by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Here’s how to do it. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2DaalnQ
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Better information doesn’t always lead to better teaching. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2FlnX23
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
If they do their job too well, they might put themselves out of business. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2Cf6NPx
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Avoid open-ended questions. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2FkVgSF
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Avoid open-ended questions. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2FkVgSF
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
The time burden costs over $365 billion per year. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2AFCSjA
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Creating a community of innovators. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2SMt9ij
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Are you dreading a work discussion? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Leslie John, a professor at Harvard Business School. They talk through what to do when you need to set your boss straight, meet with a direct report who wanted your new job, or...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Are you dreading a work discussion? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Leslie John, a professor at Harvard Business School. They talk through what to do when you need to set your boss straight, meet with a direct report who wanted your new job, or...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Based on interviews with 54 CSR managers in German multinationals. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2Fk4QVZ
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Our bodies may sense what kind of content people will share. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2RHknF9
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Our bodies may sense what kind of content people will share. from HBR.org http://bit.ly/2RHknF9
by HappyQuotient | Jan 16, 2019 | HBR
There is a mountain of high-quality research supporting a Mediterranean-style diet as the best diet for our cardiovascular health. But what does this diet actually look like, why does it work, and how can we adopt it into our real lives? What is a Mediterranean diet?...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 15, 2019 | HBR
I can often hear it coming. One need spend only a few minutes with someone coping with infertility before encountering a cascade of regret. “If only we hadn’t waited so long.” “If only I had frozen my eggs.” “If only we had changed doctors sooner.” “If only I hadn’t...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 14, 2019 | HBR
Coconut oil has seen a surge in popularity in recent years due to many touted health benefits, ranging from reducing belly fat to strengthening the immune system, preventing heart disease, and staving off dementia. These claims are often backed by celebrity...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 14, 2019 | HBR
Coconut oil has seen a surge in popularity in recent years due to many touted health benefits, ranging from reducing belly fat to strengthening the immune system, preventing heart disease, and staving off dementia. These claims are often backed by celebrity...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 14, 2019 | HBR
Coconut oil has seen a surge in popularity in recent years due to many touted health benefits, ranging from reducing belly fat to strengthening the immune system, preventing heart disease, and staving off dementia. These claims are often backed by celebrity...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 14, 2019 | HBR
Coconut oil has seen a surge in popularity in recent years due to many touted health benefits, ranging from reducing belly fat to strengthening the immune system, preventing heart disease, and staving off dementia. These claims are often backed by celebrity...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 14, 2019 | HBR
Coconut oil has seen a surge in popularity in recent years due to many touted health benefits, ranging from reducing belly fat to strengthening the immune system, preventing heart disease, and staving off dementia. These claims are often backed by celebrity...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 12, 2019 | HBR
In a class of kindergarteners, a child born in August is about 30% more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and 25% more likely to be treated for it, than a child born in September — if you have to be 5 years old by September...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 12, 2019 | HBR
In a class of kindergarteners, a child born in August is about 30% more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and 25% more likely to be treated for it, than a child born in September — if you have to be 5 years old by September...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 11, 2019 | HBR
As the new year begins, sports fans rejoice! You’ve had the excitement of the college football bowl games and the national championship, the NFL playoff games are winnowing teams down to the Super Bowl contestants, and basketball and hockey seasons are in full swing....
by HappyQuotient | Jan 11, 2019 | HBR
As the new year begins, sports fans rejoice! You’ve had the excitement of the college football bowl games and the national championship, the NFL playoff games are winnowing teams down to the Super Bowl contestants, and basketball and hockey seasons are in full swing....
by HappyQuotient | Jan 11, 2019 | HBR
As the new year begins, sports fans rejoice! You’ve had the excitement of the college football bowl games and the national championship, the NFL playoff games are winnowing teams down to the Super Bowl contestants, and basketball and hockey seasons are in full swing....
by HappyQuotient | Jan 10, 2019 | HBR
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition of extra fat buildup in the liver, is on the rise — it now affects roughly 20% to 40% of the US population. It usually doesn’t cause any symptoms, and is often first detected by accident when an imaging study...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 10, 2019 | HBR
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition of extra fat buildup in the liver, is on the rise — it now affects roughly 20% to 40% of the US population. It usually doesn’t cause any symptoms, and is often first detected by accident when an imaging study...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 9, 2019 | HBR
I remember when my best friend in fifth grade couldn’t make our much-anticipated end-of-the-school-year camping trip because he had just undergone surgery for appendicitis. Now I prevent kids from participating in their school activities for four to six weeks after I...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 8, 2019 | HBR
Very often I encounter women who are far more worried about breast cancer than they are about heart disease. But women have a greater risk of dying from heart disease than from all cancers combined. This is true for women of all races and ethnicities. Yet only about...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 8, 2019 | HBR
Very often I encounter women who are far more worried about breast cancer than they are about heart disease. But women have a greater risk of dying from heart disease than from all cancers combined. This is true for women of all races and ethnicities. Yet only about...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 8, 2019 | HBR
Very often I encounter women who are far more worried about breast cancer than they are about heart disease. But women have a greater risk of dying from heart disease than from all cancers combined. This is true for women of all races and ethnicities. Yet only about...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 7, 2019 | HBR
Statins and other drugs that lessen cardiovascular disease risk by lowering blood lipids rank among the world’s most prescribed medications. And for the men who take them, accumulating evidence has for years pointed to another added benefit: a lower risk of developing...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 7, 2019 | HBR
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly referred to as NSAIDs, are one of the most common medications used to treat pain and inflammation. Ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, and other NSAIDs are effective across a variety of common conditions, from acute...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 7, 2019 | HBR
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly referred to as NSAIDs, are one of the most common medications used to treat pain and inflammation. Ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, and other NSAIDs are effective across a variety of common conditions, from acute...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 7, 2019 | HBR
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly referred to as NSAIDs, are one of the most common medications used to treat pain and inflammation. Ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, and other NSAIDs are effective across a variety of common conditions, from acute...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 7, 2019 | HBR
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly referred to as NSAIDs, are one of the most common medications used to treat pain and inflammation. Ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, and other NSAIDs are effective across a variety of common conditions, from acute...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 7, 2019 | HBR
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly referred to as NSAIDs, are one of the most common medications used to treat pain and inflammation. Ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, and other NSAIDs are effective across a variety of common conditions, from acute...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 6, 2019 | HBR
A decade ago, I was completing my master’s degree in environmental science and policy, and preparing to embark on a multi-decade career in advocacy and public policy that would have required not only long hours during the workweek, but frequent travel and overtime....
by HappyQuotient | Jan 6, 2019 | HBR
A decade ago, I was completing my master’s degree in environmental science and policy, and preparing to embark on a multi-decade career in advocacy and public policy that would have required not only long hours during the workweek, but frequent travel and overtime....
by HappyQuotient | Jan 4, 2019 | HBR
Nothing quite prepares you for the heartache of profound loss. It settles in like a gloomy thrum — sometimes louder, sometimes softer — with a volume switch you can’t entirely shut off. For me, that heartbreak arrived this past October, when my mother died after a...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 4, 2019 | HBR
Nothing quite prepares you for the heartache of profound loss. It settles in like a gloomy thrum — sometimes louder, sometimes softer — with a volume switch you can’t entirely shut off. For me, that heartbreak arrived this past October, when my mother died after a...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 3, 2019 | HBR
When the teenage years arrive, they often come with those annoying, distinctive pimples on the face, and often on the chest and back too. These little skin imperfections tend to go away as we get older, but for some of us, the painful, red and sometimes yellow “zits”...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 3, 2019 | HBR
When the teenage years arrive, they often come with those annoying, distinctive pimples on the face, and often on the chest and back too. These little skin imperfections tend to go away as we get older, but for some of us, the painful, red and sometimes yellow “zits”...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 2, 2019 | HBR
A new drug for the treatment of influenza was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2018, just in time for the 2018–19 flu season. Baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) works against the two types of influenza virus that cause disease in humans,...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 2, 2019 | HBR
A new drug for the treatment of influenza was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2018, just in time for the 2018–19 flu season. Baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) works against the two types of influenza virus that cause disease in humans,...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 2, 2019 | HBR
A new drug for the treatment of influenza was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2018, just in time for the 2018–19 flu season. Baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) works against the two types of influenza virus that cause disease in humans,...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 2, 2019 | HBR
A new drug for the treatment of influenza was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2018, just in time for the 2018–19 flu season. Baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) works against the two types of influenza virus that cause disease in humans,...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 2, 2019 | HBR
A new drug for the treatment of influenza was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2018, just in time for the 2018–19 flu season. Baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) works against the two types of influenza virus that cause disease in humans,...
by HappyQuotient | Jan 1, 2019 | HBR
It may be the toughest part of parenting: learning how to discipline children. As all parents know, or figure out, raising children isn’t just about feeding, changing diapers, sleepless nights, hemorrhaging bank accounts, or general chaos. It’s about raising them to...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 29, 2018 | HBR
Here we are at the end of December, and some of us are contemplating another chance for a fresh reboot. The infamous New Year’s resolutions are a common topic. Last year I wrote a blog post about an overall view of how to be successful when thinking about reaching a...
by HappyQuotient | Dec 28, 2018 | HBR
I understand why people embrace New Year’s resolutions: it’s a chance to wipe the slate clean and set annual goals with new focus and enthusiasm. But are they focusing on the right areas of their lives? Instead of setting resolutions, a better approach may be to...