What and Why B-Corp with John Brown
What is a B-Corp? Why B-Corp? How does B-Corp work? What are the benefits of B-Corp?
Episodes
The Happiness Index - Data. Insight. Stories
Join us on our exciting journey to unlock the Secrets of Workplace Happiness
We share research, data, evidence and the stories of people focused on employee engagement, workplace happiness and driving performance at work.
Host: Matt Phelan
Co-Founder The Happiness Index / x2 Workplace Happiness Author / TEDx Speaker
Author of Freedom To Be Happy & The Happiness Index
https://tinyurl.com/freedomtobehappy
TedX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHhwiLTKXiQ
LinkedIn
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/matthewphelan
The podcast was formerly named Happiness and Humans
Episodes
Art, science and happiness with Dr Fatima Maria Felisberti
What makes you happy? What is the connection between visual art and happiness How does being visually impaired impact happiness? What is the most surprising thing you have ever found in your happiness research? Why are you looking into the science of music and happiness?
Leadership with Minter Dial
Minter Dial discusses his new book You Lead. Your biggest asset in leadership is you. How can you expect people to trust and believe in you, if you aren't truthful and don't embrace your whole self at work? There is a need for a new kind of leadership; one that bleeds personality and rings true to employees and customers alike who crave authenticity. You Lead argues that business leaders deliver superior results, communities of engagement both inside and outside of the company and true values-dr...
Emotions, relationships and friendship at work with Ann Parkinson
What makes you happy? What are the origins of employee engagement? In Emotions and Identity please tell us about the role of relationships and friendships within the workplace and engagement specifically? What’s the most surprising thing you have found in your emotions research? What’s the latest research in emotions? If you were building a business case for happiness what would you include?
The World Happiness report with Lara Aknin
1) Lara what makes you happy? 2) Can you tell us about your research on giving and happiness? 3) What is the World Happiness Report? 4) Emotions are your thing? 5) What is the Broaden and build theory of emotions? 6) What’s your view on Emotion as a data point? 7) In your opinion what is the most significant data in the world happiness report? 8) What was your biggest surprise in the data when you were editing the World happiness report? 9) If a listener is trying to build a business case for ha...
Can soil really make you happy? With Associate Professor Christopher Lowry
What makes you happy? Does playing in the dirt really make you happy? How does bacteria in the soil make you happy? Diversity as an eco system ? What practical tips do you have about about food diversity? Can an office dog make you healthy? How can we use soil research at work?
Happiness and Hygge across the globe with Meik Wiking
WHat makes you happy? WHat is happiness? WHat is Hygge? Are there global differences in happiness for example the South Korea example you mentioned? Please tell us about your happiness museum?
Employee Happiness in China with Serene Tan
What makes you happy Serene? As an MD in China what was your approach to leading people? Do you think being a leader in China needs to be different to other countries in the world? As a regional director across APAC have you had to adapt your style from your style in China? In your opinion why are Singapore and China leading the way in female entrepreneurship? What is your one tip for leading people?
The early years at The Happiness Index with Roma Varma and Patrick Phelan
What makes you happy? What was it like joining The Happiness Index in the early days? What does Freedom To Be Human mean to you? What’s your favourite customer nugget? What’s the future looking like for The Happiness Index?
Wellbeing research with Sarah White and Shreya Jha
What makes you happy? Are happiness and wellbeing the same idea? What makes you focus on one or the other? How do you judge or know whether people are experiencing wellbeing or not? What is distinct about your research on wellbeing/ happiness? What is the most surprising thing you have found in your research?
Employee Burnout with Laura Giurge
what makes you happy? Please tell us about what research studies you have conducted into human happiness? Why do you think employee happiness is important? Please tell us about your latest research into employee happiness? What is the most surprising thing you have found in your research? If a listener is trying to build a business case for happiness what is the one bit of evidence you would recommend citing?
Nature & Biophilia with Tabitha Jayne
What makes you happy Tabitha? What is Biophilia? Is there a link between nature and happiness? Is there a link between biophilia and organisational culture? How can we build a society that reconnects with nature?
Career Happiness with John Fitzgerald
1) What makes you happy John? 2) Does the happiness of CEOs matter? 3) Is happiness important to your career? 4) Do you see a link between happiness and company performance?
Is Happiness a legal right with Louise Lawrence
1) What makes you happy Louise? 2) Is the pursuit of happiness a legal right to American citizens? 3) What do you think of the recent legal case in France where an employee successfully sued their employer over boredom? 4) In the UK What is implied duty of mutual trust and confidence? 5)How and why are B corps amending their article of associations? 6)WHat is the mindful business charter? 7)Do you think happiness could become a legal right? 8)Should we create a happiness charter?
Employee Happiness In South America by Pamela Teutsch Ortlieb & Rodrigo Rojas (Partially in Spanish)
25 % of this episode is in Spanish (translation is included)1)What is happiness? 2 How important is Happiness to employees in Chile? 3)Have you observed any big differences in the way people work across Latin America? 4)Do you have any interesting data on happiness at work from Latin America? 5) What do companies need to do to be successful in the future?
Founding & Growing The Happiness Index Globally with Tony Latter and Matt Stannard
What Makes you happy? Matt how did you build V1 of the happiness index? Tony, how did you start the happiness index as a company? Matt, can tech really make companies more human? Tony, what have you learnt from taking The happiness index globally? Matt S what’s been your biggest global tech challenge? Tony what is next for The Happiness Index?
The Birth of The Happiness Index with Gemma Shambler and Chris Hyland
What makes you happy Gemma and Chris? Chris how was the happiness index concept born? Gemma how did you use the data from v1 of the happiness index? Chris why did the happiness index become a company? Gemma how has your understanding of happiness evolved? Chris In your day to day role how is customer happiness used? Gemma what is the future of happiness?
Happiness and Brand Marketing with Brandon James
What makes you happy Brandon? What’s your view on the link between employee and customer happiness? Why are global brands using happiness in their marketing? What brands are using happiness well?
Employee Happiness, infection rates & patient mortality within the NHS with Professor Jeremy Dawson
What makes you happy? Please tell us about the study and the key findings? Why did you want to investigate this subject? What most surprised you in the study? Will you be following up the study?
LGBT & D&I with Margot Slattery
What makes you happy Margot? Is Ireland a happy country? Margot please tell us about the Irish governments approach to anti racism? Is happiness and LGBT progress linked? What do boards need to focus on to progress D&I within their own organisations?
Diversity & Inclusion with Kevin Withane.
What makes you happy Kevin? What is Ikigai? Why is D&I important to you? What does “diversity wins” mean? Are D&I and happiness linked? How do you build a happy and inclusive culture?
Curiosity and Storytelling with Nicola Pearcey
1. What makes you happy Nicola ? 2. In your opinion why is the happiness of employees important? 3. Is happiness important in storytelling? 4. Can a company balance making tough decisions and employee happiness? 5. What’s does the future of employee experience look like? 6. Why do you think curiosity is important in business?
Money and Happiness with Gethin Nadin
What makes you happy Gethin? Are wellbeing and happiness linked? Can money make you happy? Do you think their is a link between happiness and company performance?
Happiness & Performance with Malene Rydahl.
What makes you happy? You often discuss the link between happiness and performance, what have you found? What are the 3 reasons for Danish high wellbeing scores and how workplaces can become six times more productive and eleven times more innovative? What can the education sector learn about happiness?
Employee Happiness in the USA with Jenn Lim.
1) What makes you happy Jenn? 2) Why do you believe happiness is important for organisations? 3) Are American employees happy? 4) Do you have any good examples where companies have used happiness successfully in their business? 5) If a company wants to take happiness seriously what are your top tips?
The Neuroscience of Happiness with Clive Hyland
What makes you happy Clive? What can Neuroscience teach us about happiness? What can Neuroscience teach us about employee engagement? What can Neuroscience teach us about the link between happiness and performance?
Can music make you happy? With Norris Da Boss Windross
Norris discusses happiness, music, community, hope, Ibiza, leadership, energy, flow and rhythm.
ARBEJDSGLÆDE with Arlette Bentzen
What makes you happy Arlette? Are the Danes really happier than other countries? Can you explain ARBEJDSGLÆDE? Why do you work in happiness? What does a chief happiness officer in Denmark do? What evidence / data have you seen that shows the link between happiness and performance?
Employee Happiness in India by Raj Nayak
What makes you happy Raj? Is happiness important in a covid19 era? Please tell us about your work on employee happiness in India? Do you think the happiness of employees in India is unique to the country or are their local differences? How can a CEO put happiness in the board room?
Employee Happiness in the UK with Henry Stewart
What makes you happy Henry? Do you have rough days? Why is employee happiness important? Is there a link between employee and customer happiness? Do you think there is a link between happiness and company performance?