{"id":295,"date":"2017-07-18T21:27:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T19:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/?p=295"},"modified":"2017-07-18T21:27:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T19:27:41","slug":"interview-alexander-kjerulf-the-science-of-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/?p=295","title":{"rendered":"Interview Alexander Kjerulf: The Science of Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alexander Kjerulf is Chief Happiness Officer of\u00a0Woohoo inc<\/a>\u00a0and one of the world\u2019s leading experts on\u00a0happiness at work. Alex is the author of 4 books including the international bestseller\u00a0Happy Hour is 9 to 5<\/a>.\u00a0He is also a speaker\u00a0presenting and conducting workshops on happiness at work at businesses and conferences in over 30 countries. His clients include companies like Hilton, Microsoft, LEGO, IKEA, Shell, HP and IBM.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Everybody wants to be happy and that is why so many people work hard sacrificing today for happiness in the future. However, is this what we truly need to do to be happy? It is time to rethink about what is happiness.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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First of all, let us know more about you. What is the role of \u201cChief Happiness Officer\u201d and what is \u201cWoohoo inc<\/a>.\u201d?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I am the founder and CHO of\u00a0Woohoo inc<\/a>\u00a0and we make people happy at work. We do workshops and keynotes for clients all over the world, to help them become happy workplaces.<\/p>\n

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What was the beginning of thinking of happiness? Did you have a specific moment that you started concerning about happiness in your life?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I\u2019ve always felt that whatever work I do, I want it to be something I enjoy. I flatly refuse to do work that I hate.So when I left IT consulting in 2002 I decided to focus on happiness at work. Our company vision is to create a world where happiness at work is the rule and not the exception.<\/div>\n
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I assume you sometimes had difficulties at the beginning that is the hardest part for those who start something new. How did you overcome it?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0The hardest part was obviously selling our services in the beginning. Many people and companies thought it was a strange idea, but slowly it started to gain acceptance and now we\u2019re very well known in Denmark and around the world.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Our main tool for overcoming this challenge was to be ourselves and to be bold. To do things our way, and not become too corporate or too traditional. It\u2019s an easy trap to fall into, but I feel very proud that we stayed true to our initial vision.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0It seems that \u201cwork\u201d is considered \u201cexploitation\u201d in the western cultures and \u201csacrifice\u201d in the eastern cultures (totally opinion). Work does not make people make happy with these conceptions. How people can think to make their work happier and how they can behave differently to build an environment in which people can work and have happiness at the same time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0It\u2019s true that many people consider work punishment and expect work to be hard and unpleasant and that for many, work is something you do only because you have to. But we\u2019re trying to make people realise that it doesn\u2019t have to be that way. Of course, we still need to work to make a living, but we can find work that we actually enjoy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0You make a clear difference between \u201csatisfaction\u201d and \u201chappiness\u201d. What people should know about the difference between these 2 words?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Satisfaction is what you think about your job. When you make a rational, logical evaluation of your work situation, are you satisfied overall? It\u2019s an important concept, but it turns out that satisfaction doesn\u2019t have much of an impact on us.<\/p>\n

Happiness is what you feel about your job. When you are at work, do you experience mostly positive or negative emotions. And our emotions are so important because they have a huge effect on our health, our well-being and our job performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What would be requirements for creating a world where the majority of people can feel \u201cthey are happy\u201d ?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0So if raises, bonuses, perks and promotions aren\u2019t the key to a happy work life, then what is? This has been the subject of extensive research over the last few decades, and it seems it comes down to two things: Results and Relationships.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Results are about making a difference at work, knowing that your job is important, getting appreciation and doing work that you can be proud of. Relationships are about liking the people you work with, having a good manager and feeling like you belong. In short, we are happy at work when we do great work together with great people. That\u2019s is where you need to focus. Instead of choosing the job with the fanciest office or the loftiest title, you need to choose a job where you can have great results and relationships. That will ultimately lead to a much better work life and home life.<\/p>\n

And please note that this does not mean choosing between happiness and career success. Research shows that people who like their jobs, do a much better job. They\u2019re more productive, more creative, more motivated and more likely to reach their goals.<\/p>\n

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Alexander Kjerulf is Chief Happiness Officer of\u00a0Woohoo inc\u00a0and one of the world\u2019s leading experts on\u00a0happiness at work. Alex is the author of 4 books including the international bestseller\u00a0Happy Hour is 9 to 5.\u00a0He is also […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":3262,"featured_media":296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[21,24],"class_list":["post-295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-happiness-at-work","tag-english-featured","tag-gelukkig-werken"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295\/revisions\/297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbbnieuws.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}