Does Your Organisation Have a Coaching Culture?
In this video, Henry Stewart talks about the importance of coaching in the workplace. Google’s Project Oxygen looked into what qualities make a great manager, and analysed thousands of performance reviews. This revealed that the most effective managers coached their people – giving their people space to discuss issues, building confidence, asking questions and help […]
Ethical Investment: It Has Paid Off For Me
Recently I’ve found myself several times in lively discussions about whether choosing to invest ethically means accepting a lower financial return.
Learning: It’s Personal
What makes a great training course? We’ve done a lot of research on this, and worked with some great trainers to find the answer.
Don’t Tell When You Can Ask
‘Don’t tell when you can ask’ has been the core training principle at Happy since I founded it 20 years ago.
Read more about the reasoning behind this principle in this blog by Happy’s Chief Happiness Officer, Henry Stewart.
Why Economies of Scale Can Lead to Higher Prices
Once again we have a government talking about saving money through shared services and combined procurement.
It is Good to Pay Tax
There have a been series of demonstrations organised by UK Uncut and others against companies who have been avoiding paying their tax.
Why Economies of Scale Lead to Poor Service
As the government embarks on programmes of shared services, let me give an example of why this approach can be disastrous.
