Mike Jones - How to Unlock Wellbeing and Happiness at Work
05/30/22 • 30 min
Mike is the founder of Better Happy an employee engagement and wellbeing consultancy.
Mike began his health and management training serving in the British Army. He then went on to grow his own six-figure business from scratch. He has accumulated thousands of hours coaching people of all ages shapes and sizes to transform their health. He has worked with a huge variety of businesses ranging from Deloitte and Lloyds Pharmacy to local firms.
What we discuss with Mike Jones
- The three key elements that are required for employee engagement
- How to be the best kind of leader
- Why we're not getting our natural basic human needs met anymore to be happy and high functioning
- How in turn, businesses have the opportunity to help employees become happy and high functioning which will pay off in the long run
- Why employee engagement and well-being is an opportunity rather than a challenge
- How to move beyond a list of tasks to focus on outcomes
- How many people in Nepal will never see the sea, will never travel, things we take for granted but are much happier than many in our society will ever be
- And much more
Links relating to this episode
- Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-jones-5aa1291b3/
- Better Happy https://www.betterhappy.co.uk/
- The Road to Wigan Pier: https://amzn.to/3NMkHMh
- Measure What Matters: https://amzn.to/3MY8CDK
- Healthy at 100: https://amzn.to/3wYM3aX
- The Art of Happiness: https://amzn.to/3z6siRu
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- Leave Scott a voicemail and possibly get featured on the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/rebeldiariesvoicemail
- Connect with Scott on social media: https://linktr.ee/scottfulton
- Podcast website: https://www.rebeldiaries.net
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How Scott can help you and your business
- Scott's website for High Performance Training and Coaching: https://www.scottfulton.co.uk
- Digital Rebels - Digital Development and Consulting: https://www.digitalrebels.co.uk
Additional resources (Purchasing using the links below helps support the running of the show)
Mike is the founder of Better Happy an employee engagement and wellbeing consultancy.
Mike began his health and management training serving in the British Army. He then went on to grow his own six-figure business from scratch. He has accumulated thousands of hours coaching people of all ages shapes and sizes to transform their health. He has worked with a huge variety of businesses ranging from Deloitte and Lloyds Pharmacy to local firms.
What we discuss with Mike Jones
- The three key elements that are required for employee engagement
- How to be the best kind of leader
- Why we're not getting our natural basic human needs met anymore to be happy and high functioning
- How in turn, businesses have the opportunity to help employees become happy and high functioning which will pay off in the long run
- Why employee engagement and well-being is an opportunity rather than a challenge
- How to move beyond a list of tasks to focus on outcomes
- How many people in Nepal will never see the sea, will never travel, things we take for granted but are much happier than many in our society will ever be
- And much more
Links relating to this episode
- Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-jones-5aa1291b3/
- Better Happy https://www.betterhappy.co.uk/
- The Road to Wigan Pier: https://amzn.to/3NMkHMh
- Measure What Matters: https://amzn.to/3MY8CDK
- Healthy at 100: https://amzn.to/3wYM3aX
- The Art of Happiness: https://amzn.to/3z6siRu
Keep in touch with the show
- Leave Scott a voicemail and possibly get featured on the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/rebeldiariesvoicemail
- Connect with Scott on social media: https://linktr.ee/scottfulton
- Podcast website: https://www.rebeldiaries.net
Leave a review
- Please leave a review (written if possible) on your podcast app of choice
How Scott can help you and your business
- Scott's website for High Performance Training and Coaching: https://www.scottfulton.co.uk
- Digital Rebels - Digital Development and Consulting: https://www.digitalrebels.co.uk
Additional resources (Purchasing using the links below helps support the running of the show)
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- And much more...
Links relating to this episode
- Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drbrackin
- David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbrackin/
- Stuff U Sell: https://www.stuffusell.co.uk/
- Tim Urban, Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson: https://amzn.to/3wKdUvs
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- Leave Scott a voicemail and possibly get featured on the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/rebeldiariesvoicemail
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Leave a review
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How Scott can help you and your business
- Scott's website for High Performance Training and Coaching: https://www.scottfulton.co.uk
- Digital Rebels - Digital Development and Consulting: https://www.digitalrebels.co.uk
Additional resources (Purchasing using the links below helps support the running of the show)
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Becky joined policing in 2001 as an emergency call handler committed to making a difference. Over twenty years later Becky has undertaken and personally developed in every role in the Police Control Room throughout her career. This brings the benefit as the Head of Command and Control of being able to provide strategic vision whilst also having an excellent understanding of the tactical and operational impact of any changes to people or processes. She leads a data literate workforce, whose digital innovation has allowed for smarter working and better service to the public and partners. Becky has supported other forces nationally and internationally in their control room design and processes, lending her expertise to help others. Outside of the workplace, Becky is a wife and mother of two teenagers. She likes to read, travel and dog walk.
What we discuss with Becky Tipper
- Teamwork, kindness and a positive mindset
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- How everyone within her 500+ team has a voice
- How losing her Mum at a young age impacted her leadership approach in later life
- Who has been an inspiration in her life and the memorable lessons she learnt in the process
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- And much more
Links relating to this episode
- Becky on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-tipper-3ab53a97
- Avon and Somerset Police: https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk
Keep in touch with the show
- Leave Scott a voicemail and possibly get featured on the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/rebeldiariesvoicemail
- Connect with Scott on social media: https://linktr.ee/scottfulton
- Podcast website: https://www.rebeldiaries.net
Leave a review
- Please leave a review (written if possible) on your podcast app of choice
How Scott can help you and your business
- Scott's website for High Performance Training and Coaching: https://www.scottfulton.co.uk
- Digital Rebels - Digital Development and Consulting: https://www.digitalrebels.co.uk
Additional resources (Purchasing using the links below helps support the running of the show)
Rebel Diaries - Mike Jones - How to Unlock Wellbeing and Happiness at Work
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[00:00:28] Mike: It was really interesting because with my first career, the military I had a very poor relationship with the manager who made my life very difficult.
[00:00:34] Mike: And that had a really negative impact on me as a person and my mental health and made me feel quite depressed. And then I opened my own business, which I was super passionate about and worked myself into the ground and kind of got to the
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