Happiness at work - projects
Manas K Mandal, PhD, FNAPsy
Why is happiness
important at work?
• Happy employees are more productive than
unhappy ones
• … create happy customers
• … have less work-life stress
• … are more creative, innovative
• … are more purposeful & engaged
• Some of your best hours on earth are spent
at the workplace
What makes you feel
happy at work…?
• Which jobs are happier?
• Does money buy happiness?
• What is so hard to be self-employed?
• Does having no job make you depressed?
• Is job satisfaction same as happiness?
• Do happier people work harder?
• Can job satisfaction hide low levels of
engagements?
What makes you feel
happy at work…?
• Is happiness at work more than ‘fun’?
• Do unhappy employees move elsewhere to
find happiness?
• Is it difficult to incentivize happy employees?
• Do employees get happiness at what they can
do best?
• Are people ever happy at job?
• Are Indian employees happy?
How do I know you are happy at work…
• You wake up every morning with an excitement
feeling about going to work
• Your family/friends know that you enjoy what you do
Source: see list
• You are not overwhelmed by Sunday evening-blues
• You feel like doing something of value
• You feel like giving back & teaching a new generation
Projects, extended essays, group
discussions…
Why having a target salary can derail a job
negotiation?
When to stop deliberating on a project &
take a decision?
How to have difficult conversations
virtually?
How to make sure that your stress is not
contagious?
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Projects, extended essays, group
discussions…
How to nudge worker’s mind for safety
practices?
What kind of happiness do people
practice more?
Does work make you happy?
Why should you stop trying to be happy?
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“Our people are the greatest asset” –Is it a lip
service of most companies?
What makes people obsolete in a company?
Projects, extended Why talented people fail under pressure?
essays, group How to work with someone who thinks they are
discussions… right always?
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Does instant feedback hurt our performance?
Shall we just put on a happy face (surface acting vs
Deep acting) at work?
Why silver medal winners are more unhappy than
Projects, extended bronze medal winners?
essays, group
Can a fireman be afraid of fires? Will you enjoy what
discussions…
the job demands daily?
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Web Links:
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/jobs-and-careers
/story/tips-to-be-happy-at-work-985234-2017-06-28
https://www.india.com/lifestyle/5-reasons-why-happiness-at-
workplace-is-important-4186019/
https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/career-is-the-9-to-5
-shift-a-joke/20161124.htm
https://happier.in/how-to-cultivate-happiness-at-work/
https://www.deccanherald.com/supplements/dh-education/
happiness-at-workplace-1134513.html
Ted Talks:
https://www.ted.com/talks/zack_friedman_the_secrets_to_h
appiness_at_work
https://www.ted.com/talks/ross_reekie_can_you_find_happi
ness_at_work
Happiness at work… Indian scenario
59% of the workforce in India are unhappy
Greater autonomy & belongingness contribute to
happiness
Most people seek flexibility to maximize their happiness
Employees who leave their job are not unhappy people;
they are unhappy at work
Intent to leave job does not vary much across generations
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