Happiness and Humans

Happiness and Humans


Latest Episodes

Bereavement and Happiness with Emily Cummin
October 15, 2021

Matt Phelan from The Happiness Index and Emily Cummin from Untangle ( https://l.linklyhq.com/l/d6Z9 ) discuss how to support employees through times of bereavement. This discussion covers What typically happens after a loss? How can employers help? How to

HR Debt & Unlocking Hyper Growth with Steven Bianchi
August 13, 2021

Chief People officer Steven Bianchi and Matt Phelan discuss the concept of HR Debt in high growth businesses. Steven explains the difference between scaling and growing. Steven also answers; Does money change culture? Can you build culture in a fast growt

Mindset Shift with Sope Agbelusi
August 06, 2021

Matt and Sope discuss the power of learning and the importance of the people you consciously surround yourself with.

Entrepreneurship & Happiness with Dominic McGregor
June 21, 2021

Entrepreneur Dominic McGregor at 21 co-founded the Manchester-based social media marketing agency Social Chain and helped grow it to a $200m turnover business with 750 staff in offices all around the world. Dom was one of the first people to hire a happin

What being trans can teach us about the importance of belonging and building teams with Gabe Barrett
June 16, 2021

Matt Phelan and Gabe Barrett sit down during Pride month to discuss Gabe's unique perspective on the world of work. Having transitioned Gender Gabe offers us all a unique perspective on subjects ranging from belonging to building teams. Gabe is a data exp

Being an 11 year old entrepreneur with Femi & Grace Owolade-Coombes
June 14, 2021

Femi started his business journey as an 11 year old with the support of his amazing Mum Grace. Now at 15 Femi is a veteran of the tech world and we discuss everything from their mother and son partnership to building an inclusive culture. We talk about de

Employee Voice with Emily Franklin
May 18, 2021

Matt Phelan and Emily Franklin discuss Employee Voice and the importance of listening to your people. Matt asks Emily the following questions What makes you happy? Why did you get involved in the people space? Why do you share stories on your blog? Wha

Too emotional? With Anne Hsu
May 15, 2021

This episode discusses emotions at work and why they are so important. What are emotions? Why is being emotional associated with being unprofessional? How do you engage with emotions effectively? Should we talk about emotions at work?

Designing for life with Leslie Fountain
May 13, 2021

Matt Phelan interviews UX expert Leslie Fountain on everything from design, leadership,UX, motivation and designing for human life.

The Science Behind Happiness and Workplace Engagement with Clive Hyand
April 18, 2021

Guest host Susan Furber interviews Clive Hyland on his new book The Quantum Way. Clive's book explores the Science Behind Happiness and Workplace Engagement. What makes you happy? How does this book link to Freedom To Be Happy Why did you write The Quant