Leading Happiness: Leadership and Happiness at a Workplace
Khairunesa Isa1, Siti Solehah Tenah2, Asliaty Atim3, Nor Aishah Mat Jam4
1Khairunesa Isa, Public and Curriculum Study Centre, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor.
1Siti Solehah Tenah, Research Management Centre, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor.
3Asliaty Atim, Centre of Language Studies, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor.
4Nor Aishah Mat Jam, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor.
Manuscript received on 20 August 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 25 August 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 September 2019. | PP: 6551-6553 | Volume-8 Issue-3 September 2019 | Retrieval Number: C5299098319/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C5299.098319
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Abstract: Organizational achievement is determined by a number of factors, particularly human resources. Human resources with high levels of happiness will affect productivity and the smoothness of tasks performed. Since employees spend most of their day working in an organization, it is obvious that the organizational environment will affect the employees’ emotional well-being. This article discusses the meaning of happiness at workplace and the leadership factors that influence employees’ happiness. Other than adopting effective leadership concepts, leaders who have the skills to listen and think about the career path of the employees are found to highly influence their employees’ happiness in the organization.
Keywords: Employees’ Happiness, Skills to Listen, Effective Leadership, Organizational Achievement
Scope of the Article: Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Public Works