Who Should Attend:

• All Business Professionals who are interested in learning about the Happiness Initiative and how to implement it.

What will you gain?

• Understand the global shift to measuring Gross National Happiness (GNH)
• Appreciate the benefits of applying GNH
• Apply Best Practices on individual, organizational and national levels
• Implement happiness initiatives in both homes and workplaces
• Reach a higher level of individual happiness.

Course Content

• What is happiness?
• Motivation vs satisfaction
• Motivation, satisfaction and happiness
• GDP vs GNH
• Historical background of GNH
• Benefits of measuring the GNH

• The World Happiness Report
• How GNH is measured on the Organizational level and National level
• How the framework differs from one place to another
• Case Studies:
• From happy countries to the happiest nations
• UAE Initiative
• The Framework of the Plan

• Difficulties of measuring GNH
• Different cultures require different measurements and metrics
• How to overcome the challenges
• How to cascade down initiatives (the organization-centred approach)

• The National Goal
• Aligning the national goal to organizational goals and objectives
• The role of directors and senior managers
• The role of middle managers
• The role of employees
• What we need to do

• Initiatives that start at home: Happy Home Initiative©
• Initiatives that continue in the workplace:
• Happy Office Tools®
• The Joy of Work©