Secrets to Happiness at Work: How to Choose and Create Purpose and Fulfillment in Your Work (Ignite Reads)

The conventional wisdom on work holds that it's a grind and that happiness is mostly impossible―or it's just about making it from Monday to Friday with a minimum of effort or pain. But it's possible to create the conditions for happiness at work―and to find joy even with the inevitable ups and downs of work and life.

The Secrets to Happiness at Work by Tracy Brower, PhD sociologist and an expert in work-life and happiness, is both compelling and accessible as it brings together science and pragmatic recommendations for wellbeing, fulfillment, satisfaction and success.

• Reimagine work and its meaning for your identity and your life.
• Empower choice―and the ways you can influence and impact your happiness.
• Learn myths and misconceptions and how to break through barriers like imposter syndrome, perfectionism or hustle thinking.
• Discover brain science which can catalyze positive experiences.
• Energize your growth, learning and development.
• Align with the cultures which bring out your best, and choose alternatives when you must.
• Create community, belonging, empathy and great relationships while maintaining your own healthy boundaries.
• Find your purpose and live your passion in work and in life.

The Secrets to Happiness at Work is perfectly timed. As the landscape of work changes, and as the world becomes more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous, Brower is a reassuring and hopeful voice inspiring positive experiences.

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 all the ways to create the conditions for happiness―in an accessible and inspiring read.

Dr. Tracy Brower is a PhD sociologist studying happiness, work-life fulfillment and the future of work. She is the author of The Secrets to Happiness at Work (to be re-released in paperback May 2024) as well as Bring Work to Life. She is the vice president of workplace insights for Steelcase and a senior contributor to Forbes as well as Fast Company and Newsweek. Tracy’s work has been translated into 22 languages and she is an award-winning speaker with over 25 years of experience working with global clients to achieve business results. Tracy is on the board of the United Way of Greater Ottawa County. In addition, she is a coach and advisor for the Center for Leadership at Hope College and an advisor to the Michigan State University Master of Industrial Mathematics Program. In addition, she is on the advisory board for the CoDesign Collaborative, and she is a faculty member for CoreNet Global. Tracy’s work has been featured in TEDx, The Wall Street Journal, Work-Life Balance in the 21st Century (book), Globe and Mail (Canada), InsideHR (Australia), HR Director (UK), T3N (Germany), Real Estate Review Journal, Fortune, Inc. Magazine, HBR (France) and more. Tracy holds a PhD in Sociology, a Master of Management in Organizational Culture, and a Master of Corporate Real Estate with a workplace specialization. You can find her on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Goodreads, Unsplash or at tracybrower.com.