{"id":10028,"date":"2025-03-24T04:33:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T04:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arliemediadesign.com\/?page_id=10028"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:56:13","slug":"appraisals-and-recognition-at-happy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/careers\/appraisals-and-recognition-at-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Appraisals and Recognition at\u00a0happy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10028\" class=\"elementor elementor-10028\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2cc60a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2cc60a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754c2e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"754c2e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a885b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39a885b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Appraisals and recognition at\u00a0Happy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4725180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4725180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Happy scrapped appraisals in\u00a02018 after a staff vote, and replaced them with a one-page Happy@Happy snapshort form. These are completed every four months in a regular catch up meeting with a Multiplier and Mentor (or M&amp;M\u00a0\u2014\u00a0what we call our people managers).<\/p><p>Find out more below about how the Snapshot forms work and how we recognise our people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337dd0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"337dd0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd53ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd53ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/appraisal_and_recognition-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/appraisal_and_recognition-1.webp 601w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/appraisal_and_recognition-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/appraisal_and_recognition-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85375e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b85375e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a73491 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a73491\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1d1b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb1d1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Happy scrapped appraisals for regular check-ins<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99eb59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f99eb59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/UvuGEiBNKKs&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d25dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08d25dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In this video, Cathy Busani, Happy's Managing Director, explains why Happy scrapped its appraisals process in 2018\u00a0with regular check ins.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc1c19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cc1c19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0258c92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0258c92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af5e30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5af5e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Would you like to work in a workplace like this?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9e503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c9e503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit our Careers page to view our current vacancies. Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear when we are looking for a new member of the team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59dd369 elementor-align-justify btn-rion-blog elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"59dd369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#current-vacancies__r\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View our current vacancies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6658a elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e6658a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1921\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/swish-top.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-79\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1759c elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb1759c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vector.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-854\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2102c elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e2102c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vector-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9533\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca032f0 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca032f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vector-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9534\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808f771 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"808f771\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9c153 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b9c153\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27aca79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27aca79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Happy@happy snapshot forms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2abe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad2abe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Staff discuss the one page happy@happy snapshot form with their Multiplier and Mentor (what Happy calls people managers) in their regular one-to-one meetings every four months.<\/p><p>These forms encourage everyone to think about how they contribute to Happy&#8217;s success, and involves a discussion with their manager about how their role is linked to the business plan. The question changes on each form, so that staff think about each area of Happy&#8217;s business plan.<\/p><p>For example, the question on the July 2021 snapshot form was: &#8220;Reflecting our aim of Creating a Great Place to Work, I will be focusing on supporting greater teamwork and collaborative working over the next 4 months by&#8230;&#8221;<\/p><p>Everyone also sets their goals and Radical Disruptions, and rates what percentage of their role gives them joy at work. <a href=\"\/careers\/celebrating-mistakes-and-cultivating-innovation-at-happy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(Learn more about Radical Disruptions here.)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea6084 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ea6084\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7cd3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7cd3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luke_clifton_group_executive_of_macquarie_telecom_png-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luke_clifton_group_executive_of_macquarie_telecom_png-1.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luke_clifton_group_executive_of_macquarie_telecom_png-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luke_clifton_group_executive_of_macquarie_telecom_png-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474b5dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"474b5dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"We cocreate Autonomy. We appraise ourselves. We have control and we lead the conversation. We choose our own goals with coaching support from our M&amp;M. That is an extension of the ownership we have of our jobs day-to-day.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aaf174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1aaf174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rachael Worrall, Senior Facilitator and M&amp;M<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765ad96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"765ad96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7814570 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7814570\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61df90d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61df90d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does happy show appreciation to Its staff?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6573baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6573baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/LRHJuLpG4Ac&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c4ad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93c4ad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In this video, Cathy Busani, Happy's Managing Director, explains why Happy scrapped its appraisals process in 2018\u00a0with regular check ins.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6834052 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6834052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1921\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/swish-top.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-79\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5ad68 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b5ad68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vector.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-854\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fe660 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04fe660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vector-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9533\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c151075 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c151075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vector-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9534\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2880e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2880e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9042eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9042eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ef388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18ef388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebrating each other with Employee Appreciation Day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f214a6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f214a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Employee Appreciation Day on Friday 5th March 2021 was the first time that we recognised this day.<\/p><p>Everyone at Happy received a cake (delivered to their door), and the member of the team\u00a0ordering tried to make sure the cakes were people\u2019s favourites.<\/p><p>But as well as the treat, people received a customised thank you card. Each card had quotes from three people at Happy saying why they appreciate them. There was a huge buzz on the company\u2019s WhatsApp group when the cards and the cakes came through!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097c6f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"097c6f4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55ab4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b55ab4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9613\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-1.webp 870w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-1-300x238.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-1-768x609.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e45cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35e45cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d652e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d652e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c9810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37c9810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stop, start, continue feedback<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a997e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17a997e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All of our people are held accountable through our annual &#8216;Stop, Start, Continue&#8217; peer and upward appraisals.<\/p><p>Each person fills in a simple form for each person in the organisation, letting them know what they should Stop, Start or Continue. Guidance is given about how this should be completed\u00a0\u2014 for example, that feedback that is challenging should be simple, constructive and respectful, and that it should\u00a0focus on behaviours.<\/p><p>The only mandatory field is &#8216;Continue&#8217;, so that all staff receive positive feedback from the rest of the team.<\/p><p>In addition, each Snapshot form asks what their M&amp;M could be doing to support them better. This provides a regular opportunity to have a conversation with their M&amp;M about what they need, and how their M&amp;M is helping them to achieve this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88a6b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b88a6b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a39a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a39a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-7.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-7.webp 891w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-7-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-7-768x518.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade3cb9 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ade3cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1921\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/swish-top.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-79\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d352c9 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d352c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vector.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-854\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f7c37 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09f7c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vector-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9533\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4657c2a elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4657c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vector-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9534\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edb481 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7edb481\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99fbea6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99fbea6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60d95e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f60d95e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4054a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4054a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Gratitude Tree<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e3016a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e3016a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To recognise International Week of Happiness at Work in September 2023, members of the team created this Gratitude Tree. The Gratitude Tree was put up in a public space at Happy's training centre. This allowed both Happy's staff and people attending a course with us to show their appreciation for someone else, adding their note to a leaf.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e60880 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e60880\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24082c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f24082c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-8.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-8.webp 540w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-8-300x267.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33027f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33027f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-9.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10175\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-9.webp 540w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder_image-9-300x267.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41dd84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f41dd84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5460812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5460812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luke_clifton_group_executive_of_macquarie_telecom_png-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luke_clifton_group_executive_of_macquarie_telecom_png-1.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luke_clifton_group_executive_of_macquarie_telecom_png-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/luke_clifton_group_executive_of_macquarie_telecom_png-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8c2ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef8c2ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f176fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f176fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"The appreciation we give each other is what makes Happy unique. It's honest and specific and helps us be self-aware about our strengths and the things other people see in us. We build in appreciation into our meetings. We have a deeply ingrained habit of openly praising each other, if we get a bit of really positive feedback for example, and copying managers in. And the managers then pick up on it and reinforce the feedback. I know that, after talking to friends and family who work elsewhere, that this is far from common practice.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab24d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ab24d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rachael Worrall, Senior Facilitator and M&amp;M<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34a320 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d34a320\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5050300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"5050300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"10003\" class=\"elementor elementor-10003\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577eaf8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"577eaf8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"current-vacancies__r\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-683da1b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"683da1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current vacancies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59941987 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59941987\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5fe067 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a5fe067\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2018ee49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2018ee49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Does this sound like a company you&#8217;d be proud to work for?<\/p><p>Currently we have no vacancies \u2013 please sign up for the Jobs list so you\u2019re the first to hear when we are next recruiting for members of the team.<\/p><p>(We will only contact you regarding jobs. You will not receive any other emails (unless you have already signed up elsewhere).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28bf57aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28bf57aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed70924 elementor-button-align-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"4ed70924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"Current Vacancies Form\" aria-label=\"Current Vacancies Form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"10003\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"4ed70924\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"Careers - Happy\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"queried_id\" value=\"9551\"\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour name\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour email address\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-100 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appraisals and recognition at\u00a0Happy Happy scrapped appraisals in\u00a02018 after a staff vote, and replaced them with a one-page Happy@Happy snapshort form. These are completed every four months in a regular catch up meeting with a Multiplier and Mentor (or M&amp;M\u00a0\u2014\u00a0what we call our people managers). Find out more below about how the Snapshot forms work and how we recognise our people. Why Happy scrapped appraisals for regular check-ins In this video, Cathy Busani, Happy&#8217;s Managing Director, explains why Happy scrapped its appraisals process in 2018\u00a0with regular check ins.\u00a0 Would you like to work in a workplace like this? Visit our Careers page to view our current vacancies. Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear when we are looking for a new member of the team. View our current vacancies Happy@happy snapshot forms Staff discuss the one page happy@happy snapshot form with their Multiplier and Mentor (what Happy calls people managers) in their regular one-to-one meetings every four months. These forms encourage everyone to think about how they contribute to Happy&#8217;s success, and involves a discussion with their manager about how their role is linked to the business plan. The question changes on each form, so that staff think about each area of Happy&#8217;s business plan. For example, the question on the July 2021 snapshot form was: &#8220;Reflecting our aim of Creating a Great Place to Work, I will be focusing on supporting greater teamwork and collaborative working over the next 4 months by&#8230;&#8221; Everyone also sets their goals and Radical Disruptions, and rates what percentage of their role gives them joy at work. (Learn more about Radical Disruptions here.) &#8220;We cocreate Autonomy. We appraise ourselves. We have control and we lead the conversation. We choose our own goals with coaching support from our M&amp;M. 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The Gratitude Tree To recognise International Week of Happiness at Work in September 2023, members of the team created this Gratitude Tree. The Gratitude Tree was put up in a public space at Happy&#8217;s training centre. This allowed both Happy&#8217;s staff and people attending a course with us to show their appreciation for someone else, adding their note to a leaf. &#8220;The appreciation we give each other is what makes Happy unique. It&#8217;s honest and specific and helps us be self-aware about our strengths and the things other people see in us. We build in appreciation into our meetings. We have a deeply ingrained habit of openly praising each other, if we get a bit of really positive feedback for example, and copying managers in. And the managers then pick up on it and reinforce the feedback. 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