by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Earlier this year, Tiffany Field, head of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, traveled to different airports in Florida to watch people interacting. A researcher who has studied touch for more than four decades, Field...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
IAN HOOTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images You walk down the hall, head spinning — unsure of how to stabilize yourself. You went into your one-on-one thinking you had clarity on your current priorities. You just left it wondering how in the world you would...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | HBR
When you think of menopause, you might think of hot flashes and night sweats. But many women also experience symptoms of depression. The risk of depression doubles or even quadruples during the menopausal transition, which has researchers looking for ways to address —...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | HBR
When you think of menopause, you might think of hot flashes and night sweats. But many women also experience symptoms of depression. The risk of depression doubles or even quadruples during the menopausal transition, which has researchers looking for ways to address —...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Is your teamwork not working? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR:, cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard Business School and the author of The Fearless Organization:...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
In a recent article, The Guardian newspaper called for the National Health Service to turn to universities as a key resource, arguing that the research ecosystem in the UK is fragmented and more partnerships that align expertise with the goal of improving public...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
PM Images/Getty Images A recent Navigant survey found that U.S. hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. This was because their expenses grew faster than their revenues, despite cost-cutting...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Andrea Comi/Getty Images Employees around the world yearn for freedom and flexibility. The most common form of flexibility that companies offer is the ability to work remote. In a new study by my firm and Virgin Pulse, we found that a third of employees globally work...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Eduardo da Costa/Getty Images Maybe you fell head over heels. Maybe your feelings grew over time. All you know is that you have what everyone is looking for, but few seem to get: A job you love. And you are about to leave it. How do you even start explaining? The work...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | HBR
For generations, midwives and doctors have looked for ways to imitate human physiology and nudge women’s bodies into giving birth. Synthetic hormones can be used to start and speed up labor. Soft balloons and seaweed sticks placed alongside the cervix can shape a...
