by HappyQuotient | Sep 19, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Fanatic Studio/Getty Images Many people have suggested moving away from quarterly earnings reporting as a way to reduce short-termism. But such a change would probably not change how resources are allocated or businesses operate. Rather than requiring less short-term...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 19, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images We’ve heard for decades that we should only hire A players, and should even try to cut non-A players from our teams. But not only do the criteria for being an A player vary significantly by company, it’s unrealistic to think you...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 19, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Veronica Grech/Getty Images As banks rush to digitize their operations, many have found that closing their local branches can help maintain a high return on an otherwise pricy transformation. European banks, for example, closed over 9,000 branches in 2016, which...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 19, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
HIDEKI KUWAJIMA/Getty Images A friend recently returned to his parked car to find it had been sideswiped. Now, every time he calls the insurance company, he hears a message saying: “Can’t take your call right now. Leave a message. All calls will be...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 19, 2018 | HBR
It’s complicated. That’s the best way to describe the relationship between alcohol and health. As I’ve written about before, a number of studies have demonstrated health benefits with lower amounts of drinking. But if you drink too much alcohol (especially at...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 19, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
HIDEKI KUWAJIMA/Getty Images A friend recently returned to his parked car to find it had been sideswiped. Now, every time he calls the insurance company, he hears a message saying: “Can’t take your call right now. Leave a message. All calls will be...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 19, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Have you ever wanted to speak up about an issue or situation at work, but were afraid to? Or wanted to share something about yourself, but worried people might judge you? Or pretended to understand something professionally that you really didn’t? If you’re anything...
