by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Anthony Lee/Getty Images As a leader, much of what you do is relatively forgettable. We don’t mean to insult, but your routine actions on routine days are experienced by your direct reports as, well, routine. But for non-routine days — the days when you...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Sometimes, I struggle with how to handle perplexing parenting challenges in a way that can leave me feeling forlorn. I seem to make countless missteps, including this morning’s power struggle with my preschooler about whether he could wear shorts in winter. At the...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Anthony Lee/Getty Images As a leader, much of what you do is relatively forgettable. We don’t mean to insult, but your routine actions on routine days are experienced by your direct reports as, well, routine. But for non-routine days — the days when you...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | HBR
While speaking as a panelist on substance use disorder (SUD), I felt it necessary to remind the audience that addiction is a family disease. While family members may not themselves be tethered to use of a substance, we all share in the anger, guilt, despair, and all...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Sometimes, I struggle with how to handle perplexing parenting challenges in a way that can leave me feeling forlorn. I seem to make countless missteps, including this morning’s power struggle with my preschooler about whether he could wear shorts in winter. At the...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Orbon Alija/Getty Images Companies are beginning to utilize their employees’ behavioral data — generally known as people analytics — to better understand and improve their sales operations, with strong results. Microsoft, where we work, is...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Gemma Escribano/EyeEm/Getty Images Research generally shows that having friends at work can increase productivity and engagement. However, a new study by Wharton researchers Julianna Pillemer and Nancy Rothbard finds that there can be a dark side to having...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 17, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Sometimes, I struggle with how to handle perplexing parenting challenges in a way that can leave me feeling forlorn. I seem to make countless missteps, including this morning’s power struggle with my preschooler about whether he could wear shorts in winter. At the...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Martin Child/Getty Images Not a month goes by without a major corporation suffering a cyber attack. Often state-sponsored, these breaches are insidious, difficult to detect, and may implicate personal information relating to millions of individuals. Clearly, the...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Martin Child/Getty Images Not a month goes by without a major corporation suffering a cyber attack. Often state-sponsored, these breaches are insidious, difficult to detect, and may implicate personal information relating to millions of individuals. Clearly, the...
