Maartje & Fennande of Happy Office on Creating a Culture of Happiness at Work

Published: Nov. 20, 2019, 8:32 p.m.

In this podcast, recorded at the Agile India 2019 conference, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Maartje Wolff and Fennande van der Meulen.\n\nWhy listen to this podcast: \n\n\u2022\tIf you want to transform organisations and make them future-proof, then happiness is crucial to success because happy people get better outcomes\n\u2022\tWhen people feel they have a meaningful job that contributes to meaningful results, feel connected to their colleagues and are able to have fun at work they are more engaged which gives better results for the individuals and for the company \n\u2022\tThe drivers for happiness are different for each person \u2013 there is no single recipe that can be applied to every organisation\n\u2022\tHappy companies have formulated their purpose very clearly and have translated that purpose to values and linked those values to behaviours \n\u2022\tThe four pillars of a happy workplace are:\no\tPurpose \u2013 having a meaningful job\no\tPeople \u2013 feeling connected, belonging to the group\no\tProgress \u2013 making progress towards meaningful goals is the best motivator at work \no\tPlay \u2013 being able to have fun at work\n\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/2QBD6Ru\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\n\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\nCheck the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/2QBD6Ru