What happy companies know, how the new science of happiness can change your company for the better

Happy companies are winning companies. Well-adjusted, psychologically healthy companies collaborate better. They innovate more effectively. They change faster. They see reality with exceptional clarity, but they know how to address it positively. They uncover opportunities where others fixate on obstacles and blame. Most may already know what unhappy companies look like: What Happy Companies Know reveals the five crucial elements that happy companies share in common... and shows how to lead any company to happiness! This book reflects the experiences of the world's best companies, as well as the latest scientific research: ideas that made Dan Baker's previous book, What Happy People Know, a worldwide bestseller. Drawing on case studies from dozens of great businesses and exceptional leaders, this book's authors offer a complete blueprint, practical tools, and proven best practices for achieving organizational happiness and breakthrough performance. In a nutshell, this book will show readers how to build a company where individuals at every level can apply their diverse strengths towards shared goals that are meaningful, positive, and profitable.

Acknowledgments xi About the Authors xv Foreword xvii Chapter 1 The Naked Ape Dons the Designer Suit 1 Chapter 2 What Is a Happy Company and Why Do I Want One? 15 Chapter 3 The Nerd from the Mists 25 Chapter 4 Scarcity Behavior in the Modern Tribe 43 Chapter 5 Aggression, Target Fixation, and the Crashes They Cause 61 Chapter 6 The Lesson of the Salmon, or Why Happiness Beats Going Belly Up 81 Chapter 7 What's a Body to Do? Personal and Corporate Strategies for Health 95 Chapter 8 Humility, the Most Courageous Form of Leadership 111 Chapter 9 From Guts to Sight to Heart, the Role of Visionaries 131 Chapter 10 Organizing for Innovation 149 Chapter 11 Only the Emotionally Intelligent Need Apply 169 Chapter 12 Return on People 189 Chapter 13 Engage with People 205 Chapter 14 Doing Well and Doing Good 223 Chapter 15 Tools for Building Constructive Culture 245 Chapter 16 Happy Companies Are All Alike and Yet Unique 261 Index 281