Employees are the backbone of any organization, and as you might expect, the research shows that happy employees are more motivated, productive and committed. While large studies have examined the relationship between long-term success of the organization and motivated employees, much less has been said about what actually makes employees happy. The author sets out to make this, claiming that the three key drivers affect employee happiness: I), a valued member of the community, II), who appreciate you, III), and others outside the community value. Business leaders who want to take advantage of the productive forces of happy employees need to think systematically the three drivers of happiness. Only once all three are functioning normally will they saddled at full capacity happiness.
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by Roger Martin Source: Rotman School of Management, 5 pages. Publication Date: 01 May 2005. Prod. #: ROT014-PDF-ENG
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