{"id":6429,"date":"2019-12-10T16:58:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T15:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peoplefirst.blog\/?p=6429"},"modified":"2020-06-04T16:59:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T14:59:11","slug":"can-happiness-be-measured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peoplefirst.blog\/en\/can-happiness-be-measured\/","title":{"rendered":"Can happiness be measured?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why is it in the interest of the company to measure happiness? Can it be measured? For Governments, it is an indicator of social progress, guiding people to live better, and for companies it is a way of caring for their workers and attracting talent. But what are the indicators that measure well-being beyond income? Freedom, trust, generosity and social support could be some of them.
\nUntil now, the economic wealth of a country was synonymous with happiness. But today\u2019s society thinks less about money and more about adding value to its life and work. That is why new indicators such as the Human Development Index and the World Happiness Index are emerging.<\/p>\n

There are already initiatives such as the “Beyond GDP” movement, which calls for more real measures of a population\u2019s well-being. Some countries have taken initiatives to create indicators of quality of life, such as air.<\/p>\n

This interest in discovering what gives well-being to citizens beyond money and their day-to-day work explores aspects such as physical and mental health, continuous learning, environmental quality, connectivity… Values that no company should lose sight of if it wants to attract talent. Because, just as there is a great mobility of workers between countries because of their opportunities and their good standard of living, employees also value feeling at ease and this is due to multiple factors.<\/p>\n

Asking workers for their hapinesss<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Did you know that the happiest countries in the world are Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Switzerland, according to the annual UN “World Happiness Report”? It is interesting to note that in these countries, both native citizens and immigrants are happy. Why? Quality of life, which is fundamental to well-being. So why not invest in studying how to achieve it and measure it in business? According to the study Excellence and Values, elaborated by Eurofirms and IESE Business School, 7 out of every 10 employees are not happy in their work. A fact that shows there is still a long way to go. This same study highlights the keys to social and business sustainability, which will certainly help to improve the well-being of people in the company. And what are the most outstanding ones? A fair salary, motivating, and giving opportunities to learn, generating healthy and stress-free work environments, strengthening identification with the company’s mission, and contributing to society are the keys to reaching excellence.<\/p>\n

And it really shouldn’t be complicated. For sure, if you ask in your work environment how to be happier, you would get common answers like autonomy, partnership, comfort, flexibility, holidays… Although there’s also talk of the sense of belonging, vision of the future, and support as values for achieving happy workers.<\/p>\n

But how do you know what makes your company’s workers happy? It is not enough to imagine or implement universal values. It is necessary to ask questions and carry out surveys to obtain relevant data and adopt effective measures.<\/p>\n

As an example, Cyberclick, a company specialized in the optimization of online marketing campaigns and digital advertising, measures the happiness of employees daily, sending an e-mail at the end of the day with the following three questions and a final space for contributions:<\/p>\n