Excerpt from Secrets Of America’s Happiest Companies.

1. Happy employees don’t stay in one role for too long. Movement and the perception of improvement create satisfaction. Status quo, on the other hand, creates burnout.
2. There is a strong correlation between happiness and meaning; having a meaningful impact on the world around you is actually a better predictor of happiness than many other things you think will make you happy.
3. A workplace is far likelier to be a happy place when policies are in place to ensure that people regularly get acknowledgement and praise for a job well done.
4. Recognize that employees are people first, workers second, and create policies that focus on their well-being as individuals.
5. Emphasize work/life integration, not necessarily “balance.”