Secret to workplace happiness? Remember what you love about the job

Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 06:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Urging employees to simply rethink their jobs was enough to drop absenteeism by 60 per cent and turnover by 75 per cent, a new University of Alberta study shows. A 'Spirit at Work' intervention program, designed to engage employees and give a sense of purpose, significantly boosted morale and job retention for a group of long-term health-care workers at the centre of the study...

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