by HappyQuotient | Aug 23, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
cintascotch/Getty Images Companies have been paying closer attention to work-family conflict and work-life balance over the last several decades. In many successful organizations, there is a heavy investment in offering programs that give employees more job-related...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 23, 2018 | HBR
Heading back to school sparks an upswing in anxiety for many children. The average child’s school day is packed with potential stressors: separating from parents, meeting academic expectations, managing peer groups, and navigating loud, crowded school hallways and...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 23, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
D-BASE/Getty Images Nearly every business leader I meet fears being overcome by tech-savvy upstarts. That fear drives their companies to invest millions into coming up with breakthrough innovations. But a sickening number of those investments fail. Truth is, you can...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 23, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Jens Schlueter/Getty Images Recently, the United States marked a record seven-year stretch of continuous monthly job creation, resulting in a historically low unemployment rate of 4%. In addition to signaling a strong economy, a tight labor market typically improves...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 23, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Poor sleep can kill your social life. UC Berkeley researchers have found that sleep-deprived people feel lonelier and less inclined to engage with others, avoiding close contact in much the same way as people with social anxiety. Worse still, that alienating vibe...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 22, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Illustration by James Yang The flight attendant had to ask her twice, “Anything to drink, ma’am?” “Oh, sorry. Water, no ice, please,” said Noelle Freeman, the CFO of Franklin Climate Systems. Watching the clouds out her window at 30,000...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 22, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Roland Birke/Getty Images Last December, Time magazine gave its award for person of the year to the “the silence breakers,” commemorating a broad societal awakening about the pervasiveness of sexual harassment in the workplace. As the #MeToo movement...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 22, 2018 | HBR
When it comes to protecting brain health, you may think about exercise, diet, or engaging in activities that challenge you. Yet most of us hop into the car to travel to work, do errands, go on vacations, or drive the kids’ carpool as a matter of habit. But driving is...
