From the Academy in Copenhagen in June 2016
Agenda
Pre-event meet-and-greet and dinner
6:00 PM: We start the night before the actual training for a meet-and-greet dinner. We do some teambuilding and 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.
7:30 PM: Dinner.
Day 1 – 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: Introduction continues.
Content includes:
- Why happy workplaces are more profitable
- How happiness at work affects the individual
- The role of managers in creating happy workplaces
- How to measure happiness at work
- Examples of happy workplaces and what they do
There will be cake around 3 PM 🙂
5:00 PM: Training ends for the day.
6:00 PM: Sightseeing. We meet and do a tour of some interesting local sights.
7:30 PM: Dinner.
Day 2 – Teaching happiness
8:30 AM: Come early if you want a light breakfast before we start.
9:00 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
- How to structure a happiness process for optimal impact
Noon: Lunch
1:00 PM: How to teach happiness at work continued.
Content includes:
- How happiness projects fail – common pitfalls to avoid
2:30 PM: We get a tour of one of the happiest workplaces we know and see what they’ve done in practice.
4:00 PM: Walk and talk + wrap-up of the day.
5:00 PM: The End – free night.
Day 3 – 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 Partner.
3:00 PM: Closing ceremony – putting this into action.
5:00 PM: Formal program ends.
7:00 PM: Farewell dinner.
