57: On Aon’s Better Being Series - Part 3: Measuring Wellbeing with Rachel Fellowes and Nic Marks

The happiness and wellbeing of team members is critical to the success of any organization. But many leaders struggle to know how to measure wellbeing in ways that provide insights and inspire change. In the third episode of the Better Being Series, host and Aon’s Chief Wellbeing Officer, Rachel Fellowes, is joined by Nic Marks, The Happiness Expert, CEO and founder of Friday Pulse, for a conversation about happiness data and why measuring wellbeing in organizations is a critical first step to improving it.

• [2:20] The genesis of Nic’s interest in happiness and wellbeing.
• [5:00] The desire to achieve happiness is a global one.
• [7:17] Key distinctions between individual and collective happiness.
• [9:28] Metrics that provide insights into individual and group happiness and wellbeing.
• [13:01] The expected ROI on team happiness and success.
• [14:53] Advice for leaders who want to increase their team’s happiness.
• [20:40] Nic reveals his vision for a future filled with happiness.
• [23:26] Advice for leaders who are seeking increased wellbeing for their team.

Additional Resources:

Aon’s website

Aon’s Human Sustainability Index (HSI)

Rachel Fellowes on LinkedIn

On Aon’s Better Being Series – Part 1: Human Sustainability with Rachel Fellowes and Lisa Stevens

On Aon’s Better Being Series - Part 2: Physical Wellbeing and Resilience with Rachel Fellowes and Daniel Scott

Additional resources from Nic Marks:

• LinkedIn
• Friday Pulse
• Friday One
• Nic Marks’ Website
• The Happy Planet Index
• The Happy Planet Ted Talk

Tweetables:

• “We are born into this world designed for relationships.” — Nic Marks
• “Great teams are both happy and successful.” — Nic Marks
• “Bringing together a team to work on a common goal and project is really important. The human side of it is really important.” — Nic Marks
• “If you measure weekly team happiness, you’ve got a metric you can talk about every week.” — Nic Marks
• “Ironically, happiness is more engaging than engagement because it’s more appealing to people.” — Nic Marks
• “Value is not only financial, it’s about the wellbeing of the population of the people and the planet and future generations.” — Nic Marks