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The Secrets to Happiness at Work is now available in paperback with a bonus chapter, extended content and journal prompts.

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The Secrets to Happiness at Work by Tracy Brower, PhD, is about empowering people to create and choose the conditions for happiness, wellbeing, fulfillment and success.

  • It focuses on creating community and fostering belonging at work—both of which are fundamental for happiness.
  • It empowers choices—and the ways selecting alternatives influences and impacts happiness.
  • It addresses culture—and how important cultures are for happiness, performance, success and fulfillment.

Perfectly Timed. As we emerge from the pandemic, The Secrets to Happiness at Work is perfectly timed. Employees and business leaders want to engage, energize and be inspired to move forward. This book delivers substance, optimism and future focus.

The Secrets to Happiness at Work isn’t your average book. It is concise, optimistic and energetic—a TED talk in book form. Including joy, purpose, culture, relationships, growth, success and choosing alternatives, it covers the spectrum of how to create happiness—in an accessible and inspiring read.

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THE SECRETS TO HAPPINESS AT WORK is about choosing and creating joy in work and life. It shows how we can thrive at work by making empowered, wise choices about the kind of work we do, the people we work with, and the ways we manage our work-life boundaries.

THE SECRETS TO HAPPINESS AT WORK sets a foundation by making the case for joyful work and life, pointing to research on personal, family, and child health. From stress and sleep to marriage and child development, joyful work is a critical part of a healthy life.

The book goes on to provide key touchpoints on fundamental human needs and compelling neuroscience that drive our understanding of experiences at work. In addition, the book debunks myths of work and life in order to provide the reader with new ways of thinking about work and life.

THE SECRETS TO HAPPINESS AT WORK lays down fundamentals through descriptions of how to create purpose and meaning, and how to find the right match with a company’s culture. Tracy emphasizes the power of relationships at work―and the importance of colleagues and coworkers―and how to foster the very best of trust, empathy, and work with others.

THE SECRETS TO HAPPINESS AT WORK explains the growth mindset and how to say yes more often, learn from failure, embrace stress, and stretch to achieve fulfillment.

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Tracy’s first book was BRING WORK TO LIFE BY BRINGING LIFE TO WORK

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(Scroll down for videos about Bringing Work to Life and TEDx video as well!)

Organizations accomplish results when they powerfully engage employees and capture their discretionary time. This is more important than ever during this period where employees are facing unprecedented time poverty. Technology has blurred the lines between employees’ work and personal lives, and they are faced with the challenges of successfully navigating and integrating work and personal demands. When organizations provide the right benefits, policies, and cultural practices, they win and they serve employees in the process.

Using examples and real-world experiences from senior executives and employees, author Tracy Brower shows readers the importance of work-life supports and how they lead to more engaged and fulfilled employees. Bring Work to Life by Bringing Life to Work is your go-to guide to work-life support, providing easy-to-read strategies for building and implementing your organization’s strategies to harness work-life supports, increasing positive impact to your bottom line.


Learn more about Bringing Work to Life

For a quick 55-second overview

For a quick 90-second overview