Podcasts by HappyWays Podcast | Happiness at Work | The art of loving your job, for employees and managers alike

The HappyWays podcast shares down-to-earth advice on crafting a better workday for yourself and the people at your workplace. Hosted by Jon Kjaer Nielsen, a veteran speaker and published author on happiness at work, this podcast will give you the insights to be happier at work.

In the shows you'll hear findings from science as well as inspiring stories from individuals in organizations that have taken steps to create a happier and more successful workday. The podcast is relevant to anyone looking to improve on the quality of their workday by taking small steps that work. Managers, leaders and human resource professionals who want an alternative to the "usual suspects" of business books will also find the podcast useful and with specific actionable advice.

Jon Kjaer Nielsen holds a Master of Science degree from the Technical University of Denmark, has a background in Human Resources and has been an independent consultant and speaker since 2006.

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HW 034: Shaping better habits - a webinar recording from 2020-05-25T09:11:50

In this episode the topic is of masssive importance to your quality of your life, and to your ability to achieving your goals: Your habits.

The episode is a recording from a webinar I did...

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HW 033: A conversation with Nikola Danaylov from 2020-03-21T17:17:11

My guest today is bestselling author Nikola Danaylov, from Singularity Weblog. His book, Conversations with the F...

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HW 032: Happy Henry interview from 2018-08-15T08:02:21

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HW 031: Goals and resolutions that work from 2017-01-12T18:46:22

Each year in January millions of people struggle to meet their New Years resolutions.

Struggle and fail. In this episode, Jon from http://happyways.com deconstructs goal setting and resol...

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HW 030: TEDx talk: The Powerful Difference of Happy Work from 2016-11-18T10:25:11

This episode features the audio recording from the 2012 TEDxSquareMile conference in London, where your host Jon Kjaer Nielsen from http://happyways.com gave a 10-minute talk of happiness in the...

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HW 029: Being Trumped, and dealing with it from 2016-11-16T11:00

Jon does a short episode about how he chose to handle his motorbike getting stolen.

Chosing neither anger nor sadness, he looked ahead and chose action and a positive mindset, thereby har...

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HW 028: On the incompetetence of bosses, and others from 2016-10-28T04:38:55

Jon goes back to sharing facinating findings from science on this episode. This time it all recolves around incompentece.

In this show you'll learn the priciple of Hanlons Razor,...

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HW 027: Hacking Productivity for Happiness part 3 from 2016-10-20T11:11:18

This is part 3 in a series on personal productivity. For an expanding article with tips and show notes, go to http://happyways.com/productivity Listen

HW 026: Picking the best job, part II: Pick your boss from 2016-10-12T14:10:17

This is part 2 of giving an answer to the question of what your should look for when getting a new job, and in this episode Jon explores the importance of who your boss is.

A boss has a m...

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HW 025: Picking the best job: On culture from 2016-09-22T14:38:15

Picking a job is one of the most important choices in life. Besides sleeping, a full-time job is your number one activity, so it really counts!

In this episode Jon answers three ...

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HW 024: 100 Tips Book Preview from 2016-09-14T10:00

In this episode Jon read from his just-translated and upcoming book on happiness at work.

You'll get three out of the 100 chapters, and they are:

Yell At The Pages

The Order...

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HW 023: Lee Caraher on Millenials from 2016-09-07T10:00

Lee Caraher is the CEO of Double Forte, a consultancy with offices in San Fransisco, New York and elsewhere.

She is also an expert on Millenials in the workplace, and author of t...

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HW 022: Seduction in Meetings from 2016-08-31T12:40:04

Meetings can be an aweful waste of time, or they can be the place where you recruit people to your cause. In this episode, Jon shares three simple and powerful tools that will make you more succ...

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HW 021: The Dangers of asking for an oppinion from 2016-08-24T06:34:02

Just like we saw with BREXIT, asking people for their oppinion on a matter can be a dangerous thing. Despite best efforts to keep it about one thing, people thend to make it about everything els...

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HW 020: Love Your Job Or Die Trying. My interview on DojoLIVE from 2016-08-10T10:00

In June 2016 Jon was interviewed for the live show DojoLive, broadcast online from Mexico. Here you get a slightly edited version of the audio, as well as Jon elaborating on a few points made th...

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HW 019: The good old days - on Rosy Retrospection from 2016-07-06T10:00

Science shows that people consistently rate past experiences better that they actually did at the time, something called Rosy Retrospection. This is true for holidays where it rained a lot, it's...

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HW 018: Tips for a stress-free vacation from 2016-06-22T10:00

It's summer, and your host is planning to go on vacation. In preparing for a month of riding Europe on his motorbike, Jon shares his approach to really taking time off and not working.

In...

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HW 017: Hacking productivity for happiness part 2 from 2016-06-15T10:00

Part 2 in the series on productivity talks about procrastination and how we ofte get distracted from doing the important stuff... stuff like recording this episode! The show then moves on to cov...

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HW016: Hacking productivity for happiness part 1 from 2016-06-08T14:02:54

This is part 1 in a series on personal productivity. For show notes and a text version, go to http://happyways.com/productivity

Most peopl...

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HW 015: Giving experiences as recognition, with Blueboard from 2016-05-25T10:00

Blueboard is a San Francisco based startup helping clients use experiences as recognition, in place of traditional methods like the classic (and boring) Amazon gift card.

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HW 014: On digital stress and detoxing from 2016-05-18T10:00

As more and more studies show, being constantly connected via our computers and smartphones can lead to stress and anxiety. Facebook Stress is now a thing!

This episode explores the issue...

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HW 013: A year traveling as a digital nomad from 2016-05-11T18:44:55

Jon Kjaer Nielsen shares his experiences and learning points from one full year of living and working as a digital nomad. On the show he shares the concerns his friend had, including the humorou...

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HW 012: The Trees Remember from 2016-05-04T10:00

This is a special episode of the HappyWays Podcast.

In the early summer of 2015 Jon rode through beautiful Croatia on a motorcycle, and on the trip he was inspired to write a speech. What...

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HW 011: On gratitude and stolen iPhones from 2016-04-20T10:00

Following the theft of his iPhone, Jon looks at different strategies for taking a bad turn of events and responding in such a way that it does not end up killing your happiness.

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