Flourishing Edge Podcast with Ashish Kothari Flourishing Programs: The Smartest $12 Trillion Business Move You're Not Making with Ashish Kothari
Organizations love to talk about well-being. But scratch beneath the surface, and it’s the same old perks: gym discounts, meditation apps, an extra day off. All while work itself remains exhausting.
Leaders, you need to wake up!
Only 20% of employees are thriving.
More than 60% report daily stress.
And the economic cost of poor workplace well-being is an estimated $12 trillion.
It’s time to fix the way we work.
It’s easy to slap “well-being” on a poster. Harder to design work that doesn’t drain people in the first place. In this special solo episode of Happiness Squad Podcast, Ashish Kothari, Founder and CEO of Happiness Squad, explores why flourishing at work must be a strategic imperative for leaders and organizations.
Drawing on decades of research and lived experience, Ashish makes a clear case for why organizations that invest in well-being don’t just support their people, they outperform the rest.
Things you will also learn in this episode:
• A 5-question diagnostic to assess if you're truly flourishing at work
• How traditional wellness programs fall short—and what to do instead
• Why organizations must move from treating symptoms to redesigning work
• The science-backed PEARL model and Human Potential Index for building resilient, high-performing teams
• A practical playbook for implementing flourishing as a scalable organizational strategy
Flourishing isn’t reserved for top performers or well-funded companies. It’s a way of working, and leading, that any team and leader can choose.
Tune in now to discover how to unlock workplace flourishing, not just for the bottom line, but for the people who make it possible.
Resources:
• Pioneering work on the economics of happiness and wellbeing by Jan‑Emmanuel De Neve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV1ks-TLYoM
Books:
• Hardwired for Happiness by Ashish Kothari: https://a.co/d/gML83VJ
• Why Work Wellbeing Matters by Jan-Emmanuel: https://a.co/d/aQdXmE3
• Awakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power That Elevates People and Organizations by Jane Dutton and Monica Worline: https://a.co/d/3onS12d
• Connect by Carole Robin: https://a.co/d/gKFbtgH
• How Will You Measure Your Life by Clay Christensen: https://a.co/d/1zN1vCt