How Happy Employees Unlock Business Growth
Explore how happiness fuels business success with insights from Mike Jones. Learn how leadership, purpose, and persistence align to drive sustainable growth in 2025.
Read time: 5.1 minutes.
Read this on: jeanmoncrieff.com
What's in store for today:
- Success on your own terms
- Leadership makes (or breaks) a business
Hey There,
There’s a lot of talk about happiness in life and business these days. But does it really make a difference? Can happy employees actually drive business success?
In this episode of The Freedom Experience®, Mike Jones, founder of Better Happy, challenges the idea that business growth has to come at the cost of well-being.
Drawing from his experiences in the military, monasteries, and entrepreneurship, Mike shares how happiness can become a competitive advantage when it’s intentionally built into the way you run your business.
As Mike puts it, “The goal isn’t to chase a perfect work-life balance. It’s about being intentional and finding happiness in how you build and grow your business.”
Whether you’re managing a team, scaling your company, or trying to avoid burnout, my conversation with Mike offers practical insights on aligning happiness with success.
Enjoy!
|
1. Success on your own terms
I’ve been thinking a lot about purpose and success lately.
What does it mean to be truly successful?
For me, success is deeply personal—it’s about pursuing what matters most to me, not what society, competitors, or social media suggest it should be.
Whether you’re building a lifestyle business or scaling a company, success will look different for everyone.
The challenge is recognizing that chasing external benchmarks or constantly comparing yourself to others can leave you feeling unfulfilled, even when you hit your goals.
As Mike points out in this week’s episode...
“What works for you may not look like success to others, and that’s perfectly fine—as long as it aligns with your values.”
Trying to keep up with competitors isn’t just exhausting—it keeps you playing the same game as everyone else, leaving little room for differentiation or a competitive edge.
Success becomes sustainable when you define your own criteria, focus on your progress, and measure against your personal milestones rather than external validation.
This shift requires turning inward: What skills are you developing? What challenges have you overcome? Are you building the kind of life and business that aligns with your values and brings you meaning?
Comparing yourself to others, especially on social media, creates an illusion of success that can lead to feelings of inadequacy. But when you define your own goals, you take back control over your happiness.
The most rewarding path is one where your goals reflect your purpose and values. This alignment allows you to enjoy the process, instead of always striving for “more” in search of fulfillment.
Whether your aim is steady growth, personal freedom, or financial independence, success is about making intentional choices that reflect what you value most—and learning to celebrate both the wins and the lessons along the way.
2. Leadership makes (or breaks) a business
You’ve heard it from me before: poor leadership is the biggest barrier to growth.
|
If you're serious about scaling your busines, leadership is the key. If your leadership team isn’t aligned or equipped for the future, things quickly spiral into chaos.
Want to scale in 2025?
Consider this...
1) Leadership alignment creates organizational rhythm
When your leadership team is in sync, the rest of the organization follows.
Think of it like a relay race—if one leader fumbles the baton, the entire team stumbles.
When leaders fall out of step, growth slows, and targets drift further out of reach.
In my work with clients, rhythm isn’t about perfection—it’s about connection.
Your leadership team must share a common vision, communicate openly, and move together toward the same measurable goals.
Without that rhythm, momentum fades.
2) Right people, right roles
Talent alone isn’t enough—you need the right people in the right roles for where your business is headed.
Maybe you’ve made a hire that looked great on paper, only to realize later they weren’t the fit you needed.
Now’s the time to take a hard look at your leadership team. Are they positioned to maximize their strengths and drive results?
Use scorecards to set clear expectations, and don’t shy away from making adjustments.
Whether it’s realigning roles, shifting responsibilities, or making tough calls, the goal is simple: drive outcomes.
Heading into 2025, you need leaders who act like owners—people who don’t just occupy space but actively foster culture, take accountability, and deliver results that align with your goals and priorities.
3) Grit Fuels Growth
Leadership isn’t just about skill or strategy—it’s about character.
High-growth phases will test everyone, and your leadership team needs to rise to the challenge.
When things get tough—and they will—do you have the right people to overcome the challenges of scaling a business?
⏰ Now is the Time to Evolve...
Planning season is the perfect time to assess your leadership team.
This isn’t about hiring or firing—it’s about positioning the right people to meet the demands of the next stage of growth.
Every leadership team evolves over time, and the best leaders know when it’s time to grow and change.
As you move toward 2025, make sure your team is aligned, resilient, and ready to execute.
When the right people are leading the way, nothing can stop you from achieving your goals and accelerating your business.
Need some help?
Join one of our upcoming Foundation for Business Growth Masterclasses.
We’ll explore how to overcome these barriers and evolve your leadership team to drive long-term, sustainable growth.
It’s designed for business owners who want to stop being the bottleneck and start building a business that works for them.
Join our upcoming Foundations for Growth Masterclasses 👇
One quote to start the week strong
"I am not the richest, smartest, or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going."- Sylvester Stallone
I watched a documentary about Sylvester Stallone recently, and if nothing else, he consistently shows up.
Sure, consistency doesn’t guarantee success.
But it certainly keeps you in the game long enough for success to become possible.
Those who keep going, even when things get tough, create opportunities that talent alone can’t.
Persistence, fueled by purpose, is what sets you apart.
Have a great week!
- Jean
|
Responses