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Do leaders have to give away the boat in order to receive high marks from employees when it comes to happiness in the workplace?<\/p>\nDo leaders have to give away the boat in order to receive high marks from employees when it comes to happiness in the workplace?<\/p>\n
The answer is no.<\/p>\n
Researchers at Cangrade just completed a study of 584 employed Americans and discovered that Intellectual Stimulation<\/span> is the number one predictor of Happiness and Job Satisfaction in the workplace. This research offers simple guidelines for creating a happier and more fulfilling work environment.<\/p>\n \u201cThese findings are quite surprising, because employers often assume things like income are the strongest drivers of happiness in the workplace. In fact our research shows that it may be the weakest\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Because it\u2019s frequently assumed that money is the most important aspect of employees job satisfaction, employers have often increased compensation in order to increase happiness and performance. In a breakthrough study psychologists recently investigated how much happiness and job satisfaction are accounted for by different job characteristics.<\/p>\n Intellectual Stimulation – 18.5% (WINNER)<\/p>\n Achievement & Prestige – 18.4% (2nd)<\/p>\n Power & Influence \u2013 14.9 % (3rd<\/sup>)<\/p>\n Job-Security \u2013 8.8% (4th<\/sup>)<\/p>\n Work-Life Balance – 8.0% (4th<\/sup>)<\/p>\n Affiliation & Friendship \u2013 5.9% (6th<\/sup>)<\/p>\n Money \u2013 5.4% (LAST)<\/p>\n \u201cThese findings are quite surprising because employers often assume things like income are the strongest drivers of happiness in the workplace. In fact our research shows that it may be the weakest,\u201d said Steve Lehr, Cangrade\u2019s Chief Science Officer.<\/p>\n Though this research, the team discovered that to have happy employees there is a simple formula.<\/p>\n \u201cThis research has a major impact on our understanding of the workplace. In addition to helping people understand what really leads to job satisfaction, these discoveries will aid in the creation of powerful tools to increase employee happiness and performance,\u201d said Michael Burtov, Cangrade\u2019s CEO<\/p>\n \u201cResearch of this sort will change how things are done,\u201d said Lehr, adding that the workplace is a nuanced and complicated environment, and many challenges lie ahead in understanding and promoting performance and happiness. \u201cIf there is a major takeaway here, it\u2019s that we can finally prove that money doesn\u2019t buy happiness, and that happiness isn\u2019t as elusive as we might think,\u201d added Burtov.<\/p>\n Cangrade\u2019s team of psychologists analyzed the personality, skills, motivation and performance of over 200,000 employees from over 500 companies and developed a breakthrough platform to organize, track and evaluate your candidates, collaborate with co-workers, set-up intelligent hiring criteria and use it all on your computer, smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n Copyright TIGERS Success Series by Dianne Crampton<\/p>\nHow much of a person\u2019s job Satisfaction does each job characteristic account for?<\/h4>\n
A simple formula for happiness in the workplace<\/h4>\n
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About Cangrade and the study parameters<\/h4>\n
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