Get happy at work this December

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The event content is aimed at line and divisional managers, team managers, HR directors and HR business partners, as well as any other learning and development specialists.

Speakers will include Dr Tara Swart, the British neuroscience expert and business coach, Katie Demain, Africa's foremost expert in workplace happiness, Buyani Zwane, CEO of Breakthrough Development, Dr Barbara Holtmann, social transformation expert, Jayshree Naidoo, who heads the Standard Bank Incubator, Victor Kgomoeswana, business author, speaker and consultant, and lateral thinking evangelist Nicola Tyler.

There is compelling evidence that it pays to invest in your employees' happiness. Research findings are clear that happier employees are more productive, which improves your bottom line. The happiest employees have 65% more energy, spend twice as much time on task and intend to stay in their job four times longer, according to the iOpener Institute.

What does 'being happy' at work actually mean? Why is happiness considered the antidote to poor performance? Is not 'happiness' just a fuzzy concept? Should workforce 'happiness' be on your agenda in the current tough economic climate? What does making happy employees mean in real terms for business leaders and managers? What are the challenges faced by South African organisations in particular?

"If your employees find joy and meaning in what they're doing on a day-to-day basis, there are strong odds that this will benefit your profit margin. To shape a happy workforce, you need to listen to them, appreciate them, support them and empower them to use their strengths," says Nicola Tyler, CEO of Business Results Group.

For more information, go to Happiness at Work.