Better Business: How to be happier at work

Not long ago I was reading about Clive Woodward who coached the England rugby team to its World Cup win in 2003. What caught my eye was that he asked each player to read a business book – Paddi Lund’s Building the Happiness-Centred Business (1997) – and said it was the only book he had ever read twice. I was inspired by Lund’s simple message: “If you’re not happy with the work you’re doing, change how you’re doing it.” Lund, a dentist in Australia, made his discoveries after emotionally hitting rock bottom in his 30s. As his income grew, he found himself spending all of it and then f...