Dan Bowling, the former head of global HR for Coca-Cola Enterprises, advises institutions about employee well-being and positive psychology. Here, he offers 10 pointers for lawyers looking to find their happy place

Being a ‘happiness guru’ is hard work. My years as a labour lawyer battling unions was easy in comparison. So was fighting my way up the corporate ladder at Coca-Cola Enterprises. But since I started working with Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania, a world-renowned expert on the science of well-being, things have got really tough. All people want from me now is the secret to happiness.