Why Your Small/Medium Business Is Actually Your Secret Weapon (And How to Use It)
What if small and medium businesses stopped trying to play the big guys’ game, and started winning on their own terms? That’s the question I posed to my friend and former McKinsey colleague, Sri Kaza, when he joined me on the Happiness Squad podcast. Sri is an entrepreneur, investor, and the author of Unconvention: A […]
The Strategic Fallacy of Traditional Workplace Happiness Programs
The corporate world is awash in workplace happiness programs that promise transformational results but deliver marginal impact. From meditation rooms to office yoga classes, from free lunch Fridays to team-building retreats, organizations are investing billions in initiatives that treat symptoms while ignoring root causes. The harsh reality is that most workplace wellbeing programs fail because […]
Purpose in the Workplace: The Hidden Driver of Exponential Productivity Gains
The most profound transformation happening in high-performing organizations has nothing to do with artificial intelligence, process automation, or technological innovation. It’s the systematic discovery and activation of purpose in the workplace—the deep psychological connection between individual work and meaningful outcomes that serves as the ultimate catalyst for productivity at work. Organizations that master this connection […]
The Evolution of Wellbeing Programs at Work: From Cost Centers to Competitive Advantages
The fundamental shift happening in high-performing organizations represents a complete reconceptualization of human potential as a strategic asset. Wellbeing programs at work are no longer peripheral HR initiatives designed to reduce healthcare costs or improve employee satisfaction scores. They have evolved into sophisticated strategic frameworks that systematically optimize human performance, drive innovation, and create sustainable […]
From Fear to Flourishing: The Leadership Shift That Changes Everything
I’ve seen it countless times: people walk into a meeting and immediately brace themselves. They’re too afraid to voice what they really feel. They hold back an idea because they worry someone will shoot it down. Or they look across the table at a senior leader and think, “It’s safer to stay quiet.” What many […]
Empowerment as the Engine of Transformation: 4 Interventions for Thriving Organizations
The pace of change today is nothing short of exponential. Markets shift overnight. AI is reshaping work in real time. Global uncertainty has become the norm. Rigid, centralized structures simply can’t keep up. If organizations are to thrive in this environment, we need to push decision-making to the edges—where people have meaning, skills, trust, and […]
The Courage to Change: Building Workplaces Where People Thrive
Why We Need a New Kind of Leadership Everywhere I go, leaders tell me the same thing: “Our people are exhausted. Engagement is slipping. We’ve tried programs, surveys, and perks, but nothing seems to stick.” The data echoes their frustration. Only 20% of employees are thriving at work. Nearly 60% report daily stress. We are […]
Beyond Happiness – The Multi-Dimensional Science of Flourishing in the Workplace
The most dangerous assumption in modern organizational psychology is that employee well-being equals happiness. This oversimplification has led countless organizations to invest millions in superficial initiatives—ping-pong tables, free snacks, and “fun committees”—while their most talented employees continue to burn out and disengage. The reality is far more sophisticated: flourishing at work is not an emotional state […]
From Theory to Practice – Implementing a Flourishing Program for Organization that Drives Business Performance
Every transformation initiative begins with a moment of clarity—and for organizational leaders today, that moment arrives when they realize that competitive advantage no longer flows from superior strategy or technology, but from superior human performance. The challenge isn’t convincing stakeholders that employee well-being matters; it’s building a flourishing program for organization that translates psychological insights into […]
The CEO’s Guide to Flourishing – Building a Program for Peak Organizational Performance
The most counterintuitive insight driving record-breaking organizational performance has nothing to do with technology, market positioning, or financial engineering. It’s the recognition that human potential represents the largest untapped asset on most balance sheets—and the systematic cultivation of this asset through a comprehensive flourishing program for organizations has become the defining characteristic of tomorrow’s market leaders. […]
