Alex Kjerulf, Happiness in Work

Alex Kjerulf is one of the leading experts about happiness in work and deeply committed to raise the sense of engagement, fun and passion in workplaces in his native Denmark and around the world. His book is Happy Hour is 9 to 5: Learn How To Love Your Job, Create a Great Business and Kick Butt at Work, which is pretty much one of the more excellent book titles around.

We talk about:

• How Alex made the leap from an IT guy to a Happiness maven
• Ways you can manage the “white noise” that keeps us buzzing
• Three practical ways you can increase your own happiness at work (and the happiness of those around you)

You can learn more about Alex at his blog Chief Happiness officer and follow him on Twitter at @alexkjerulf

Listen to my interview with Alex Kjerulf

0:16 Michael introduces Alex Kjerulf

0:56 Michael’s book Happy Hour is 9 to 5: How To Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work

4:49 How Alex made the leap from an IT guy to a Happiness maven

8:46 Ways you can manage the “white noise” that keeps us buzzing

13:06 Three practical ways you can increase your own happiness at work (and the happiness of those around you)

25:47 How to find out more about Alex Kjerulf

26:32 Michael closes the interview

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