Happiness at Work

What holds people back is not fully knowing themselves, not knowing their strengths and not understanding how they think, said Joe Trodden, a coach who focuses on helping entrepreneurs develop their mindset to become effective leaders. Find out why the period between start-up and scale-up is pivotal for a business and why it's key for people need to find and understand their place in the company's...

You don't need to think big to succeed, be open to chance and there is great power in community when it comes to business success. Eric Schultz, chairman and CEO of Sensitech and author of Innovation on Tap , recounts the greatest lessons as told by 25 American entrepreneurs. Find out why happy, successful entrepreneurs tend not to dent the future but rather work on a problem that's immediate and...

Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, leading expert on conflict and organizational psychology and author of, Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home, and in Life, takes a counter intuitive approach to resolving conflict. Find out why conflicts aren't always resolvable, but why freeing ourselves from conflict in order to achieve freedom, is possible. An insightful and refreshing loo...

How can we be more inclusive of our customers? What's one thing we'll do differently in the next two weeks? Transformation can be daunting but if we take incremental steps it doesn't have to be overwhelming. In this fabulous episode, the super star duo, Tanya Spencer, senior HR business partner at BT in London and Stephanie South, HR business partner for HSBC technology, explain what it takes to a...

Nineteen years ago Michael O'Brien had a near death accident that changed his life. Today, the corporate coach and author of Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows , says that the accident forced him to write a new script for a life that he was going through the motions in. Find out why Michael thinks the coronavirus is forcing all of us to pause and figure out where we want to go and who we're surround...

In this special 200th episode of our Happiness at Work Podcast, we share insights and clips from some of our most popular shows and take a look at what people say happiness means to them! For more, visit www.management30.com.

HR has been given a fantastic opportunity to become more strategic, says Myles Hopkins , Business Agility Strategist at Be Agile, they just need to step up to the plate. Myles says HR needs to stop sitting on the sidelines and seeing themselves as something separate from the business but rather they need to get into the trenches. Find out why HR is integral to the team and to recruiting talent and...

What does it take to make life changing decisions? How can couples navigate transitions and maintain a balance of power? How can couples use the coronavirus to actually better their relationships? Jennifer Petriglieri discusses all of this and more in an intriguing and timely podcast. The major trap people are falling into during the coronavirus is thinking that it's all about the practicalities,...

Today, most companies are behind, they don't reflect the world that they do business in said Jennifer Brown. Founder, president and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting and best-selling author of Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace & the Will to Change, Jennifer says most companies still have a long way to go in creating a genuine culture of inclusion. Find out why being good people doesn't mean w...

People need to stop treating culture like something that we have no control over, says Lynne Viscio and Jennifer Landis. Co-authors of the book Five Frequencies , Lynne and Jennifer say leaders need to be culture shapers in their organizations and to do this, they need to be in tune with their signals. Find out which five signals leaders need to fine tune in order to lead successful companies wher...

Influence is the ability to make things happen without having authority, said David Mantica, Vice President and General Manager for SoftEd . David explains what happened when his company adoped an agile approach and delves into why it's so important to go in with an understanding rather than a bias. The biggest mistake people make is not giving up control, he said.  For more happiness, visit www.m...

People beg to work for you when they know their purpose and they feel the work they're doing is aligned and fulfilling, said Angela Lauria, founder of The Author Incubator and author of numerous books including Wall Street journal best seller: Make 'Em Beg to work for you. Find out why Angela's company only hires people who know their purpose and why the best way to attract the right people is thr...

Half of the population has a fixed mindset, the other half has a growth mindset, says Ryan Gotttfredson, author of, Successful Mindsets and mental success. From an early age Ryan didn't realize that he was sometimes coming from a negative way of thinking. Find out what it took to change his outlook and why so many of us get stuck in negative desires. What does it take to shift from a prevention an...

How much of a difference does it make if employees have a vested interest in the success of their company? A huge one, according to Pola Henderson and Maxime Bouroumeau-Fuseau. Content and community manager and co-founder of Digicoop , respectively, Pola and Maxime explain why when people have a stake in where they're working it leads to better cooperation, smarter problem solving and greater over...

If companies don't drill down and fix the dynamic between management and HR it'll harm teams and the company ecosystem, says Darja Gutnick, co-founder and CEO of Bunch.ai , a company focused on changing the way the world views company culture. Find out why Darja is worried about the relationship between HR leaders and management, why companies have so much baggage from the old days and what needs...

In the age of the current uncertainty, many companies are wishing they'd shifted to being more agile "yesterday", said Diana Russo thought-leader in Agile HR and creator of The 12 ingredients of Agile Organizations. In this special episode Diana explains what it takes right now to stay connected and motivated at work, even if we're working from home. Find out why the most important thing is to sta...

We know what a healthy company looks like but we're not consistently creating them, says Moe Carrick , founder of Moementum Inc. and author of Bravespace Workplace: Making Your Company Fit for Human Life. Why aren't we fully showing up at work? Why are leaders not being as effective as they can be? And what does it take to be brave enough to be vulnerable? Find out on this refreshingly insightful...