by HappyQuotient | Sep 27, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI /Getty Images When thinking about how to develop in our careers, most of us tend to focus on promotions, projects, courses, certifications. We seek out expanded roles, more senior titles, extra money. We overlook one very key piece of the learning...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 27, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Peter Mason/Getty Images Fintona Financial (not the company’s real name) had a problem. Interviews with their financial advisors revealed something disturbing: When dealing with Fintona’s Customer Support, many advisors followed a three-call rule saying,...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 27, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
emyerson/Getty Images Words matter. And the words we use to describe men versus women differ in significant ways that can affect their careers. This starts early on. Research finds that girls who are described as “bossy” are viewed negatively in ways that...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 27, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Job applicants who want to appear calm and collected might be at a disadvantage. According to a new Stanford study, American employers are more likely to favor excited over relaxed candidates. This is one of several findings psychology professor Jeanne Tsai and former...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 27, 2018 | HBR
In Canada, the sale of baby walkers is banned. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) would like the same to be true in the US. Why? Because baby walkers are dangerous. According to a study in the journal Pediatrics, between 1990 and 2014, more than 230,000 children...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 27, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
emyerson/Getty Images Words matter. And the words we use to describe men versus women differ in significant ways that can affect their careers. This starts early on. Research finds that girls who are described as “bossy” are viewed negatively in ways that...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 26, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Kelly Bowdon/Getty Images Two news stories speak to how companies are facing criticism for the ways they shape their workforces. First, former IBM employees have initiated a class action suit against the company for age discrimination. The suit accuses IBM of...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 26, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Thomas Jackson/Getty Images As the sexual assault allegations by Professor Christine Blasey Ford against Judge Brett Kavanaugh have played out, too few men — but especially male politicians — have publicly supported an open and respectful hearing of her...
