Leadership and The Business Case for Happiness with Matthew Phelan

"Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients" This quote from Richard Branson captures the mission my guest Matthew Phelan is focused on solving at his company The Happiness Index and on this episode we delve into why happiness is not a fluffy metric and why organisations need to pay attention to it if they want to grow and thrive. About Matthew PhelanMatthew Phelan is Co-Founder and Head of Global Happiness at The Happiness Index. He founded the Happiness and Humans Community to help build a future of work that is more human. He hosts the Happiness and Humans Podcast and is the author of Freedom To Be Happy. Matt is also a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. Connect with Matt Freedom To Be Happy: The Business Case for Happiness Website LinkedIn Twitter Some topics we cover in this episode: Being a "sea firman" and the power of journalling Building habits instead of process Walking away from his "dream job" when it turned out to be a nightmare Navigating and growing through uncertainty Learning from his experiences with foot and mouth disease and how that built resilience Taking existing skills into a new market and starting again The data behind Happiness, Discrimination & Race Why organisations need to create a Freedom To Be Human culture Not wasting time on people who don't care or want to listen to the data Scaling company happiness in a hybrid world Cognitive Dissonace Integrity & Authenticity Connect with me Website: https://mindsetshift.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sopeagbelusi/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopeagbelusi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sope_Agbelusi Email: [email protected] --- Have a question, comment or a topic you want to be discussed? Send me a voice message: https://mindsetshift.co.uk/#ask-me-anything Connect with SopeWebsite | Youtube | Instagram | LinkedInDid you find this helpful? If you like this episode, please leave a review or share it with someone who could benefit from listening.  We’re always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts, send us an email at [email protected]