February 12-15, 2019
WD-40 Corporate Headquarters, San Diego
From the Academy in Copenhagen in June 2016
Venue
The training takes place in San Diego at WD-40 Company Headquarters:
WD-40 Company Headquarters
9715 Businesspark Ave,
San Diego, CA 92131
USA
Agenda
Tuesday February 12, 2019: Pre-event meet-and-greet and dinner
5:45 (6:00) PM: We start the night before the actual training for some fun and a dinner. We’ll do some teambuilding and to get to know each other. If you possibly can, try and make it for this – it adds a lot of value to the training itself.
We meet at:
House of Hints (find it in google maps)
5575 Magnatron Blvd H
San Diego, CA 92111
USA
It would be great if you could be there 15 minutes before, since we have a reservation to start the fun at 6:00 PM sharp.
After having fun at House of Hints we’ll have dinner at Bruski Burgers and Brew, 9844 Hibert St, San Diego, CA 92131, USA. We have a table reservation for 7:45pm
Wednesday February 13, 2019: Theory and concepts
8:30 AM: Come early if you want a light breakfast before we start.
9:00 AM: A thorough introduction to the theory and practice of happiness at work.
Content includes:
- Why all our work is (and must be) evidence-based
- An introduction to the latest research into happiness at work
- Kahneman’s hybrid model of happiness – the best model we’ve found so far.
- The most important lessons from positive psychology and other disciplines that apply to workplaces
- What makes people happy at work
- Why raises, bonuses, perks and promotions have a very limited effect
Noon: Lunch
1:00 PM: How Garry Ridge Made WD-40 a Happy Billion-Dollar Business
WD-40’s CEO Garry Ridge will gives us a look “under the hood” of one of the world’s most recognized brands, WD-40 Company, where 98% of employees say they “love to work” and 99% say that their “opinions and values are a good fit” for the company. This high engagement has resulted in a company that has doubled in revenue in the last decade, and is on a trajectory to double again in the next.
3:00 PM: Tour of WD-40
We get a tour of WD-40’s beautiful HQ and see for ourselves what makes them so happy and successful.
4:00 PM: Reflections and wrap-up
5:00 PM: Training ends for the day.
6:00 PM: Sightseeing is cancelled due to heavy rain forecast.
We meet at 6pm for dinner at:
Siam Nara (find it at Google maps)
8993 Mira Mesa Blvd.
San Diego
CA 92126
Thursday February 14, 2019: Teaching happiness
8:30 AM: Come early if you want a light breakfast before we start.
9:00 AM: The advantage of happy workplaces.
We look at what exactly happy workplaces more effective and profitable. Content includes:
- Why happy workplaces are more profitable
- How happiness at work affects the individual
- The role of managers in creating happy workplaces
11:00 AM: How to teach happiness at work.
Content includes:
- Our best exercises and tools
- How to set the right mood and get participants actively involved
Noon: Lunch
1:00 PM: How to teach happiness at work continued.
Content includes:
- How to structure a happiness process for optimal impact
- How happiness projects fail – common pitfalls to avoid
- How to measure happiness at work
4:00 PM: Walk and talk + wrap-up of the day.
5:00 PM: The End – free night.
Friday February 15, 2019: Selling happiness
8:30 AM: Come early if you want a light breakfast before we start.
9:00 AM: How do you sell this? We’ll split into two groups – those who want to be consultants and sell it to clients and those who want to use this internally inside their own organizations.
Content includes:
- Common objections to happiness at work and how to counter them
- How to get management buy-in
- How to get employees involved
- How to show companies the business advantages of happy staff
Noon: Lunch.
1:00 PM: Exams. Take the exam to test the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired and for a chance to become a Certified Woohoo inc Partner.
3:00 PM: Closing ceremony – putting this into action.
5:00 PM: Formal program ends. Afterwards we celebrate the exams with a drink on us at Ballast Point across the street.
6:30 PM: Dinner at:
Little Italy Bar & Grill (find it at Google maps)
10006 Scripps Ranch Blvd
San Diego, CA 92131
USA
