Three Ways to be Happier at Work

Over the last few years we have watched the Great Recession wreak havoc on major companies, shutter small towns, and devastate entire industries. These impacts have been dissected and analyzed by media pundits in more ways than the NFL playoffs, but one that was hit hard has been overlooked: the American psyche. The fact is, happiness is hard to come by these days. The Great Recession has so deeply cut into our trademark of American optimism that we are starting to develop a new norm of pessimism. Recently I had the opportunity to interview executive coach and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Cathy Greenberg about the science and practice of happiness at work. In her book, What Happy Companies Know, Greenberg and her co-authors discuss the traits of “happy companies” and the type of people that make them successful. With so many people feeling down about the economy, Greenberg believes that individuals need to seek out ways to find their own happiness during tough times. Continue reading the article.