by HappyQuotient | Oct 30, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Kelly Sillaste/Getty Images Most modern health care improvements seem to involve expensive technology and an uncomfortable amount of change management. But clinical and nonclinical staff at the Rotterdam Eye Hospital have improved patient care and raised staff morale...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 30, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Rose Hollister and Michael Watkins, consultants at Genesis Advisers, argue that many companies today are taking on too many initiatives. Each manager might have their own pet projects they want to focus on, but that trickles down to lower level workers dealing with...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 30, 2018 | HBR
Here’s why parents need to know about e-cigarettes. First, many more teens are using them. In 2017, 3% of middle school students and 12% of high school students reported using them, and while that may not sound like a lot, since 2011 use has gone up about 500% in...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 30, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
By Brian Selby, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations, Tableau Software How often is your sales team making important decisions based on gut feel? Are you sure that deal will close this quarter and was it optimally priced? Are your sales resources...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 30, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Nattapol Poonpiriya/Getty Images Every day there are news stories about the so-called gig economy where workers contribute part or full-time labor — not as employees with benefits, but as independent contractors. Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber, the...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 30, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Westend61/Getty Images Arthur Nielsen, market research pioneer and founder of the Nielsen Corporation, once said, “The price of light is less than the cost of darkness.” As data proliferates across the enterprise, this observation by Nielsen is rendered...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 30, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Many of my seventh-grade students do not arrive at school ready to learn. Their families often face financial hardship and live in cramped quarters, which makes it difficult to focus on homework. The responsibility for cooking and taking care of younger siblings while...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 30, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
cnsphotography/Getty Images Every leader wants to avoid major strategic mistakes, but, in a complex world, it’s hard to anticipate all the forces that might impact your goal. It’s vital to find weaknesses in your strategies before you implement them...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 30, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Many of my seventh-grade students do not arrive at school ready to learn. Their families often face financial hardship and live in cramped quarters, which makes it difficult to focus on homework. The responsibility for cooking and taking care of younger siblings while...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 29, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Photodisc/Getty Images According to one industry report, U.S. companies spent over $90 billion dollars on training and development activities in 2017, a year-over-year increase of 32.5 %. While many experts emphasize the importance and benefits of employee...
