VP attends happiness officers’ graduation
dubai — The UAE has transformed happiness, positivity and quality of life into a practice in every sector, as well as a culture, said His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
At the graduation ceremony of second batch of ‘Chief Happiness and Positivity Officers’, Sheikh Mohammed said: “Chief happiness officers have a key role to activate happiness and quality of life, as well as disseminate this culture in their establishments, and make it a way of life.
The training programme prepares these happiness and positivity officers to make a positive impact in government and society. It is part of a new approach in the UAE that aims to empower and develop people’s abilities, to effectively participate in achieving future ambitions.
“The UAE has established new model of building capabilities and is qualifying leaders who will work on developing government work, make the leap in happiness level and quality of life in the society. We believe that building capabilities in happiness, positivity and quality of life is key in disseminating this culture, awareness and execute it across government entities,” Sheikh Mohammed said.
The second batch included 60 participants representing 48 local and federal entities. The graduates completed an extensive fivemonth training programme that was divided into five parts: The science of happiness and positivity, mental alertness, happy team leadership, happiness and policies in government work and measuring happiness.
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