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Introduction

We spend a big part of our lives working, if we're not happy at work it spills over into other parts of our lives so it's very important to under how to be happy at work .. to be happy in life 

The main purpose of work should be to be happy. It should be a priority. Instead, a lot of work is about command and control. Research is showing that when we make happiness a priority it results in a more productive work environment and better results. 

So the course examines 

  • the science of happiness in work 
  • invite reflection on the structure of a work environment 
    • barriers that get in the way of people finding greater happiness through their work
  • assessing people at work
  • actionable techniques (what can you learn from this?)
So this course's goals are 
  • define happiness
  • why it's important in the workplace
  • identify how to achieve it 
  • how to measure, prioritize and weave it into culture of the organization
Two other course after this one .. get more specific 
  • course 2
    • mindfulness 
    • resilience
  • course 3
    • empathy 
    • emotional intelligence


Syllabus

Module 1 

  • a look at the practical ways to increase happiness your own happiness at work

  • covers being happier interacting with others at work 

  • addresses ways for leaders and organizations to create the kind of climate and culture that is most conducive of happiness at work.

Initial reflection 
Now that you have met Dacher and Emiliana, take a moment to introduce yourself to your classmates—like-minded people from all over the world and every industry imaginable. Where are you from, what do you do, and what do you think makes you more, or less, happy at work?

Greetings from Muscat Oman. I'm a Canadian expatriate that has worked offshore for most of my life. I've observed that the concept of happiness for me has always been rooted in having a "growth mindset". I've realized that if I'm not learning, I'm not growing. That growth is about overcoming challenges, and being more empowered to make a difference in my own life, as well as in the lives of others. I also struggle with the term happiness because I've come to experience happiness in the conventional sense as temporal - it comes and goes in an instance; as a serendipitous occasion - whereas perhaps we mean more contentment - quiet confidence to take on challenges. I'm hoping the course tests and challenges that thinking to either further reinforce my understanding of it or invites me to change it with the ultimate goal of finding still more ways to improve my experience of "happiness". 

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