Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-04-15
Books mentioned on The Simple Secret of Being Happier…
Jay Shetty recommended Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters by Jan-Emmanuel de Neve and others. Jan-Emmanuel De Neve recommended Connected by Nicholas A. Christakis and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters
Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters by Jan-Emmanuel de Neve and George Ward is a non-fiction book examining the science behind employee happiness and its direct impact on organizational performance.
Recommended“His latest book, Why Workplace Well-Being Matters, explores how happiness at work shapes our lives, businesses, and society. If you want to lead better, if you want to know how to have happiness in your teams, in your workplace, and in your life, go and grab a copy of this book.”
Where to get it
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Connected
Connected by Nicholas A.
Recommended“There's amazing studies by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler. Their book Connected is a real a real recommendation, where they essentially show that the way you drive home from the office, the mood that you're in... will impact your wife, your children”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters
“And so in a way I I this is something I really have to get off my chest because and it took me a while to really get this is George and I, we should not have had to write a book on why workplace well-being matters.”
Plugged Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters
“Question number three, if you were speaking to a room of a hundred CEOs and leaders right now, what would be your number one piece of advice for them? Read Why Workplace Well-being Matters, please.”