by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Today, World Kindness Day, is an opportunity for people across the world to focus on good deeds in their communities, reminding us that kindness is a positive force that connects us all. But how can we make sure that our kids get that message, too? After all, for...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
We bring you three stories about parental leave, from listeners whose experiences with it changed them, for better or for worse. They talk about having to fight for more time off, go back to work before they were ready, care for sick babies, and try to hide their...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Patrizia Savarese/Getty Images The challenge of running a sustainable enterprise has taken center stage among shareholders. Last year, for example, Russell 3000 companies received 144 shareholder proposals requesting action on social and environmental issues....
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | HBR
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a team of volunteer experts from various primary care medicine and nursing fields. They identify big medical problems, review the research, and translate it into action plans (called practice recommendations) for...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Yuji Karaki/Getty Images In any team or organization, some individuals are consistently more likely to come up with ideas that are both novel and useful. These ideas are the seeds of innovation: the intellectual foundation for any new products and services that enable...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images When the FDA issued its first approval for a gene therapy for an inherited disease nearly a year ago—a cure for a type of blindness—it was heralded as breakthrough, a moment decades in the making. With dozens of...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | HBR
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a team of volunteer experts from various primary care medicine and nursing fields. They identify big medical problems, review the research, and translate it into action plans (called practice recommendations) for...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Ariel Skelley/Getty Images It finally happened: You got the buy-in to launch a (much-needed!) working parents’ network in your organization. You’ve sent out the blast announcement and secured a small budget. The kickoff cocktail party drew a crowd of...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Julien Fourniol/Baloulumix/Getty Images A new study out by Spencer Stuart shows an insane number of chief marketing officers who’ve been fired during 2018. But frankly, it’s not a surprise. I served as CMO for Deloitte Consulting and then Starwood Hotels...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 9, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Mike Hewitt /Getty Images It was the last race of the ski season. My son Daniel, 10 years old, was at the starting gate in his speed suit, helmet and goggles, waiting for the signal. “3… 2… 1…” The gate keeper called out and he was gone...
