Episode 100

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27th Mar 2025

The Science of Happiness at Work - Smarter Ways to Lead, Perform and Thrive

We made it to 100 episodes! 

Honestly, when we kicked off The Wellbeing Rebellion, we thought we might squeeze out 50 at best. 

But here we are, still going, still growing, and still asking the big questions. 

In this episode, we're talking about happiness - not the fluffy kind that gets dismissed in corporate circles, but the kind that actually makes a difference at work. 

The kind that supports performance, retention, and real engagement. 

It’s a reminder that happy people don’t just feel better, they do better - and that should matter to every leader.

Highlights:

(0:52) Celebrating 100 episodes and the power of small beginnings

(10:41) Why “happiness” at work isn’t just fluff - it’s a foundation for performance

(21:11) The real reason micromanagement happens - and what to do about it

(30:21) Three things you can do today to boost happiness at work

Connect with us here:

Website: https://aurorawellnessgroup.co.uk/

Ngozi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngozi-weller-aurora/

Obehi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obehi-alofoje-psychologist-aurora/

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About the Podcast

The Wellbeing Rebellion
Welcome to The Wellbeing Rebellion, an award-winning podcast.

We’re Ngozi Weller and Obehi Alofoje, Directors at Aurora — a leadership and organisational effectiveness consultancy.

This podcast explores how the way organisations are led shapes performance, trust, wellbeing and culture over time.

The challenge with many approaches to wellbeing and culture is that they place responsibility on individuals to cope, rather than examining the leadership decisions, behaviours and systems that create the conditions people are working within.

This is where the conversation needs to shift.

On The Wellbeing Rebellion, we explore leadership behaviour, organisational systems and decision-making under pressure through honest conversations with senior leaders and advisors navigating real organisational complexity.

Some episodes are just us. Others bring in leaders and experts reflecting candidly on what works, what doesn’t, and what leadership requires in practice.

If you’re responsible for people, culture or organisational performance — and want to think more critically about how leadership shapes outcomes — this podcast is for you.

About your hosts

Obehi Alofoje

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Obehi is a psychologist and culture change consultant who helps senior HR and business leaders reduce employee burnout, absenteeism & talent attrition through mental wellbeing strategy, training & coaching.

Ngozi Weller

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Ngozi Weller is a culture change consultant and an ICF accredited coach who helps build resilience into your business by creating psychologically safe workplaces that enable employees to thrive.