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Feel Good Management as valuable tool to shape workplace culture and drive employee happiness

Stefanie Frenking (Human Resources, Spreadshirt, Leipzig, Germany)

Strategic HR Review

ISSN: 1475-4398

Article publication date: 8 February 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is looking at Feel Good Management as a valuable tool to shape workplace culture and drive employee happiness: a low cost but priceless strategy for engaging a global workforce.

Design/methodology/approach

A look back at Feel Good Management in practice after four years in global workforce.

Findings

Very favorable impact on recruitment, retention and engagement.

Research limitations/implications

A potentially valuable tool for retaining global talent with strong management support and continuous branding of the culture.

Practical implications

One manager can shape and act as ambassador but the entire workforce must embrace the approach for true success.

Social implications

Employees, especially millennials, care about far more than a paycheck. They want to feel valued and a part of something.

Originality/value

Every company is different but any entity can benefit from a strategic focus on shaping workplace culture.

Keywords

Citation

Frenking, S. (2016), "Feel Good Management as valuable tool to shape workplace culture and drive employee happiness", Strategic HR Review, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/SHR-11-2015-0091

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2016, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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