The Happiness Index, Matt Phelan
The Happiness Index, Matt Phelan
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The Happiness Index
Why Today's Employee Emotions Equal Tomorrow's Business Success

Author: Matt Phelan

Narrator: Liam Gerrard

Unabridged: 3 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 08/20/2024


Synopsis

In The Happiness Index: Why Today's Employee Emotions Equal Tomorrow's Business Success, cofounder and CEO of The Happiness Index Matthew Phelan delivers a fascinating dive into data from over 100 countries and 2 million human beings that helps us understand what really drives our engagement and happiness at work.

In the book, you'll learn that "engagement" is what our brains need, and "happiness" is what our hearts need. You'll discover what we need to thrive and succeed in work and life, as well as:

● A step-by-step approach to learning from real-world data about happiness

● Practical lessons applicable to any organization that will help both individuals and groups succeed

● Case studies from recognizable firms around the world and interviews with executives to help bring the data to life

A simultaneously inspirational and hands-on treatment of a subject of singular importance to everyone in the working world, The Happiness Index will benefit executives, managers, and other business leaders, as well as founders, business owners, and anyone else interested in helping the people around them flourish.

About Matt Phelan

Matt Phelan is the author and illustrator of several novels for young readers, including the five books in the acclaimed Plum series and Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels. Matt Phelan’s picture books include Sweater Weather, Turtle Walk, Pignic, and Druthers. He is also the creator of the graphic novels The Storm in the Barn (winner of a Scott O’Dell Award), Around the World, Bluffton, and the New York Times bestseller Snow White: A Graphic Novel. Matt Phelan lives in Pennsylvania.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brendan on March 12, 2025

Matt Phelan breaks down what really makes people happy at work using research, real-life examples, and data. He introduces The Happiness Index, a tool to measure and boost happiness in the workplace, showing how emotions impact productivity and success. The book is easy to read, filled with useful i......more