The science of happiness at work
We’ve spent the last 25 years researching how happy teams improve workplaces and how to build them.
The key principles
Understand: Happiness drives performance
Happiness is dynamic. It signals fit, fuels creativity and resilience - and OK can hold teams back.
Track: Measure what matters
Spot trends early, understand change, and keep teams moving forward by measuring happiness regularly.
Build: Turn insight into action
Build trust, strengthen relationships, and improve performance over time with simple habits like measure, meet, repeat.
Our whitepapers
Employee engagement is a stagnant idea. And while “How have you felt at work this week?” may feel like an awkward question to ask employees, talking about people’s emotional experience of work — their happiness — and measuring it in the workplace can lead to improved team morale, greater resilience, more innovation and greater productivity.
Happiness is the workplace of the future, but creating a positive organizational culture is not easy. We’ve determined five key ways to happiness at work that will improve your employees' work experience, bring change to your team and grow your company in a post-pandemic world.
The latest from Friday Pulse
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Building a culture of listening: How Friday Pulse has helped shape the people strategy at TSL
Stacey Gearey, Head of People and Culture at TSL, shares how Friday Pulse has helped make listening a consistent part of the culture.
Jul 2026
Why curiosity might be one of the most underrated leadership skills
We don't often talk about curiosity as a workplace skill. Perhaps we should.
Jun 2026
A client experience: Building a stronger culture through listening and action
In this guest piece, Katie Conway, Director of Recruiting and Retention at Genz Ryan, shares how Friday Pulse helped the organization stay connected to employee experience - and how regular listening, visibility, and action helped turn culture scores around across the business.
May 2026
Why I challenge people to rethink happiness at work
People might assume my talks about happiness at work are fluffy and light. And they are fun. But they’re often also about something more uncomfortable: the hidden cost organizations are paying for “OK”.
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