Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The business of happiness

It's probably no surprise that I'm a big reader.  One of my favorite things to research is about how to grow successful businesses.  Recently, I've read several books about what takes businesses, and the culture along with it, from good to great.  The business of happiness can only be delivered by the people in it.

In fact, studies show that a link between employee engagement and employee productivity. One of the best predictors of employee engagement is whether employees have a best friend at work, or the number of friends that they have at work, which all goes back to one of the most important elements of happiness, according to the research: feeling socially connected.

If you hate your job, do yourself a favor and make some friends immediately!