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...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 22, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Catherine Lane/Getty Images Sometimes it happens that a candidate who had the right credentials, seemed to fly through the interview process, and had lovely references turns out to be an unexpected problem after hiring. If it hasn’t happened to you yet, consider...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 22, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
PM Images/Getty Images Robert didn’t know what to think. How could he have misjudged the situation so badly? He felt angry, sad, and betrayed. Because of his impending retirement, Robert had carefully groomed a successor to take over his key project. The...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 22, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
If you practice meditation, you probably spend a lot of time training your focus—on the breath, the body, or your wandering thoughts and feelings. But if you only train focus, you may be missing out on some profound benefits. Another valuable skill is called open...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 21, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
MirageC/Getty Images Last week, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren announced that she’s about to propose the most significant change in U.S. corporate governance in 100 years. We don’t yet have the full details, but one reading of her piece is...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 21, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Rebecca Shambaugh, a leadership coach, says being too collaborative can actually hold you back at work. Instead of showing how well you build consensus and work with others, it can look like indecision or failure to prioritize. She explains what to do if you...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 21, 2018 | HBR
Family meals are beneficial for so many reasons. People who prepare meals at home tend to consume significantly more fruits and vegetables, and less sugar and fat. People who enjoy meals at home with others, sitting together and conversing, also have reduced stress...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 21, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Tim Eillis/Getty Images Every manager knows the termination playbook: Be direct, keep it short, walk the employee out the door, shut down access to email, and so on. Having led three businesses, managed thousands of employees, and overseen hundreds of terminations, I...
