The Secret to Happy Employees

The Secret to Happy Employees

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  Th e Secretto HAPPY EMPLOYEES
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  Did you know: Happyemployees are 12% more productive than normal? ...and unhappy employees are 10% less productive than normal? Source: Warwick Business School
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  Or that happyemployees identify 98% more strongly with the values of their organization? Source: Wall Street Journal and iOpener Institute
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  Or that unhappyemployees can cost companies $75 per person per week in lost productivity? Source: Kansas State University
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  Happiness rocks. For peopleand for their employers.
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  SPRING 2014 REPORT ADAPTINGTO THE REALITIES OF OUR CHANGING WORKFORCE RESEARCHREPORT In the Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker TM , we asked American workers if they were happy at work. They overwhelmingly said “Mostly.” Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
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  “I consider myselfa happy person at work.” 2% 11% “No.” “Mostly no.” 52% 35% “Mostly yes.” “Yes.” Meh.
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  So we askedwhat did make them happy at work. They said “Recognition.” 73% Being recognized increased my happiness at work
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  This made sense. Becausewhen they were more recently recognized they were a lot happier than average.
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  “Yes, I considermyself a happy person at work.” 51% 35% Recently Recognized Average Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
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  35% of themeven said recognition made them happier at home, too! Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
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  Stay twice aslong in their jobs as their least happy colleagues. Help their colleagues 33% more often than unhappy ones. WALL STREET JOURNAL. According to the Wall Street Journal, happy employees: Achieve their goals 31% more often. Believe they are achieving their potential 2x as much.
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  Are 36% more motivatedin their work. Are 58% more likely to go out of the way to help their colleagues. Are 10x less likely to take sick leave. Are 85% more efficient at their work. Have 50% stronger sense of getting things done. Are 186% more likely to recommend their organization to a friend. Spend 65% more time feeling energized. Source: Wall Street Journal and iOpener Institute
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  So, what areyoudoing to make your employees more happy? ?
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  Make recognition thekey to your employee happiness strategy. Great job! Thanks!
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  Read more inour Globoforce “Workforce Mood Tracker Report”. © 2014 Globoforce Limited. All rights reserved. CALL US: +1 888 7-GFORCE EMAIL US: info@globoforce.com » READ OUR BLOG: globoforce.com/gfblog » VISIT OUR SITE: globoforce.com » Download the Report Adapting To The Realities Of Our Changing Workforce Click here