This week, I went to the launch of the Global Workplace Happiness Report 2026, by The Happiness Index at Google Head office in London.
I left with my head buzzing from all of the insights and ideas shares. During the day, it became very apparent that there was a lot of overlap in their findings and my model of self-aware leadership, specifically, the 9 behaviours of my compass. So, here’s a review of how my model overlaps with what the data is telling us about workplace happiness.