Happy Reviews

I have to start by saying I am a big lover of Happy and what you do. I have been on one of your Leadership courses and to one of your conferences a couple of years back, both of which I really enjoyed and took a lot away from. However, I have to be honest in saying that I was pretty disappointed with the conference this year for a number of reasons which I will list below: - Sound/ Tech issues- These were particularly disruptive at the start of the conference with me missing most of what the first speaker was saying, and despite some alterations to how the conference was being run, the issues continued throughout the day. I think with the conference being hybrid, the use of a mic for speakers and audience members would have helped those of us who were online to hear what was being said, and to feel included. Being online- we often missed the conversations that were being had in the room and I certainly was left feeling very frustrated by this and the other sound issues. -Speakers- Sadly, the speaker I found to give the most 'nickable' ideas on the day was cut short by Henry & we didn't get to have question time with them due to the schedule running behind which was pretty frustrating. It felt that this years focus was too heavy on 'leadership' which I appreciate is a key part of contributing to a happy workplace- but I did expect a more diverse lineup in terms of content. One of the speakers also felt very much like a sales pitch for one of the Happy apprenticeship's which again left me feeling frustrated. - Breakout sessions- Often there was confusion in the breakout sessions about what was meant to be discussed. Some breakout sessions I was alone; and towards the end of the day- people began airing their frustrations with some aspects of the day so it felt like it became a negative space that I didn't want to participate in. - Timetable/ organisation of the day- I used the timetable sent out our prior to the event to plan my day around the conference and best utilise the break/ lunch time available for bits of work I needed to do. However, the running of the day strayed quite a bit from the suggested timetable with some breaks not being allocated, some being longer than suggested and our lunch being cut short. I appreciate that sometimes talkers may run over or under but the day seemed to lack organisation. I have ADHD and due to all of the above I found it really quite difficult to concentrate and get the most out of the day. I sadly didn't come away with much in terms of nickable ideas, as I have done previously.

A wonderful experience - kept my focus and stayed engaged all day.

It was very interactive and fast-paced. Great speakers and the hosting was brilliant. Big thank you!!!

Was a really interesting conference and the speakers where relevant and engaging.

Good content and interaction was good. Not too long and understands there are cultural differences in a global organisation

The course was great and Nicky explained it really well. I really enjoyed the fact that the course was interactive and I would highly recommend this course to any Manager/Coach/Mentor in any industry.

This was the best online training session. Your material is practical and easy to understand. I also like the fact that the training did not last the whole day since we were joining online.

Kevin was amazing in his delivery. Also love his humour! Makes it more interesting to learn.

once over the original technical problems is was amazing

Excellent speakers. Very good management of hybrid conference (despite some audio glitches).