Episode 106

Thriving at Life and Work: The Top Episodes of 2024

Sometimes, life and work can feel like a never-ending loop—same routines, same challenges, no real progress. If 2024 felt like a year where things didn’t quite click, you’re not alone. Many of us struggle with finding the right balance between leading effectively, making meaningful changes, and just feeling genuinely happy. But it’s time to change that.

In this episode of the Happiness Squad Podcast, we’re taking a fresh look at what it takes to thrive. As 2024 comes to a close, we’re celebrating the standout episodes that resonated with listeners worldwide. This special compilation brings you three impactful conversations packed with insights to help you thrive in life and work.


Things you will learn in this episode:


• Driving Deep Organizational Change with Robert Quinn

• Embracing Modern Leadership with Andrew White

• Building Happy Habits for Long-Term Joy with Ashish Kothari


We learned a lot this year about dealing with challenges and creating a better future. Join us as we revisit the year's most inspiring conversations on leadership, change, and happiness, and discover useful lessons for the coming year.


Resources:✅


• Robert E. Quinn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-e-quinn-57b9a9100/ 

http://www.bob-quinn.com/ 

https://michiganross.umich.edu/faculty-research/faculty/robert-quinn 

∙ Deep Change by Robert Quinn: https://michiganross.umich.edu/faculty-research/faculty/robert-quinn 

∙ More books by Robert Quinn: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001H6MQSK 


• Andrew White

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-andrew-white/?originalSubdomain=uk 

∙ Transcend.Space on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transcend-space/  

∙ Transcend.Space Website: https://transcend.space/who-we-are/  

∙ Andrew White’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9fwC3tInlo  

∙ Leadership 2050 Newsletter: https://transcend.space/leadership-2050/   


• Ashish Kothari

https://www.facebook.com/ashish.kothari.397

https://www.instagram.com/myhappinesssquad/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishkothari1/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/happiness-squad/ 


Books:✅

• Hardwired for Happiness by Ashish Kothari: https://www.amazon.com/Hardwired-Happiness-Proven-Practices-Overcome/dp/1544534655 

• Andrew White’s Harvard Business Review article: https://hbr.org/2016/06/lessons-from-companies-that-put-purpose-ahead-of-short-term-profits

About the Podcast

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The Happiness Squad Podcast with Ashish Kothari
Unlock your full potential with the Happiness Squad podcast! Host Ashish Kothari, Founder & CEO, brings leading experts to help you live with more joy, health, love, and meaning. Discover the art and science of happiness to live and operate at your best.

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Ashish Kothari

Ashish Kothari is the Founder and CEO of Happiness Squad, a company focused on democratizing happiness and touching a billion+ lives over the next 20 years and helping them live with more joy, health, love, and meaning.

Prior to founding Happiness Squad and writing his best-selling book “Hardwired for happiness”, Ashish spent 25 years in consulting, including the last 17 at McKinsey and Co, a premier management consulting firm, helping thousands of clients and their organizations achieve breakthrough performance by building new mindsets and capabilities.

Ashish is a trained ontological coach and a lifelong student of human thriving.