The Happiness Guru (feat. Jackson Kerchis) | Building Better Leaders

What’s happiness? A high salary? Raw power? Rainbows and unicorns? Or something far deeper? It might sound trite, but happiness is more definable and objective than some would have you think—and knowing what happiness looks like professionally might just be the key to leading others well. Jackson Kerchis is the co-founder of Happiness Means Business, which helps business and military leaders identify the intersection of work and happiness. Kerchis joined this episode of “Building Better Leaders” to share everything he’s learned about happiness from cultural transformations at institutions like the U.S. Army National Guard, research studies on the science of happiness, and even his brief stint as a Zen Monk.

The Doolittle Leadership Center's podcast, Building Better Leaders, features candid conversations with a wide range of influential leaders about their stories— and how they have learned to lead. Dr. Patrick Donley, Director of the DLC, hosts episodes at a variety of exciting locations across the globe as he tours with the DLC's on-location leader development workshops.