Happier At Work: Leadership, Culture, Performance

Andy Ramage is the co-founder of OneYearNoBeer, he is also an author, entrepreneur and behavioural change expert.Andy is a former professional athlete, who after injury cut short his career he went on to create two multimillion-dollar city brokerages. After achieving traditional “success” Andy was left unfit, unhealthy, overweight, stressed and unhappy. He believed there had to be another way to win big in the city while staying super fit, healthy, maintaining a happy home life and doing it with a smile on his face. So he set out on a quest to study peak performance and well-being. As part of this process, Andy took a break from alcohol. It was this experience that helped him unlock the behavioural change code and revitalise his business and life.Inspired, Andy co-founded with Ruari Fairbairns a world-leading behavioural change platform OneYearNoBeer.com (OYNB) which is a 28, 90 or 365-day alcohol-free challenge. OYNB has inspired over 70,000 people to transform their relationship with alcohol and power up their life.Andy’s first book with Pan Macmillan - ‘The 28-day alcohol-free challenge’ is a best seller and his second book on motivation called ‘Let’s do this’ is available to pre order on Amazon now.Andy also has a TEDx talk ‘This pill will make you limitless’.You can catch Andy almost daily LIVE on both the @OneYearNoBeer & @_AndyRamage Instagram and FB pages inspiring over 100,000 followers. Andy also has masters degree in coaching psychology and positive psychology (distinction) and is currently exploring a PhD. Andy’s unique background, education and experience make him one of the world’s leading behavioural change & peak performance experts. Follow me:www.empowermentcoaching.ieThe online course that helped me lose the weight:https://www.susilodolacounselling.com/weight-loss/

Andrea Mara is an author and blogger who lives in Dublin with her husband and three young children. She attempts – often badly - to balance work, family, and writing, then lets off steam on her blog, OfficeMum.ie. For 17 years, Andrea worked in Financial Services and it was when she returned to work after her third maternity leave that she started blogging – focusing on the challenges she faced while trying to balance work and home. Two years later, redundancy gave her the opportunity to turn her hobby into a career. In 2016, she signed a book deal with Poolbeg, and her first novel, a psychological thriller called The Other Side of the Wall, was shortlisted for the Kate O’Brien award in 2018. Her second novel, One Click, was shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the year in the 2018 An Post Irish Book Awards. She has also won a number of awards for blogging, but is unlikely to win any medals for her ongoing attempts to balance work and home.Website: www.officemum.ieKey points:You find better balance when you enjoy your job moreThe key to balance is not feeling guilty for not being able to give everything 100%Find better balance by writing a list of what's working and what's not working

In the first episode, I speak to Furkan Karayel of DiverseIn (www.diversein.com) all about Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace, and what drives a happier workplace. Furkan shares some practical tips for setting up or improving a D&I program and talks about what brings her joy in the workplace.

The Happier at Work podcast is for anyone who… you guessed it, wants to be happier at work. Happier workers are more productive and have better mental wellbeing. This podcast is for CEOs, HR professionals, entrepreneurs, as well as employees. Anyone who wants to put their people first. Through interviews and solocasting, I will be covering a wide range of topics such as: purpose, dealing with conflicts at work, culture, leadership, workplace wellness schemes, engagement, bullying.What does being happier at work mean to you?