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As the Chief Happiness Officer of The Happiness Institute and as someone who's picked up the nick-name "Dr. Happy" there are many out there who assume that I'm always blissfully and joyfully happy...

There are many good reasons why happiness at work should be considered a priority by all involved (employers and employees). Research clearly suggests, for example, that positive workplaces have higher morale, better engagement, are more productive and attract and retain the best people. Happy workers...

We've often written about how to apply the principles of positive psychology in the workplace and in fact much of our work here at The Happiness Institute, and our Executive Coaching & Consulting division Positive Leadership Development, is within organisations and/or with teams. So when Prof....

Here at The Happiness Institute we're obviously interested in happiness and positive psychology but we're also fascinated by the links between happiness and more traditional or physcial aspects of health. As the name suggests my first book, The Good Sleep Guide, addressed the relationship between...

Is being really busy good or bad for your happiness? I just posted this question on Twitter and Facebook and already we're getting some interesting responses. I was going to see how the conversation evolved but then thought it might be helpful, for me if...

Mental well-being - happiness, in other words - leads to better health and more success at the workplace, according to researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Economics in Jena, Germany, who examined data from a British survey that covered a period of 15 years. Respondents...