The pursuit of workplace happiness … goes on

Data from the 1950s shows we worked longer hours and took fewer holidays, yet anxiety in the workplace has risen in that time. Is technology and a constant pressure to adapt to blame? On Wednesday an analysis of official statistics released by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development attempted to draw parallels between the working world of 1950s Britain and the present day . Back ...

Measuring Happiness

Happiness has been a hot topic in business lately and I?ve been delighted to see such a serious subject get the attention it deserves in the corner office. In the Jeffersonian tradition, the ?pursuit of happiness? is considered an inalienable right on par with life and liberty. Yet, until recently, managers here and elsewhere in ...

Pursuit of Happiness: Audacity to hope and a lost opportunity

Long-time bachelors Ole and Lars sat talking, their conversation drifted from politics to cooking. "I got a cookbook once," said Ole, "but I could never do anything with it." "Too much fancy work in i

Pursuit of Happiness: Búsqueda de la felicidad

Lena was the church organist. One Sunday the minister approached her and told her that the church was in terrible financial condition. The minister confided that at the end of the service he would hav

COLUMN: Life , liberty monster trucks and the pursuit of happiness

I like monster trucks. No, I love monster trucks.