by HappyQuotient | Jun 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Does your direct report get on your nerves? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR:, cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Art Markman, a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin and cohost of the...
by HappyQuotient | Jun 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
rawpixel/unsplash First impressions in the workplace really matter — and not just to the employer. New employees can begin to formulate impressions about organizations from the get-go, influencing their decision to stay with the company in the long term. Poor...
by HappyQuotient | Jun 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Juj Winn/Getty Images The term “innovation” is often associated with geniuses turning startups into gold mines — the next Google, Apple, or Amazon, with products no one even knew they needed. Private equity firms place hundreds of little bets on...
by HappyQuotient | Jun 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Kulka/Getty Images Over the last decade, e-commerce has imposed a painful profit squeeze on big-box retailers, resulting in layoffs, store closings, mall reconfigurations, and even bankruptcies. With no reprieve in sight for retailers, the online world is poised to do...
by HappyQuotient | Jun 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Gary John Norman/Getty Images Employers are increasingly finding ways to meet the needs of working fathers, offering them family leave, flexible scheduling, and affordable child care options. But fathers remain reluctant to take full advantage of this support, despite...
