Happiness at Work

David Dame didn't speak until the age of 12. Born with Cerebral Palsy he has used his every day challenges to help companies and individuals become more adaptive, more understanding and more engaged with one another. A fabulously insightful interview with a truly inspirational agile and design thinking coach. Make sure to visit www.management30.com .  

A woman with an infectious laugh, Erica Glessings, CEO of Happiness Publishing is the master of creative expression. She says happiness is all about knowing your vision and not being too rigid, especially with yourself. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

"It's okay to not have a plan and not to know exactly what you want to pursue, as long as you pursue something," says Gavin Strange, senior designer at Aardman Animations. Designer by day, Gavin pursues passion projects by night. His secret to life: Try everything and just go for it! For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

Former Zappos employee and global speaker, Jon Wolske learning from the downs are just as important as gaining from the ups. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

It wasn't until Vibeke Schurch physically collapsed that she realized she needed to make a change. In this month's, 'I need help with', Happy Melly challenge podcast, Vibeke talks about the power of shifting mindsets and overcoming self limiting beliefs. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

Technical Publications Writer for Buffer, a social media company, Hailley Griffis explains how being transparent helps hold the company accountable and gain valuable feedback. She says happiness means starting now. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

Drew Massie is a serial entrepreneur who can't dream of doing anything else. He's started five companies and is involved in more than twenty. When family is your reason for 'happy', Drew says this makes the most sense. Find out how he balances work and life and why he's taught his kids to play 'high-high' 'low-low' at dinner. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

How can understanding complex systems help us be happier and healthier in our personal and professional lives. Angie & Haley from the Human Current explain how systems thinking can help change the world. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

Everyone fails, if you're going to do it, fail cheap. CEO of F*ckUp Nights Global , Yannick Kwik, says too many people are afraid to fail. That's why this company has dedicated itself to sharing and embracing the failures of colleagues around the world. For more happiness, www.happymelly.com .  

When is the right time to change careers and what does it take to network? In this special podcast episode Manjan and Michael speak to each other about their special portfolio week challenge. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

Renowned for its unprecedented culture and philosophy, Zappos speaks with Happy Melly about how to properly hire for culture fit and the challenges of implementing holocracy. Head of Insights, Christa Foley, says employee authenticity is key to creating happiness at work. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

Founder and creator of Happy Melly, and Management 3.0, Jurgen Appelo is back with his latest, most innovative project, Agility Scales. A company to help organizations innovate at scale. In this special episode, we kick off the crowdfunding campaign to raise money for what some have said is the most innovative idea since scrum. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

This year's Meaning Conference is focusing on disruptive innovation, the future of work and putting some more humour and optimism back into the workplace. Finding meaning in work is no longer the exception, it's become mainstream and Louise Ash, director of the conference, says the more we live in alignment the happier we'll be. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

A hilariously refreshing take on how companies can stop forcing fun and start embracing it naturally. In their candid book, B.S. Incorporated , Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss explain how a few cocktails changed the course of their lives. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .

What does it take to become the best version of yourself? Founder and CEO of, Happiness Lab, David Bellamy, says the key to happier work places is unlocking the benefits and not making engagement conditional. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

For this month's special Happy Melly Challenge episode we're talking about how to detect and combat workaholism and how to avoid burnout. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

You change the world by changing the culture. Software engineer and manager at Next Jump, John Hilliard, explains why his company's philosophy of a better me + better you = a better us, transforms lives. Find out how a deliberate approach to development can increase employee engagement, productivity and overall happiness and what Next Jump's doing within their company, that puts them ahead of the...

Why is so important to make sure your employees flourish? Director at Work Positive and registered psychologist, Michele Deeks, says companies need to focus more on what's working. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .

How can we use Szen to navitage change? Author and founder of Szen Marketing, Gary Szenderski says we need to start celebrating what could be, instead of being held back by our fear of failure and self-limiting beliefs. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .

In a very special challenge month espisode, Happy Melly speaks with her sister company and Jurgen Appelo's latest experiment, Agility Scales. Paula Cassin says if you want to truly enjoy an experience you need to reflect and above all you have to experiment. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .

What is behind the color Teal? Ash Sheikh, founder of Robot Says Culture and expert on all things Teal, says it's not about color but about embracing company culture. He says without engagement companies are going to fall off the map. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .  

Best selling author and senior manager at Cisco Systems, Hassan Osman, explains why when it comes to happiness, Family, is the key. A remote working guru, Osman delves into what it takes to better communicate and trust your remote colleagues and says there's one word that's usually guaranteed to get you what you want. For more happiness, visit www.happymelly.com .