Do More Great Work - by Michael Bungay Stanier
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Tim Sharp

Hard to get away from the happiness movement right now. That’s not such a bad thing – but there is something of a glut of books and blogs and websites on happiness.
So let me point to one that rises above the crowd – Tim Sharp also known as Dr Happy. Part of Tim’s wisdom comes from his different experiences in thinking about and working with the topic. He’s an academic, he’s a clinical psychologist, he’s a business coach, he’s an expert on positive psychology, he’s a communicator and he regularly appears on radio and TV.

And of course, the occasional podcast. In this one (and with apologies for the occasionally poor sound quality) he talks about:

  • how an insight about how the absence of depression doesn’t necessarily lead to happiness started it all
  • Whether or not you ‘need’ to have happiness in your workplaces to be effective
  • One small but critical thing you can do to make a difference to your happiness – and those around you.
  • The role of mindfulness in increasing happiness

You can learn more about Tim’s work at TheHappinessInstitute.com and follow him on Twitter at @DrHappy

Listen to my interview with Tim Sharp

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Posted on April 20, 2010

Alex Kjerulf

AlexAlex Kjerulf is one of the leading experts about happiness in work and deeply committed to raise the sense of engagement, fun and passion in workplaces in his native Denmark and around the world. His book is Happy Hour is 9 to 5: Learn How To Love Your Job, Create a Great Business and Kick Butt at Work, which is pretty much one of the more excellent book titles around.

We talk about:

  • How Alex made the leap from an IT guy to a Happiness maven
  • Ways you can manage the “white noise” that keeps us buzzing
  • Three practical ways you can increase your own happiness at work (and the happiness of those around you)

You can learn more about Alex at his blog Chief Happiness officer and follow him on Twitter at @alexkjerulf

Listen to my interview with Alex Kjerulf

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Posted on April 16, 2010

Tara Hunt

I’ve just returned from the TED conference in Palm Springs. One of the most fun bits was spending time with Tara Hunt. I have high regard for Tara, not just because she’s a fellow Canadian, but because she hangs out on the edge of what’s happening with business and stirs things up. She’s a social media star – but not just as a “I know about the technology” but from the point of view of “How does this matter to us as humans?” and “How does this help us build and shape community?” She is the author of The Whuffle Factor about how social media impacts the way business is done now, and plans to call her next book “Happiness as Your Business Model.”

In our conversation, we discuss:

  • Why business seems to operate in a way antithetical to how we are wired to live and operate as human being
  • The deeper roots of happiness – and why that matters in business
  • The balance between numbers and community
  • How to start building your community around you and your business

You can follow Tara on Twitter at @missrogue and check out her (brilliantly named) website www.horsepigcow.com

Listen to my interview with Tara Hunt

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Posted on March 19, 2010

Todd Kashdan

Todd Kashdan, a clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychology at George Mason University  is also the author of a new book, a fantastic book called Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life. And when you check it out, you’ll see that it has got one of the best cover designs ever. It’s just a yellow cover with a single word on it, “curious” in big black bold typed with a question mark. I love it when the medium is the message, because you can’t help but look at that book and go, “Okay, I am curious. What is this book about?” And then when you flip it over to the back, it says simply again, “embrace uncertainty, attract love and abundance, master your life.” What a wonderful call to do more Great Work.

In our conversation we chat about:

  • Why the quest for happiness is overrated
  • how Todd ended up where he is today, having been a Wall Street trader and a clerk in a law firm
  • How the shift in focus from scary to curious changed everything
  • The link between anxiety and curiosity
  • The importance of sadness, worry and anger in a well-lived life.

You can follow Todd at Twitter at @toddkashdan and learn more about his work at www.ToddKashdan.com

Listen to my interview with Todd Kashdan

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Posted on March 17, 2010
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