Most organizations invest heavily in workplace wellness and still end up with teams that feel flat, disengaged, and exhausted.

The problem may not be the programme. It may be what we're aiming for.

In this episode of Wired to Work, Jess Chapman sits down with behavioural neuroscientist Dr. Paul Zak to explore what actually helps people and teams thrive—and how leaders can measure it in real time.

They discuss:

• Why wellness may be too low a bar
• What a thriving brain actually looks like
• How psychological safety can be measured rather than surveyed
• What neuroscience reveals about remote and in-person work
• Why autonomy and a clear sense of purpose matter so much
• How “train extensively, delegate generously” changes performance
• Why traditional engagement surveys only tell part of the story

After 30 years studying the neuroscience of human connection, trust, and performance, Dr. Zak offers a very different way to think about workplace wellbeing.

Because the goal shouldn't be helping people just get through the week.

It should be creating the conditions where they can actually thrive.

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