{"podcast":{"title":"Happier At Work: Leadership, Culture, Performance","slug":"happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891","podcast_index_feed_id":629891,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/happier-at-work/","website_url":"https://happieratwork.ie/happier-at-work-podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/61708f94-c3c1-45c2-868c-2d88b073d3ef/Happier-At-Work-podcast-logo-2MB.png","author":"Aoife O'Brien","episode_count":383,"summary":"Happier at Work is a workplace psychology podcast for commercial leaders who want to drive performance, engagement, and retention through better leadership and culture. Hosted by workplace culture strategist Aoife O’Brien, the podcast explores what really shapes the modern work experience, from leadership and career growth to confidence, workplace culture, and employee engagement. Each episode blends expert insight, psychological research, practical strategies, and honest conversations to help leaders and professionals create environments where people feel valued, supported, and motivated to do their best work. Guests include leading psychologists, bestselling authors, and experienced professionals who are putting these ideas into practice inside real organisations. If you care about building high-performing teams, stronger cultures, and workplaces people want to stay in, this podcast is for you. 🎧 Subscribe and start building a happier way to work.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T10:17:23.686057+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891"},"episode":{"title":"Bonus Episode: The Realities of Leadership Mental Health","slug":"bonus-episode-the-realities-of-leadership-mental-health","published_at":"2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891/bonus-episode-the-realities-of-leadership-mental-health","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891","url":"https://happieratwork.ie/happier-at-work-podcast","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8adf5c13-6eb8-4fb9-82ef-7834d5c293fe.mp3","summary":"Can leaders show vulnerability at work and still be effective? In this bonus episode, Aoife explores the biggest insights from her conversation with workplace mental health expert Melissa Doman. Together, they challenge the myth that leaders must be “psychologically above” the human experience and unpack what happens when leaders feel they must appear superhuman. This episode offers practical ways leaders can show up as human, and explains how a leader’s emotional state shapes team culture more than they may realise. Many organisations expect leaders to be: More resilient Less impacted by stress Always composed In need of less support This creates an impossible double standard: Be human enough to support others Be superhuman enough to need nothing When leaders suppress their humanity, it doesn’t strengthen leadership, it creates distance, reduces safety, and can lead to behaviours later labelled as toxic. Where have you been coping until now, and what will you do differently after this episode? Connect with Aoife O’Brien | Host of Happier at Work®: Website LinkedIn YouTube Connect with Melissa Doman | Organisational psychologist and leadership mental health expert: Website LinkedIn Listen to my conversation with Melissa Doman: Episode 294: The Realities of Leadership Mental Health with Melissa Doman About Happier at Work Happier at Work is the podcast for business leaders who want to create meaningful, human-centric workplaces. Hosted by Aoife O’Brien, the show explores leadership, career clarity, imposter syndrome, workplace culture, and employee engagement — helping you and your team thrive. If you enjoy podcasts like WorkLife with Adam Grant, The Happiness Lab, or Squiggly Careers, you’ll love Happier at Work. Join Aoife O’Brien for weekly insights on leadership, wo…","meta_description":"Can leaders show vulnerability at work and still be effective? In this bonus episode, Aoife explores the biggest insights from her conversation with workp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":533,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891/episodes/bonus-episode-the-realities-of-leadership-mental-health/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891/bonus-episode-the-realities-of-leadership-mental-health.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}