by HappyQuotient | Aug 8, 2018 | GGSC, Happiness, Health, Inspire, Wellness
Today is International Cat Day. Cora will probably start the morning like she does any other: by climbing on my chest and pawing at my shoulder, demanding attention. I will sleepily lift up the comforter and she’ll snuggle underneath it, sprawled at my side. For...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 7, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Juj Winn/Getty Images Last year I decided it was time to shake things up at our investment management company. After 12 years as president and then CEO, I thought it was time to shift some of my responsibilities to my partners. Research suggests that...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 7, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Katherine Phillips, a professor at Columbia Business School, discusses research showing that African-Americans are often reluctant to tell their white colleagues about their personal lives — and that it hurts their careers. She says people should expect and...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 7, 2018 | HBR
Teens need to explore and challenge themselves to grow into independent adults, which sometimes involves taking risks. It can be a source of consternation and frustration for parents. But as it turns out, the adolescent brain is “deliberately” set up for risk-taking....
by HappyQuotient | Aug 7, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Juj Winn/Getty Images Last year I decided it was time to shake things up at our investment management company. After 12 years as president and then CEO, I thought it was time to shift some of my responsibilities to my partners. Research suggests that...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 7, 2018 | HBR
Teens need to explore and challenge themselves to grow into independent adults, which sometimes involves taking risks. It can be a source of consternation and frustration for parents. But as it turns out, the adolescent brain is “deliberately” set up for risk-taking....
by HappyQuotient | Aug 7, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
David Leahy/Getty Images Doctors are sometimes blamed for the ills of the U.S. health care system, but our five-year research project in India and the U.S. revealed the opposite. Almost every high-performing health care organization we studied was led by a...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 7, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
By Tae Yoo, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Corporate Social Responsibility, Cisco When you think back to the first time an experience inspired you to take action, you’d likely point to your adolescent years. An engaging teacher, a passionate...
by HappyQuotient | Aug 7, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Alicia Llop/Getty Images Why is it that when a group of managers gets together for a strategic planning session they often emerge with a document that’s devoid of “strategy”, and often not even a plan? I have one such document in front of me as I...
