“Being happy is also a decision we must make.” Under this promising slogan, the BITAFAL team held its annual Open Session at the IEEM Business School of the University of Montevideo. The training was led by teacher Patricia Otero, who delved into the importance of achieving happiness in different areas of people's lives, including the family, the personal and especially at work.

We had the pleasant opportunity to share with some client friends and a large number of members of our team to reflect on the importance of happiness as a driver of personal and organizational growth. Formerly considered a soft skill, today happiness is valued as a fundamental element for the success of people within companies, generating more humane, sustainable and productive organizational environments.

Otero directs the UM Center for Happiness Studies, a space where research is carried out on the influence of that emotion on performance within companies. “If what you do brings you happiness, you will surely do it better,” said the teacher, referring to different scientific studies on the matter, which demonstrate the relationship between well-being in relation to the task and the result achieved.

This workshop is part of the permanent training plan that BITAFAL carries out in all its areas and for all its members. For the team that leads the management of the company, it represented a very important event, which was evident in the very positive assessment expressed by all who attended it.