpje Paul Potts
Filmpje Paul Potts
Filmpje Paul Potts
Filmpje Paul Potts
“Reduce cortisol (stress hormone) levels by 17 percent in people who played the game five minutes a day. ”
October 2007, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
How do you get happier?
Positive thinking / Realistic thinkingNeo-cortex
Emotional Brain
Brainstem
Few neural pathways from the outer to the inner layers
This makes cognitive psychological interventions less effective
Source: Ledoux (2003).
Many neural pathways from the inner to the outer layers
Direct influence emotional brain & brainstem
Neocortex
Emotional brainPositive feeling
BrainstemAdapt way of breathing
Source: www.heartmath.org
HeartMath
Coherence is not correlated to heart rate
Summary
Happiness@work is important for both employees and organizations
Happiness@work is common sense but not common practice
Different happiness@work interventions are available (see also hand-out)
More research and open mindedness is needed
Sources
www.h-l.nl/happiness
www.gelukkigwerken.nl
www.thoughtsonhappiness.nl
www.positivesharing.com
www.greatplacetowork.com
www.heartmathbenelux.com
Randstad research into happiness@work: onderzoek geluk
What is cortisol? Backgrounds Cortisol
Employee Satisfaction is not enough
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