by HappyQuotient | Sep 12, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Recently, Google announced that its voice-activated program, Google Assistant, will be offering a new feature called “Tell Me Something Good.” Users can now give that command and receive an earful of positive news stories. Google isn’t the only outlet offering an...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Jens Magnusson/Getty Images As an executive coach, I speak regularly at corporate leadership development programs. During discussions, participants often confess the real reason they’re in the room, and it’s rarely “to grow and learn.” Time and...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 11, 2018 | HBR
During the first year of life, naps are crucial for babies (who simply cannot stay awake for more than a couple of hours at a time), and crucial for parents and caregivers, who need breaks from the hard work of caring for an infant. But as children become toddlers and...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 11, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
FREDERICK FLORIN/Staff/Getty Images Most corporate team building is a waste of time and money. I say this based on my 25+ years of research and practice in the field of team effectiveness. Seventeen of those years were with Mars Inc., a family-owned $35 billion global...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 11, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Ming Zeng, the chief strategy officer at Alibaba, talks about how the China-based e-commerce company was able to create the biggest online shopping site in the world. He credits Alibaba’s retail and distribution juggernaut to leveraging automation, algorithms,...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 11, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
In 2016, more than 16 million adults in the United States suffered from at least one major depressive episode—an alarming statistic, to say the least. Depression is also costly to society, affecting our health care system, workplace productivity, and individual and...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 11, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Hoxton/Sam Edwards/Getty Images Imagine that a temporary absence from your workplace could lead to 10 years of sustained high performance being forgotten. Imagine that your relationship with senior partners at your firm, with whom you had previously worked closely,...
by HappyQuotient | Sep 11, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Stan Tekiela Author/Getty Images Every day we get new reminders of just how tough the war for talent can be. It isn’t enough to attract the greatest employees — you have to retain them. That’s become a bigger challenge with “job...
