HAPPINESS AT WORK NOW by Doris Helge, Ph.D.

Joy on the job does not only exist in fairy tales. Happiness at work is a reality in many work sites. New moms at Deloitte and Touche are thrilled with up to a five-year sabbatical to raise their children. Skills training ensures they are prepared and happy at work when they return. Nike employees are so excited about their training programs that many tattoo the company logo on their bodies. Joy on the job is also common at Quad/Graphics. Most changes stem from employee suggestions. Management recognizes that employees are the true innovators.

Good news! You don't have to work at Happy Time, Inc. to receive the training and benefits you need in order to thrive in a career track that ensures you are happy and fulfilled at work.

Interviews with over 650 employees, managers, and entrepreneurs at 21 companies and other organizations produced profound pointers.

Here are just a few examples that prove your power to create a work life packed with productivity, passion, and joy on the job. When you know how to identify and communicate your unmet needs, you can easily construct a healthy coaching and constructive feedback system on your own. A complimentary key is to identify and emphasize your strengths. (Most of us spend far too much time trying to correct, rather than manage, our weaknesses).

Another very effective tool is developing a "signature style" that will ensure that managers, clients, and coworkers become aware of your skills and talents and reward you lavishly when you contribute to the organization. You can also consider yourself the CEO of your own firm . . . and, as any effective organization does, make sure that the staff in your organization (you) receive the best possible training. Discover how joy on the job emerges when you use the internet, mentoring, new kinds of networking, trade association meetings, and other self-initiated education to create more happiness at work.

You may also choose to mentor others. This will invariably create additional skills and broaden your knowledge base. You will soon become more aware of your passion and life purpose. More joy on the job will spontaneously emerge.


Who says you have to work at one of Fortune Magazine's "Top 100 Companies" in order to be rewarded with the recognition and training you deserve?

Joy on the Job shares over 400 secrets of happiness at work. Each strategy was discovered during a decade of research and then validated during a series of "Joy on the Job Seminars."

Dr. Doris Helge is author of Joy on the Job, Transforming Pain Into Power, and other books. Some have been printed in multiple foreign languages. Dr. Helge’s clients call her “The Joy on the Job Coach” because she helps them add sizzle to an average work day. Evaluations of the techniques she teaches indicate significant boosts in productivity, enthusiasm, teamwork, and employee retention.

Order your copy of Joy on the Job at
http://www.joyonthejobbook.com You can download a sample chapter and sign up for the only Ezine focused on happiness at work, “Joy on the Job,” at
http://www.joyonthejob.info


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