by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Jeff Schear/Getty Images I often forget I am straight. I just don’t think about it much. When asked what I did this weekend, or when setting family photos on my desk at work, I have no reason to wonder if what I say will make someone uncomfortable,...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Eric Frommelt/Getty Images Ten years on from the financial crisis, stock markets are regularly reaching new highs and volatility levels new lows. The financial industry has enthusiastically and profitably embraced big data and computational algorithms, emboldened by...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Beth Comstock, the first female vice chair at General Electric, thinks companies large and small often approach innovation the wrong way. They either try to throw money at the problem before it has a clear market, misallocate resources, or don’t get buy in from...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Eric Frommelt/Getty Images Ten years on from the financial crisis, stock markets are regularly reaching new highs and volatility levels new lows. The financial industry has enthusiastically and profitably embraced big data and computational algorithms, emboldened by...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Dirk Anschutz/Getty Images The Q&A or fireside chat has become a popular format at events like conferences and employee town-halls, replacing more-formal presentations and panels. The one-on-one format can create a more conversational, interesting, and intimate...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Gina Pricope/Getty Images In the start-up world, the disruptor is the cool kid on the block, the one who’ll change the world — or at least the products you’ll buy and how you buy them. She takes on the grown-ups in suits and shows us all how...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Paula Daniëlse/Getty Images Body language varies significantly across cultures. What is considered rude or foolish in a Nordic country may be welcomed as warm and friendly in an African one. What a Canadian businessperson would perceive as arrogant, an American...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | HBR
The transition back to school each fall is challenging for many families. But some children and teens feel so much emotional distress that they may repeatedly balk at attending school or staying there — a problem known as school refusal, or school avoidance if it...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Paula Daniëlse/Getty Images Body language varies significantly across cultures. What is considered rude or foolish in a Nordic country may be welcomed as warm and friendly in an African one. What a Canadian businessperson would perceive as arrogant, an American...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 18, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
For my three-year-old son, his playmates are an endless source of entertainment: They meet up at the park to go down the slide, ride tricycles, and conspire in plenty of shenanigans. As he gets older, I hope he will also experience the unparalleled gift of great...
