126: Measuring Happiness Each Friday, With Nic Marks

Management thinker Peter Drucker is often quoted as saying: “you can't manage what you can't measure.” Another way of looking at that is that you can't improve what you don't measure. When seen against this backdrop, far too many organizations are leaving behind the opportunity to measure—and therefore manage—the wellbeing of their employees. The result? Far too many organizations are not leveraging the true power that comes with improving culture and employee happiness.In this episode, we meet Nic Marks, CEO & Founder of Friday Pulse. Nic is a Statistician, Happiness expert, and TED speaker. His company helps organizations measure employee happiness (among other cultural levers), in a very unique way.My Favorite Quotes from Nic Marks in this episode, (paraphrased):"Happiness is serious business!""Organizations need to build internal TRUST to get great happiness data!""Leaders can use employee happiness data to create great cultures and business success!"The best ways to connect with Nic Marks online are:Company Website: https://www.fridaypulse.com/Personal Website: https://nicmarks.org/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksnic/About the PROFITABLE HAPPINESS™ Podcast:The Profitable Happiness™ Podcast features stories from highly successful happiness professionals, executive coaches, experts, and entrepreneurs. Each week, our guests show us how they’ve used the art and science of happiness to build profitable workplace cultures.  https://drpele.com