Best Aoife kennedy Podcasts (2024)

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The 2nd Annual Employee Happiness Conference with Pat Phelan 20:16

11h ago20:16

20:16

Patrick Phelan interviews Matthew Phelan on what The Happiness Index has planned for their 2nd Employee Happiness Conference in London, UK. Podcast discount If you use the code MattP when signing up for this event it will give you a 30% discount You can sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/employee-happiness-annual-conference-tickets-888246929477…

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A review of the last podcast episode with Matt Stannard and Sharon Kennedy 23:52

1M ago23:52

23:52

Matt P, Matt S and Sharon discuss the previous episode (please scroll back) that was 100% AI generated. Matt shared his observations that: - The AI consumed over 100 research studies but didn’t reference them all. - This tech could be a really useful learning aid if audio is your preference. For example you could take any document, upload it and li…

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AI takes over the podcast to discuss Employee Happiness and Performance Research 7:29

2M ago7:29

7:29

As an experiment I just fed all the publicly available Employee Happiness research papers focused on Performance from the last 10 years into Google AI. I then used that AI to turn the findings into a podcast. The entire process took 2 mins max. Have a listen and let me know what you think... Scary? Useful? Am I out of a job? Better than my normal e…

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Happier at work with Aoife O’Brien 37:53

4M ago37:53

37:53

In this episode we explore Aoife’s career around the world and her path to working to create happier workplaces. Aoife has worked on organisations such as Unilever, Mars, Coca-Cola and Kraft-Heinz. We discuss imposter syndrome, how to create happier work places and why this is important for leading a successful business.…

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Self Esteem and Employee Engagement 26:51

4M ago26:51

26:51

Matt sits down to chat about all things self-esteem and employee engagement with Senior Culture Leader, Business Consultant and Entrepreneur, Anais Nebel!

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Making a difference in HR 32:53

6M ago32:53

32:53

Matt sits down with Emma Woods, UK Group Head of HR at Rotala Group Limited to discuss: What makes you happy? How did you get into HR? Any advice for anyone wanting to move sectors? Can you go from being a bus driver to MD? What are your tips for developing managers? Can you be a nice HR person? What is HR excellence? How can HR and recruitment wor…

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The New P&L and Employee Happiness | Paul Spiers 35:26

7M ago35:26

35:26

Matt is joined by Paul Spiers, Founder and Host of The New P&L, as they unpack why next gen leaders are looking for a new P&L and whether happiness belongs in P&L.

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Learning from a career in retail | Jules Eustance 42:21

8M ago42:21

42:21

Matt sits down to chat to Jules Eustance, Founder of The Corporate Success Co. to discuss career development and leadership develop for retail and e-commerce. Delving into how to create illusive measurement andaccountability, this is not one to miss!

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The Happiness Index - Book Q&A with Kashi Chellen & Matt Phelan 29:21

11M ago29:21

29:21

In this episode we see Kashi takeover once again, hosting a Q&A session on the release of 'The Happiness Index - Why Todays Emotions Equal Tomorrows Business Success'. A live Q&A with audience participation, you'll find out how this book came to be and why it's such a useful tool.

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The Story Behind the World Happiness Summit with Karen Guggenheim 25:50

12M ago25:50

25:50

Matt is joined by Founder of The World Happiness Summit, Karen Guggenheim to delve into the story behind the 3-day event that sees the world’s leading experts in the science of happiness and wellbeing gather to share practice and tools!

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Values, Meaning & Purpose & Employee Engagement | Minter Dial 35:47

1y ago35:47

35:47

Minter Dial, Keynote Speaker, NED/Advisor, Award-winning Author, Expert @APM, Podcaster: Minter Dialogue & Joy of Padel sits down to discuss 'Values' in this final instalment of our Neuroscience series. We develop our personal values through life, and especially in our younger years. They are our emotional guide that help us know what we want to ex…

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Inspiration, Meaning & Purpose & Employee Engagement | Rob Turner 33:16

1y ago33:16

33:16

Rob Turner, Culture & Engagement Manager at BT talks all things Inspiration with Matt! Inspiration is the inner sensation which motivates us to do something important, a state where we are prepared to engage with a significant challenge regardless of the difficulties it may present. When we are inspired, we have the potential to be our best and to …

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Commitment, Meaning & Purpose & Employee Engagement | John Fitzgerald 51:25

1y ago51:25

51:25

Matt sits down with John Fitzgerald, the Founder of Harmonics, Executive Coach to CEO's. Described by Clients as Passionate, authentic, highly impactful, insightful and innovative. They tackle the topic of Commitment!Commitment is a state of emotional attachment to a cause. It is something we feel as a sense of belonging and purpose which is person…

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Information Flow, Clarity & Employee Engagement | Steve Bianchi 38:16

1y ago38:16

38:16

Steve Bianchi Chief People Officer at ECARX, sits down to tackle the tough subject of Information Flow, in this final part to the Clarity theme trilogy. People need to have access to the right information to enable them to do their jobs effectively. This needs to include primary information for task execution and supporting information to provide c…

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Resources, Clarity & Employee Engagement w/ Gemma Shambler 33:26

1y ago33:26

33:26

Gemma Shambler Head Of People at The Happiness Index sits down with Matt Phelan to discuss the topic of Requirements/Resources within the theme of Clarity. Each person needs to understand exactly what is expected of them in their role, an area classically explained in the job description and including key tasks and responsibilities. Importantly, su…

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Organisational Impact, Clarity & Employee Engagement | Fiona McDonnell 33:49

1y ago33:49

33:49

Fiona McDonnell International GM/ Board Advisor / Author /Speaker /VP Booking.com sits down with Matt Phelan to chat all things Clarity, specifically 'Organisational Impact' People have the opportunity to contribute more widely when they can see the bigger organisational picture. Understanding how their own role fits into the wider process flow of …

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Collaboration, Enablement & Employee Engagement 41:41

1y ago41:41

41:41

Dan Sodergren, Founder at AI Marketing Course, joins Matt today to delve into the world of 'Enablement', more specifically the topic of 'Collaboration' Collaboration with other teams outside of the immediate job role context can open up opportunities for wider creative contribution and more effective teamwork across the organisation.…

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Resources, Enablement & Employee Engagement 43:52

1y ago43:52

43:52

Sope Agbelusi joins us today! The Executive Coach & Founder of Mindsetshift chats to Matt about how to give your people the resources they need to thrive. People need the right resources to be available to fulfil their responsibilities. This includes having access to the appropriate tools, systems and support services, as well as enablement through…

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Workload, Enablement & Employee Engagement 31:56

1+ y ago31:56

31:56

Today's special guest is Azzy Aslam, Performance Habits Coach at Comentra! Here to chat to Matt about the Neuroscience theme of 'Enablement', specifically 'Workload'. The level of workload and the degree of challenge within it needs to be sufficient to keep the person engaged but not overwhelmed.Listen on to find out more!…

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'The Happiness Index' Book Launch & Employee Happiness Conference 12:35

1+ y ago12:35

12:35

This episode, we switch things up and Matt is being interviewed by THI Community and Events Exec, Kashi Chellen Listen on for all the things you need to know about upcoming release of Matt's book 'The Happiness Index' and the book launch!

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Team Dynamics, Relationships & Employee Happiness with Arlette Bentzen 43:14

1+ y ago43:14

43:14

On this episode of Happiness&Humans we have the incredible Arlette Bentzen, Chief Happiness Officer at Arbejdsglæde nu, talking about 'Team Dynamics'! The term line manager might sound like an outdated term these days but no matter how flat your internal org chart is, there will be some kind of power dynamic in play and these relationships will imp…

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Personal Relationships & Employee Happiness with Cathy Courtenay 48:34

1+ y ago48:34

48:34

Matt sits down with Cathy Courtenay Certified RLT Coach at Conscious Relating Coaching, to discuss all things 'Personal Relationships' There is a particular dynamic around teamwork that can give us a sense of community and collective bonding. Being able to connect with a team provides a vital social ingredient to our emotional needs and gives us th…

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Energetic Connections, Relationships & Employee Happiness W Tony Latter, Clive Hyland & Laura Page 27:30

1+ y ago27:30

27:30

Feeling energetically connected to our colleagues is that sense of just understanding each other. We are on the same wavelength and naturally click. People and Happiness Assistant at The Happiness Index, Tony Latter, Co-founder & Chief Platform Officer at The Happiness Index & Clive Hyland, Head of Neuroscience at The Happiness Index & Founding Par…

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Acceptance, Freedom & Employee Happiness with Hannah Litt 37:49

1+ y ago37:49

37:49

On the podcast today is Hannah Litt, Award Winning JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)UK Top 100 Influential Muslims 2022, Head of EDIA & Resourcing Leader for Mindweaver. Matt and Hannah chat about the Freedom sub-theme of Acceptance.This area is about being accepted for who we are. It means not being judged or experiencing prejudice bec…

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Autonomy, Freedom & Employee Happiness with Matthew Knight 44:50

1+ y ago44:50

44:50

Matthew Knight Chief Freelance Officer and Independent Strategy Partner. Founder of Leapers and Manual of Me. YJ Freelancer of the Year. Mental health advocate.Matthew joins us to discuss Autonomy, Freedom & Employee Happiness The opportunity to operate with some autonomy strikes at the heart of the human experience. It gives us space to explore an…

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Authenticity, Freedom & Employee Happiness with Jenn Lim 30:33

1+ y ago30:33

30:33

Matt Phelan sits down with Jenn Lim, Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Happiness Officer at Delivering Happiness and author of best seller, "Beyond Happiness". Named 'World’s Top 50 in 2023 Keynote Speaker' by Real Leaders.To discuss all things Authenticity. Authenticity in this context is a state of human expression, whilst Acceptance is the response we g…

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Career Progression and Employee Happiness with Ben RainforthGott 37:35

1+ y ago37:35

37:35

Seeing our personal development and career development journeys translate into new job responsibilities is a great source of sustainable motivation. It provides the emotional reward that validates our efforts and keeps us on track. Taking ownership of increased or different responsibilities is a meaningful challenge that supports our sense of movin…

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Challenges & Employee Happiness with Njabulo Mashigo 34:32

1+ y ago34:32

34:32

To maintain a sense of momentum we need to feel appropriately challenged in our roles. The key is achieving the right balance. Feeling a little outside of our personal comfort zone is a good place for personal growth as we have to engage our wider potential to succeed. If this goes too far, we will retreat into survival mode, where we resist change…

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Personal Development, Personal Growth & Employee Happiness with Andrew MacAskill 34:20

1+ y ago34:20

34:20

We are designed to evolve and grow, whilst standing still results in stagnation and inflexibility. People therefore need opportunities to expand their experience and expose themselves to new learning. This helps us feel engaged. Experiencing novelty is an important element of keeping the brain alert. Andrew MacAskill CCO at Fraser Dove Internationa…

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Energetic Connections and Employee Happiness with Tony Latter, Laura Page & Clive Hyland 27:30

1+ y ago27:30

27:30

The Happiness Index internal culture team of HR pro Laura Page, Co-Founder and technologist Tony Latter and Head of Neuroscience Clive discuss the impact of energetic on our working relationships. Feeling energetically connected to our colleagues is that sense of just understanding each other. We are on the same wavelength and naturally click. In t…

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Work, Life, Balance, Harmony & Employee Happiness 31:41

1+ y ago31:41

31:41

The Happiness Index internal culture team of HR pro Laura Page, Co-Founder and technologist Tony Latter and Head of Neuroscience Clive discuss the impact of work life balanceThis is another area that has hugely been impacted by the pandemic and the digital revolution. With everyone carrying a phone with more computing power than the first spaceship…

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Trust, Safety & Employee Happiness with Phil Burgess 35:41

1+ y ago35:41

35:41

HR expert Phil Burgess sits down with Matt Phelan to discuss how Trust and Safety are key drivers of Employee Happiness People need to feel trust to be able to commit themselves emotionally to an organisation. They need to feel trusted and be able to trust those they work with. Our sensory intelligence system constantly surveys our environment and …

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Work Environment & Employee Happiness with Natasha Wallace 28:26

1+ y ago28:26

28:26

HR expert, entrepreneur and author Natasha Wallace sits down with our host Matt Phelan to discuss how to create a work environment that drives employee happiness.People need to feel that their physical working environment is safe, that it poses no danger either in terms of conditions or access. It also includes emotional safety, such as freedom fro…

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Open Source HR with Nadia Vatalidis 37:26

1+ y ago37:26

37:26

Head of People Nadia Vatalidis sits down to share her wisdom with our host Matthew Phelan who is co-founder of The Happiness Index. Nadia discusses her career in working in the fast pace tech world. Nadia shares insight from her career and her thoughts on building in public. This episode is wide ranging and covers a wide spectrum from inclusion thr…

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Feedback & Employee Happiness with Karen Robinson 1:02:06

1+ y ago1:02:06

1:02:06

Matt Phelan author of Freedom to be Happy the Business case for Happiness and Karen Robinson sit down to discuss the importance of feedback on employee happiness.Karen is a senior business leader with 15 years exp. Karen is a mentor, coach and trainer. Karen gives her expert view on how to give and receive feedback.Regular feedback is a vital compo…

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Employee Listening & Employee Happiness with Margot Slattery 21:00

1+ y ago21:00

21:00

Happiness and Humans Host Matt Phelan Interviews Global head of Diversity and Inclusion and Belonging at ISS on the importance of employees feeling listened to. When we express a thought or feeling it is important to us that our views are heard. This is a subtle, yet critical, experience that helps us understand our impact on the world. Not being l…

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Recognition & Employee Happiness with Simon Berry 37:15

1+ y ago37:15

37:15

Our host and entrepreneur Matthew Phelan interview's employee recognition expert Simon Berry.Simon is one of the world's most respected and knowledgeable experts in both employee recognition and reward. Simon also helped design the Employee recognition impact Index that sits within The Happiness Index's Employee Engagement platform. Recognition inf…

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Building the UK's latest Tech Unicorn with Sultan Saidov 49:05

1+ y ago49:05

49:05

Tech founders Matthew Phelan of The Happiness Index and Sultan Murad Saidov of Beamery sit down to discuss Sultan's journey from childhood to founding the UK's latest tech unicorn. Sultan Murad Saidov is Co-Founder and President of Beamery, the leading Talent Lifecycle Management Platform. Prior to Beamery, Sultan worked at Goldman Sachs. He studie…

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Soft landing during job cuts with Walter Peterscheck 34:29

1+ y ago34:29

34:29

With layoffs being announced across the globe Walter Peterscheck felt compelled to share his story of being let go twice in his career. This episode is designed to help both the individual being let go and the company in how to do this in a supportive way. Walter is motivated to help people being made redundant continue with their career and prospe…

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The Architecture of Happiness with Timothy Lomas 41:01

2y ago41:01

41:01

Tim Lomas is a Research Affiliate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University and the author of Translating Happiness- A Cross-Cultural Lexicon of Well-Being. His work has been featured in Time, the New Yorker, Vox, Scientific American, and the Atlantic. Tim discusses his new paper The Architecture of Happiness. Happiness is an increasin…

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HR, Happiness and Psychology with Dr Hayley Lewis 54:49

2y ago54:49

54:49

Dr Hayley Lewis is on the HR Most Influential 2022. Hayley is a chartered psychologist, coach, University lecturer & Sketchnote doodler. Hayley describes herself as a pracademic making psychology accessible.Matt and Hayley discuss Happiness, HR and modern Psychology in the word of work

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Mood, food & sleep with Laurentia Campbell 36:40

2y ago36:40

36:40

Matt Phelan and guest Laura Campbell discuss health, neuroscience, gut microbiota, food & nutrition, mental health, alcohol, mood & sleep.Laura discusses her own health journey that covers serious subjects such as anorexia, diet and the importance of getting the right information and advice on subjects related to your own health.This is a wide rang…

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12 Millions Lessons in Happiness with Matt Phelan and guest host Kashi Chellen 33:59

2y ago33:59

33:59

Kashi Chellen takes over as Happiness and Humans host to interview Matt Phelan on his TedX Brighton talk. The talk is titled 12 Million Lessons in Happiness. Matt uses a concept called The Super Happiness Suit with in built emotional deflector field to discuss what has been learnt from data collected by The Happiness Index via their Employee Engage…

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Subjective Wellbeing Research with Amanda Henwood 26:09

2y ago26:09

26:09

Matt Phelan and Amanda Henwood discuss Amanda's research into subjective Well-being Amanda's research focuses on exploring the links between well-being, cognition and behaviour. Amanda uses a mixed methodological approach, combining field and lab experiments, to investigate potential well-being related mechanisms underpinning people’s responses to …

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Death and Happiness Tracey Smith-Atkins, Robert Black & Alex Rowlands 47:04

2y ago47:04

47:04

Matt Phelan from the Happiness Index an employee engagement and happiness platform sits down with Tracey Smith-Atkins, Robert Black & Alex Rowlands to discuss what it is like to work in a job where death is a daily part of the employee experience. We discover we can learn from this sector from the perspective of a CEO, HR professional and a Technol…

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Entrepreneurship in Space with Bianca Cefalo 43:05

2+ y ago43:05

43:05

Bianca Cefalo of Space DOTS sits down with Matthew Phelan to discuss entrepreneurship, happiness and new space. Bianca discusses her career, organisational culture, her co-founders and what it is like to be an entrepreneur in the space industry. BIO Space Scientist & Engineer Developing the next generation of telecommunications in space, and advoca…

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Happiness in Space with Melissa Thorpe 32:01

2+ y ago32:01

32:01

Melissa Thorpe is the inspirational Head of Spaceport Cornwall and sits down with the Co-Founder of the Happiness Index Matt Phelan. Melissa discusses her career, her leadership tips, how kindness is an important part of success and also gives insight on how to start a career in the Space industry. Melissa discusses her twin passions of nature and …

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Inside The Happiness Index's crowdfunding campaign with Matt Phelan and guest host Pat Phelan 25:52

2+ y ago25:52

25:52

In this episode guest host Patrick Phelan who is a Happiness Index founding employee interviews Co-founder Matt Phelan on The Happiness Index's crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Pat asks Matt the following questions. What makes you happy? Why Seedrs? Why fundraising? What is crowdfunding? How does it work? Can people still get involved? What does th…

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Employee Happiness with Executive HR Director Njabulo Mashigo 32:50

2+ y ago32:50

32:50

Njabulo Mashigo Executive Director | International HR Executive | Non Executive Director of Vodacom part of the Vodafone family sits down with Matt Phelan to discuss everything from employee happiness through to how to build a successful career in HR. Matt Phelan the Co-Founder of The Happiness Index and host of the Happiness and Humans podcast ask…

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The Future of Work with Dan Sodergren 23:42

2+ y ago23:42

23:42

Dan Sodergren shares his views on the future of work and his positive outlook on how we can all move towards a world where we love the work we do.

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