Mark Williamson, co-founder of Action for Happiness and author of Make Life Happier talks to your hosts, Henry and Maureen, in today's episode, sharing his personal journey from chronic back pain to well-being through mindfulness, and explores happiness as a direction rather than a destination.

Marks covers meaningful goals, the power of kindness, active listening, and practical workplace strategies.

Mark offers accessible tools, including simple breathing techniques and gratitude practices, to help individuals and organisations build more connected, purposeful, and fulfilling lives.

Mark's tips for a happy workplace:

• Check-in at the start of meetings
• Trust people and give them agency
• Focus on the micro moments of interaction

Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

• Happy Workplace

Dr. Anja Milde, a former senior leader at Bayer, talks with us today about the company's radical organisational transformation.

Hear how Bayer shifted from a rigid 12-layer hierarchy to a 'Dynamic Shared Ownership' model, empowering teams to make 95% of decisions, operating in 90-day learning cycles, and reducing management from 15,000 to 5,000 which delivered over 500 million euros in savings within the first year.

Anja suggests that lasting transformation begins with individual mindset shifts

Hear how her new company, Forward Evolution, helps other organisations achieve similar results.

Anja's tips for a happy workplace:

• Transformation starts with yourself
• Don't tell people what to do - let them make decisions
• Do what you love

Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

• Dr Anja Milde on LinkedIn
• 4ward evolution
• Happy Workplace

Dr. Apurv Gupta, a former Chief Medical Officer and performance improvement expert, today discussed the redefinition of the relationship between love and work; in the workplace.

Dr. Gupta argues that burnout isn't a failure of individuals, but a failure of systems designed around fear and industrial-age hierarchies.

Hear why traditional performance improvement often ignores the human component and how COVID-19 acted as a catalyst for change.

Dr. Gupta also shares with your hosts, Henry and Maureen, a deep dive into the 9 systems (4 people-based, 5 process-based) that constitute every organisation and how to move them from a place of fear to love.

You'll also hear whether AI will dehumanise the workplace or act as a tool to supercharge connection and empathy; and 3 practical tips on his three pillars for a happy workplace.

Dr. Gupta's tips for a happy workplace:

• Incorporate humour into your life
• Start your morning with gratitude
• Bring love into the workplace intentionally

Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

• Dr. Apurv Gupta on LinkedIn
• Happy Workplace