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    Putting the science of happiness to work

    Jessica Pryce-Jones

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    A n offer...

    Email me right now and I ll pick three winnersto attend one of our accreditation workshops inthe USA, location to suit you. Winners will learnhow to use our tools and approach free!

    Learning new things makes lots of us happy

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    How we use this knowledge

    What we know and what it is

    A genda

    What next

    Who iOpener is

    How we got there

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    How we use this knowledge

    What we know and what it is

    A genda

    What next

    Who iOpener is

    How we got there

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    W ho is iOpener?

    H uman asset management consultancy thatfocuses on:

    OD

    T eam and executive coaching

    Leadership skills development

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    Cl ients

    AELTC Hogg Robinson Group Oxford University PressBASF Howrey LLP Puma

    Baxter Worldwide innocent Sandvik

    BBC Irwin Mitchell Shell

    Cass Business School Judge Business School Tetra Pak

    CERN London Business School UBS

    Chicago Booth Mansell UIB

    Cisco NHBC Unilever

    BAFTA NHS Vodafone

    Equity Ins Group OMD WHO

    Focus Solutions Oxfam Wiley Blackwell

    General Physics Oxford (Said) Biz School Yorkshire Water

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    How we use this knowledge

    What we know and what it is

    A genda

    What next

    Who iOpener is

    How we got there

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    W hat we know

    5 yr project; 5,500 emp loyees

    W hen you compare the happiest emp loyeeswith their least happy co ll eagues:

    1.25 days extra focus a week

    1.5 days vs. 6 days a year off sick

    9 vs. 20 months intention to stay

    Productivity + $

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    E mp loyees who are happiest...

    180% more energized155% happier in their jobs

    150% happier with life108% more engagement

    50% more motivation

    50% more be lief in their potentia l4 0% more confidence

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    W hat is happiness at work?

    Happiness at work is a mindset which a ll ows youto maximize your potentia l. You do this by being

    mindful

    of the highs andlows when working a

    loneor with others.

    L ooking at these words, select the ones that resonate for you from this definition.

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    W hat is happiness at work?

    Happiness at work is a mindset which a ll ows youto maximize your potentia l. You do this by being

    mindful of the highs and

    lows when working a

    loneor with others .

    T his isnt just about the highs. Its about creating abank which you invest in and then drawn on.

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    How we use this knowledge

    What we know and what it is

    A genda

    What next

    Who iOpener is

    How we got there

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    How did we research it?

    14 focus groups67 interviewsStudy 1: 193Study 2: 4 03Study 3: 19 4 0Version 2 4

    Va lidity and re liabi lity5500 respondents

    www.iopener.com/report

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    IPP A Phi lade lphia, June 2009

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    T he 5 factors gave us the productivity-happiness mode l

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    M easurab le differences

    The effort you make and your perception of it

    The motivation you havewhatever the

    circumstances

    The fit you have with your

    organization

    The extent to which you

    are engaged with your

    work

    A sense of belief inyourself and your job

    23%

    31%

    30%

    4 0%

    38%

    Achieving your potential

    50%

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    Yes but...

    D oes happiness come first?

    O r does performance make you happy?O r perhaps it s both?

    Boehm J.K. & Lyubomirsky S, 2008, D oes happiness promote careersuccess, J of Career Assessment, 16(1), 101-116

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    W hat about job satisfaction,engagement and H@ W ?H@W leads to job satisfaction and engagement. Butnot v.v.

    You can have high engagement but low happiness.E

    ngagement and job satisfaction are traditionall

    ydriven top down.JS and E were deve loped in 60s and 70s.E ngagement and job satisfaction tend to focus onorganizationa l attitudes: this is person-centricUnique deve lopment amongst mixed and mobi leworkforce.

    A ugments and deepens any E or JS work

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    How we use this knowledge

    What we know and what it is

    A genda

    What next

    Who iOpener is

    How we got there

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    How we use this: individua ls andteams

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    T eams/organisations

    C a ll ed in when issues around:M ora le

    PerformanceLeadershipResi lience

    C onfidencePu lseDig deeper

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    T eams/organisations

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    How we use this knowledge

    What we know and what it is

    A genda

    What next

    Who iOpener is

    How we got there

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    W hat next: 2 day accreditationworkshops

    Brusse ls, Be lgium, 15-16 September W ashington 2 4 -25 September C hicago, US A , 29-30 September Birmingham, UK, 21-22 October Dubai, U A E , 9-10 November San Francisco, US A , 17-18 November

    Da ll as, US A , 2 4 -25 November London, UK, 2 4 -25 November

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    W hat next

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