A practical handbook for making management great again Managing for Happiness offers a complete
set of practices for more effective management that makes work fun. Work and fun are not polar
opposites they're two sides of the same coin and making the workplace a pleasant place to be
keeps employees motivated and keeps customers coming back for more. It's not about gimmicks or
'perks' that disrupt productivity it's about finding the passion that drives your business
and making it contagious. This book provides tools games and practices that put joy into work
with practical real-world guidance for empowering workers and delighting customers. These
aren't break time exploits or downtime amusements--they're real solutions for common management
problems. Define roles and responsibilities create meaningful team metrics and replace
performance appraisals with something more useful. An organization's culture rests on the back
of management and this book shows you how to create change for the better. Somewhere along the
line people collectively started thinking that work is work and fun is something you do on the
weekends. This book shows you how to transform your organization into a place with enthusiastic
Monday mornings. * Redefine job titles and career paths * Motivate workers and measure team
performance * Change your organization's culture * Make management--and work--fun again Modern
organizations expect everyone to be servant leaders and systems thinkers but nobody explains
how. To survive in the 21st century companies need to dig past the obvious and find what
works. What keeps top talent? What inspires customer loyalty? The answer is great management
which inspires great employees who then provide a great customer experience. Managing for
Happiness is a practical handbook for achieving organizational greatness.
