Unhappier Than Ever: US and UK Fall in World Happiness Rankings // Future Work #78

Like every year, Gallup and the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre released their World Happiness Report.

While there is some good news, the levels of unhappiness in some of our major markets are alarming.

The US saw an especially steep drop, going from #15 last year to #23 in 2023 with a 6.7/10 life evaluation.

Another standout is the UK, which ranked only slightly higher at #20 with a 6.8., behind almost all of its formerly fellow EU countries.

As leaders, we should be worried about this.

We should invest more in social relationships and trust for our teams.

The good news? If we look at the happiest country in the world, Finland, it is completely possible.

Read the article: https://www.flexos.work/learn/world-happiness-report-on-leadership

Many thanks for the contributions and insights Josh Bersin Sophie Wade Debbie Lovich Paul Zak Liliana Kellett OLY

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Podcast Alert: Neuroscience and Trust with Paul J. Zak

I don't know how many times I've read the HBR classic "Neuroscience and Trust," but one thing is for sure: I was pretty starstruck meeting Paul Zak !

In our conversation, we discuss being weird, building trust in remote teams, and how to help people be emotionally fit.

Check it out above or on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Oh, and please leave a rating if you enjoyed it, the algos love that stuff.

One More Thing:

• Thanks to The Neuron Daily for writing our AI in HR Top 40 as the featured story! https://www.theneurondaily.com/p/top-40-tools-hr
• We didn't sit still in our quest to cover every angle of People Tech. This week, we wrote about: 23 Recruitment CRMs, the 2024 Guide to HRIS, a Deep Dive on Hybrid Work, and 5 lessons about the Hybrid Work Model.
• We delivered an amazing CxO roundtable about Retaining Top Talent with the amazing Liliana Kellett OLY and Bec Thomson from Culture Amp, Soames Hines from Ogilvy, and Fernn Lim from Audax, Standard Chartered. Thanks to all speakers and attendees!

See you next week!

Daan