The Happiness Institute

The Happiness Institute offers a range of services aimed at enhancing happiness at work. Happiness at work has been proven to be associated with higher levels of staff satisfaction, productivity and team work, better retention rates and lower turnover. Our services are always tailored to suit the individual needs of the organisations & people with whom we're working but in brief, they include:

Corporate/keynote presentations (lectures)
Interactive (skills based) workshops
Consulting
Executive coaching

Typically, a "happiness @ work" program begins with a meeting of key personnel (including the most relevant managers such as those in charge of HR and Recruitment, or anyone interested in or responsible for issues such as staff satisfaction and retention). This meeting involves a thorough review of the organisation's needs and goals. We will then assess what (if anything) the organisation has already tried to enhance happiness and satisfaction within employees and whether or not it was successful. Finally, we will present a range of program options chosen to suit the company's values, culture, goals and importantly, budget.

The Happiness Institute has worked with (or is currently working with) organisations such as Wrigleys, Swiss Re., Corus Hotel, Fairfax, and Ernst & Young (some of these have been in collaboration with Australia's leading provider of corporate health programs). You might be interested to read what some of them had to say about our services.

"I have now had the opportunity of running a number of programs with Dr. Timothy Sharp. Tim impressed me from the very first time I saw him speak, particularly with his slant towards positive psychology and how we can actively control a lot of the variables that determine levels of happiness. Tim is one of our most popular corporate trainers & speakers, mixing years of research and practical experience with warmth, great stories and a sense of humour. Tim is a great choice to spread the message of feeling good".

- Andrew May (Founder, Good Health Solutions)

"Swiss Re has now run a number of successful 'work life choice' programs with Andrew May and Tim Sharp. The result was fantastic. The thorough research undertaken by Andrew and Tim allowed them to tap into our culture and really make a difference - showing employees there is a better way to manage our hectic paced lives. I thoroughly recommend their services to any other organisation wanting to support employees integrating work and life"

- Nancy Dalcin (Swiss Re.)

"Happiness enhances personal effectiveness. Effectiveness drives performance. So it is our belief that it is important to teach and practice happiness in the workplace to deliver peak performance. Whilst conventional training programs have focused on technical skills, the ability to understand one's own thinking & behaviours and how it influences others is the next generation in personal development.

Dr Timothy Sharp, from the Happiness Institute, is an engaging, entertaining and informative speaker who promotes the drivers of happiness. Whilst it is an unusual and intriguing topic, happiness is serious business because it enhances personal effectiveness which in turn drives peak performance".

- John Batistich (Managing Director - Wrigleys)

"Over a number of years I have organised and/or participated in many professional development workshops. There have been few to rival the accurate and meaningful delivery of quality information I experienced in a recent session with Dr Tim Sharp. It may sound strange to say that you could hear a pin drop during the sessions but such was the concentration of all participants on the task at hand. Not only did everyone obviously concentrate on the day, but talk around the water cooler tells us that our people are attempting to live the lessons. What better outcomes could we ask? Thank you Tim."

- Craig Barber (General Manager - Corus Hotel)

For more information about our corporate programs (and Dr. Sharp's keynotes) please email info@thehappinessinstitute.com