by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
amriphoto/Getty Images Innovative. Agile. Collaborative. Bold. Over the past year, we’ve been struck by how many times we’ve heard C-suite leaders use these words, or very similar ones, to describe the strengths they believe are critical to transforming...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images An old saying sums up the data skills of most HR professionals: “The shoemaker’s children go barefoot.” In today’s tightening labor market, HR leaders must work relentlessly to develop and recruit people who advance...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Liyao Xie/Getty Images The growing availability of real-world data has generated tremendous excitement in health care. By some estimates, health data volumes are increasing by 48% annually, and the last decade has seen a boom in the collection and aggregation of this...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Apexphotos/Getty Images The debate about superstar firms and superstar effects has been intensifying, partly in response to the rapid growth of global US tech companies. However, scratch the surface and the superstar phenomenon may not be quite what it seems. Wider...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Atomic Imagery/Getty Images How has technology changed which deals venture capitalists (VCs) fund and how they fund them? Venture capitalists essentially invest in startup ‘experiments’, and subsequently provide more funding to the experiments that work,...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | HBR
A new procedure that relieves symptoms without causing sexual side effects As men get older, their prostates often get bigger and block the flow of urine out of the bladder. This condition, which is called benign prostatic hyperplasia, causes bothersome symptoms....
by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Atomic Imagery/Getty Images How has technology changed which deals venture capitalists (VCs) fund and how they fund them? Venture capitalists essentially invest in startup ‘experiments’, and subsequently provide more funding to the experiments that work,...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Richard Morrell/Getty Images Research has found that employees are more likely to flourish at work when they have high quality workplace relationships with people from diverse backgrounds. These relationships can contribute to greater trust, facilitate information...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Alicia Llop/Getty Images How can an organization tell whether it’s actually letting data inform its decision making — or if it’s merely using superficial analyses to retroactively justify decisions it has already made? Traditionally, organizations...
by HappyQuotient | Oct 25, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Dimitri Otis/Getty Images Pay inequality is common in most workplaces. You get paid significantly more than your subordinates, your boss gets paid more than you, and your boss’s boss gets even more. In many large organizations, some employees can take home...
