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CONTACT: Doris Helge, Ph.D. Doris@MoreJoyOnTheJob.com

SECRETS OF JOY ON THE JOB

February 15, 2008, Seattle. -- Google employees can come to work in their pajamas. Instead of being reprimanded, they are rewarded with unlimited sick leave, five weeks' paid time off after a year on the job, lavish in-house restaurants and tuition reimbursements, and a climbing wall. Semco employees determine their own salaries and job duties. They manage their own training budget after they personally decide what education they need. Employees also fire managers.

It's wonderful when the organizations we work for offer excellent career development opportunities, flexible schedules, mentors who care and share, outrageous perks, and salaries to shout about. It’s rewarding for everyone when an organization understands the competitive benefits of employees having fun at work.

What if you don’t work at Happy Time, Inc.? Fortunately, happiness at work is not dependent on what a company does or doesn’t do. In interviews with over 650 employees, managers, and entrepreneurs in 21 diverse organizations, it became very clear that employees control their own destiny.

The secrets of happiness at work are outlined in the 441-page book, "Joy on the Job," by Doris Helge, Ph.D. Employees and managers can achieve a work life rich with productivity, meaning, personal fulfillment, and fun by discovering how to fuel a pleasurable state of focus and flow.

We can learn the most effective ways to communicate our unmet needs and develop a signature style that guarantees others will validate our unique talents. We can become "experientially gifted," and capitalize on our strengths instead of warring with our weaknesses. We can also develop a positive feedback loop that ensures honesty, constructive coaching, and support. We can even turn "difficult people" into allies. Using the right technique, boring and repetitive tasks can become fascinating activities.

For more information, visit the http://www.MoreJoyOnTheJob.com website and download articles, podcasts, and sample chapters from “Joy on the Job.”