About this episode

Mark Williamson shares his journey to well-being and practical strategies for happiness in the workplace.

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

People in this episode

Hosts: Henry Stewart, Maureen Egbe

Guest: Mark Williamson

Topics covered

• happiness
• mindfulness
• workplace strategies
• kindness
• active listening
• well-being

Keywords

• happiness
• mindfulness
• workplace
• kindness
• gratitude
• active listening
• well-being

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Action for Happiness

Books & works: Make Life Happier

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