Anne-Katrin Straesser is a leading workplace culture and leadership expert. Managing Director of the Happiness Management Institut, she uses principles of psychology, neuroscience and economics to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to corporate management issues. Anne-Katrin is of the firm opinion that happiness is not just a soft skill but is integral to organisational success. When she is booked as a speaker for events, Anne-Katrin speaks on subjects related to workplace culture, innovation, resilience, emotional intelligence and leadership.
Anne-Katrin’s educational qualifications include a degree in business from FOM University, an MBA from Oxford Brookes University and a doctorate in economics from the Technical University of Braunschweig. In her role as Professor at the FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, Anne-Katrin conducted a research project on happiness economics, studying a sample size of 1400 employees in Germany. Her study revealed the wide discrepancy between employee expectations and what organisations offered them instead. This study was a precursor to Anne-Katrin’s most notable creation, the Happiness Scorecard.
The Happiness Scorecard is used across several corporate organisations, serving as a framework for how these organisations can prioritise happiness in their everyday operations. As Managing Director of AKS Business Consulting, Anne-Katrin offers her nearly 20 years of professional expertise in strategy, marketing and processes, through her coaching and consultancy services. She has also served as a Consultant at PwC and Professor at the Kufstein Tirol University of Applied Sciences. Anne-Katrin is an expert on how to curate a happier work relationship, work-life balance, and better communication in the workplace. Her work intersects principles of business and neuroscience to create strategies that will not only incite economic success but also personal wellbeing.
Author of “Die Happiness-Strategie”, Anne-Katrin delves into the benefits of happiness in relation to business. She purports that at the heart of every economic transaction or decision should lie due attention to the happiness of the stakeholders – employees, customers and the environment. Anne-Katrin is a seasoned public speaker and has delivered countless trainings, seminars, conferences and keynote speeches on corporate culture, HR development, innovation, change management, strategy, and the science of happiness in the workplace. If you are looking for a speaker who is a risk management, leadership, and organisational behaviour expert, Anne-Katrin Straesser is an obvious choice to book for your next event!
