Knoxville Happiness Coalition

A leadership community grounded in clarity, steadiness, and genuine care

The Knoxville Happiness Coalition is a space for leaders who want to build healthier, more human workplaces.

Guided by Alexia Georghiou, members explore the everyday practices that actually shape leadership culture—not theory, but what happens day to day.

Think deeply about your leadership
Ask real questions
Grow alongside others committed to meaningful workplace change

Vision

Connect every team member’s role to your organization’s purpose through clear communication and workshops.

Action

Break strategy into measurable tasks with ownership and deadlines to ensure progress.

Leadership

Develop leaders at all levels by coaching trust-building and encouraging shared decision-making.

Unity

Foster cross-functional collaboration with joint goals and regular team-building activities.

Engagement

Maintain motivation by implementing recognition programs and promoting psychological safety.

Synthesis

Integrate culture into strategy by embedding values into KPIs and measuring cultural health.

Culture Shift

Use tools to assess culture and follow a focused 90-day plan to drive change.

Performance

Link culture efforts to retention and adaptability to sustain long-term success.

Alexia Georghiou is a keynote speaker on happiness and human-centered leadership, organizational development consultant, and founder of the Knoxville Happiness Coalition. She partners with executives to build values-driven cultures that foster resilience and well-being. Author of The Future of Work is Human and The Future of Success is Happiness, featured at national and international conferences.

Through her V.A.L.U.E.S. Model—Vision, Action, Leadership, Unity, Engagement, and Synthesis; she helps leaders align performance with purpose.

As an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee, Alexia teaches professional development courses on civility, listening as a leadership skill, executive presence and burnout.

Her writing has appeared in Florida SHRM Newswire and MSN News, and she has been interviewed by the Knoxville News Sentinel and HR Dive.

Alexia has lived experience as an executive woman in menopause. Her work, Menopause Matters: Supporting Women in the Workplace has been featured in HR Pulse by The American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA).

Membership Overview

A leadership space for clarity, steadiness, and genuine care—guided by Alexia Georghiou and rooted in real, day-to-day leadership practice.

Core Leadership Practices

Energy management and sustainability
Deep listening and clear communication
Meaningful people support
Values-based leadership in action

Monthly Expert-Led Webinars

Presence, Communication & Influence

Executive Presence
Listening to Hear: Enhancing Communication Skills
Non-Verbal Communication Across Cultures
Crisis Communications

Well-Being, Brain Health & Sustainability

Burnout and Brain Health Techniques
Happiness Habits
Menopause Policy

People, Culture & Inclusion

Motivating Multigenerational Teams
Ageism
How to Talk to Employees About Substance Use

Leadership in Difficult Moments

Empathetic Leadership During Layoffs

Values-Driven Leadership

Leading with V.A.L.U.E.S.

Community & Ongoing Connection

A consistent space to reflect, ask questions, and grow alongside leaders committed to building healthier workplaces.