Working With Humans

Minter Dial, Keynote Speaker, NED/Advisor, Award-winning Author, Expert @APM, Podcaster: Minter Dialogue & Joy of Padel sits down to discuss 'Values' in this final instalment of our Neuroscience series. We develop our personal values through life, and especially in our younger years. They are our emotional guide that help us know what we want to experience in terms of human connection and concepts such as fairness. Sharing our sense of values is critical to sustaining team journeys where we are engaging with others who want to share the same emotional experiences as ourselves.

Rob Turner, Culture & Engagement Manager at BT talks all things Inspiration with Matt! Inspiration is the inner sensation which motivates us to do something important, a state where we are prepared to engage with a significant challenge regardless of the difficulties it may present. When we are inspired, we have the potential to be our best and to summon all of our personal talent. Inspiration can be triggered by our external experience or by our own internal thoughts.

Matt sits down with John Fitzgerald, the Founder of Harmonics, Executive Coach to CEO's. Described by Clients as Passionate, authentic, highly impactful, insightful and innovative. They tackle the topic of Commitment! Commitment is a state of emotional attachment to a cause. It is something we feel as a sense of belonging and purpose which is personally meaningful to our own life journey. It is a state of emotional engagement where we identify with a wider human group or purpose. At its higher energetic level, it can be described as passion

Steve Bianchi Chief People Officer at ECARX, sits down to tackle the tough subject of Information Flow, in this final part to the Clarity theme trilogy. People need to have access to the right information to enable them to do their jobs effectively. This needs to include primary information for task execution and supporting information to provide context. The contextual information offers room for more creative ideas as to how task responsibilities can evolve

Gemma Shambler Head Of People at The Happiness Index sits down with Matt Phelan to discuss the topic of Requirements/Resources within the theme of Clarity. Each person needs to understand exactly what is expected of them in their role, an area classically explained in the job description and including key tasks and responsibilities. Importantly, such documents should be dynamic and evolve over time, keeping pace with the person’s learning and ability to contribute.

Fiona McDonnell International GM/ Board Advisor / Author /Speaker /VP Booking.com sits down with Matt Phelan to chat all things Clarity, specifically 'Organisational Impact' People have the opportunity to contribute more widely when they can see the bigger organisational picture. Understanding how their own role fits into the wider process flow of the end-to-end business encourages cross-functional consideration and ideas, avoiding the missed opportunities of siloed thinking.

Dan Sodergren, Founder at AI Marketing Course, joins Matt today to delve into the world of 'Enablement', more specifically the topic of 'Collaboration' Collaboration with other teams outside of the immediate job role context can open up opportunities for wider creative contribution and more effective teamwork across the organisation.

Sope Agbelusi joins us today! The Executive Coach & Founder of Mindsetshift chats to Matt about how to give your people the resources they need to thrive. People need the right resources to be available to fulfil their responsibilities. This includes having access to the appropriate tools, systems and support services, as well as enablement through education and training.

Today's special guest is Azzy Aslam, Performance Habits Coach at Comentra! Here to chat to Matt about the Neuroscience theme of 'Enablement', specifically 'Workload'. The level of workload and the degree of challenge within it needs to be sufficient to keep the person engaged but not overwhelmed. Listen on to find out more!

This episode, we switch things up and Matt is being interviewed by THI Community and Events Exec, Kashi Chellen Listen on for all the things you need to know about upcoming release of Matt's book 'The Happiness Index' and the book launch!

On this episode of Happiness&Humans we have the incredible Arlette Bentzen, Chief Happiness Officer at Arbejdsglæde nu, talking about 'Team Dynamics'! The term line manager might sound like an outdated term these days but no matter how flat your internal org chart is, there will be some kind of power dynamic in play and these relationships will impact the happiness of your employees.

Matt sits down with Cathy Courtenay Certified RLT Coach at Conscious Relating Coaching, to discuss all things 'Personal Relationships' There is a particular dynamic around teamwork that can give us a sense of community and collective bonding. Being able to connect with a team provides a vital social ingredient to our emotional needs and gives us the opportunity to feel that we belong.

Feeling energetically connected to our colleagues is that sense of just understanding each other. We are on the same wavelength and naturally click. People and Happiness Assistant at The Happiness Index, Tony Latter, Co-founder & Chief Platform Officer at The Happiness Index & Clive Hyland, Head of Neuroscience at The Happiness Index & Founding Partner at Make Sense, sit down to chat about why energetic connections are so important in relationship building.

On the podcast today is Hannah Litt, Award Winning JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)UK Top 100 Influential Muslims 2022, Head of EDIA & Resourcing Leader for Mindweaver. Matt and Hannah chat about the Freedom sub-theme of Acceptance. This area is about being accepted for who we are. It means not being judged or experiencing prejudice because we are different from the perceived norm. Acceptance is a state where diversity is embraced and openness is the encouraged state of mind.

Matthew Knight  Chief Freelance Officer and Independent Strategy Partner. Founder of Leapers and Manual of Me. YJ Freelancer of the Year. Mental health advocate. Matthew joins us to discuss Autonomy, Freedom & Employee Happiness The opportunity to operate with some autonomy strikes at the heart of the human experience. It gives us space to explore and grow, and to take ownership of our responsibilities, actions, and their consequences. It offers us the opportunity for deep personal meaning and learning. Matthew Knight

Matt Phelan sits down with Jenn Lim, Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Happiness Officer at Delivering Happiness and author of best seller, "Beyond Happiness". Named 'World’s Top 50 in 2023 Keynote Speaker' by Real Leaders. To discuss all things Authenticity. Authenticity in this context is a state of human expression, whilst Acceptance is the response we get. Being allowed to be authentic allows people to access their deepest talents and passions and enables them to offer their whole selves, rather than a diminished shadow shaped by judgement and prejudice.

Seeing our personal development and career development journeys translate into new job responsibilities is a great source of sustainable motivation. It provides the emotional reward that validates our efforts and keeps us on track. Taking ownership of increased or different responsibilities is a meaningful challenge that supports our sense of moving forward. Ben RainforthGott Director of People & Organisational Development discusses the association between career and personal progression with employee happiness.

To maintain a sense of momentum we need to feel appropriately challenged in our roles. The key is achieving the right balance. Feeling a little outside of our personal comfort zone is a good place for personal growth as we have to engage our wider potential to succeed. If this goes too far, we will retreat into survival mode, where we resist change and new demands. CHRO of the year and board advisor Njabulo Mashigo discusses the association between challenge and employee happiness.

We are designed to evolve and grow, whilst standing still results in stagnation and inflexibility. People therefore need opportunities to expand their experience and expose themselves to new learning. This helps us feel engaged. Experiencing novelty is an important element of keeping the brain alert. Andrew MacAskill CCO at Fraser Dove International and LinkedIn change maker shares his expertise on personal Growth and Person development.

The Happiness Index internal culture team of HR pro Laura Page, Co-Founder and technologist Tony Latter and Head of Neuroscience Clive discuss the impact of work life balance This is another area that has hugely been impacted by the pandemic and the digital revolution. With everyone carrying a phone with more computing power than the first spaceship that carried humanity to the moon it can be hard to balance our work and our private lives. Work life harmony covers whether or not people feel that they are in a state of reasonable balance in terms of juggling their work and personal /family commitments and emotional needs. Excessive work pressure will cause difficulties in personal relationships and will limit people’s capacity to recover their energy.