The research and practice of

building Happiness at Work

Dr. Simon Lutterbie

7 June 2012

What is happiness at work?

Happiness at work is a mindset which enables action to maximize

performance and achieve potential.

This is about developing and using personaland team resources.

The 5Cs

• Contribution: Feeling of making a difference

• Conviction: Short-term motivation; resilience

• Commitment: Long-term motivation; dedication

• Culture: Social environment at work

• Confidence: Belief in your abilities

The Performance-Happiness Model

2. Building Happiness at Work

3. Future directions

1. Select research findings

Presentation Outline

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Conviction

Predicts

% Time on Task

r2 = .38, F (1, 2271) = 1363.0, p< .0005

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Confidence

Predicts

% Time Energized

r2 = .51, F (1, 2230) = 2342.0, p< .0005

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Commitment

Predicts

Days Sick Leave

r2 = .02, F (1, 2106) = 35.65, p< .0005

Happiness during the recession

Dow Jones Industrial Average: 2008

Originally presented at SGCP 2010 – London, UK

Conviction throughout the recession

Significant decrease as recession progressed

β = -.01, t (1466) = -9.06, p< .0005r2 = .05, F (1, 1466) = 82.16, p< .0005

Originally presented at SGCP 2010 – London, UK

The effect on time on task

Originally presented at SGCP 2010 – London, UK

Mid-level Conviction:β = -.20, t (472) = -4.60 p < .0005

Lower-level Conviction:β = -.22, t (212) = -2.95 p = .003

Overall regression model:r2 = .35, F (1, 1440) = 260.70, p< .0005

2. Building Happiness at Work

3. Future directions

1. Select research findings

Presentation Outline

Analyzing Happiness at Work

• Organization report for guiding strategic initiatives

• Team report for guiding workshop facilitation

• Individual report for debriefing by coach

Building Happiness at Work

• 56 coaching and consulting tools and techniques

• Individual, coach-facilitated, and team workshops

• Mapped to each component of Happiness at Work

Future research directions…

• Large-scale demographic sampling– e.g., cross-cultural, industry & sector

• Extend collection of case studies

• Integrate social network analysis

Thank you!

simon.lutterbie@iopenerinstitute.com

www.iopenerinstitute.com