by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Daniel Viñé Garcia/Getty Images While on an investor tour in Europe, I ended a busy day by joining my boss at a nice restaurant. After he said something funny, I responded in my typical style — throwing back my head and letting out hearty,...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
John Rizzo/Getty Images Discounts and promotions are at an all-time high, often comprising the single-biggest cost within many retailers’ P&Ls. Yet despite these high stakes, and the growing adoption of sophisticated analytics, many retailers continue to...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | HBR
When you think of menopause, you might think of hot flashes and night sweats. But many women also experience symptoms of depression. The risk of depression doubles or even quadruples during the menopausal transition, which has researchers looking for ways to address —...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
IAN HOOTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images You walk down the hall, head spinning — unsure of how to stabilize yourself. You went into your one-on-one thinking you had clarity on your current priorities. You just left it wondering how in the world you would...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | HBR
When you think of menopause, you might think of hot flashes and night sweats. But many women also experience symptoms of depression. The risk of depression doubles or even quadruples during the menopausal transition, which has researchers looking for ways to address —...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 16, 2018 | HBR
When you think of menopause, you might think of hot flashes and night sweats. But many women also experience symptoms of depression. The risk of depression doubles or even quadruples during the menopausal transition, which has researchers looking for ways to address —...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Is your teamwork not working? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR:, cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard Business School and the author of The Fearless Organization:...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
In a recent article, The Guardian newspaper called for the National Health Service to turn to universities as a key resource, arguing that the research ecosystem in the UK is fragmented and more partnerships that align expertise with the goal of improving public...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
PM Images/Getty Images A recent Navigant survey found that U.S. hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. This was because their expenses grew faster than their revenues, despite cost-cutting...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Andrea Comi/Getty Images Employees around the world yearn for freedom and flexibility. The most common form of flexibility that companies offer is the ability to work remote. In a new study by my firm and Virgin Pulse, we found that a third of employees globally work...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Eduardo da Costa/Getty Images Maybe you fell head over heels. Maybe your feelings grew over time. All you know is that you have what everyone is looking for, but few seem to get: A job you love. And you are about to leave it. How do you even start explaining? The work...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | HBR
For generations, midwives and doctors have looked for ways to imitate human physiology and nudge women’s bodies into giving birth. Synthetic hormones can be used to start and speed up labor. Soft balloons and seaweed sticks placed alongside the cervix can shape a...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 15, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Eduardo da Costa/Getty Images Maybe you fell head over heels. Maybe your feelings grew over time. All you know is that you have what everyone is looking for, but few seem to get: A job you love. And you are about to leave it. How do you even start explaining? The work...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 14, 2018 | HBR
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by HappyQuotient | Nov 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/Getty Images “When are you thinking of retiring?” I am used to this question by now. It usually comes up an hour into a meeting with a client prospect for our investment company, often after a shuffling of papers and downward glances....
by HappyQuotient | Nov 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Caspar Benson/Getty Images It has been a year since the #MeToo movement went viral. Since then, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has experienced a 13.6% increase in the number of sexual harassment charges it has received. The EEOC’s counterpart...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee discuss how much Uber is worth as it prepares to go public, before debating China’s controversial Social Credit system. They also share their After Hours picks for the week. Download this podcast You can email...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Mark Edward Harris/Getty Images What working parent hasn’t felt guilty about missing soccer games and piano recitals? When there are last-minute schedule changes at work or required travel to a client site, it’s normal to worry that you’re somehow...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Barbara Chase/Getty Images Some of the worst corporate disasters of the past two decades were heralded by whistleblowers: Sherron Watkins raised the red flag internally at Enron, Cynthia Cooper let management know of major accounting problems at WorldCom, and Matthew...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 14, 2018 | HBR
Given the choice of interacting with people or watching the new episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot on PBS, well, let’s just say I think David Suchet is better company. If you are an introvert like me, you relish your time alone. But we should also understand the...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 14, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Barbara Chase/Getty Images Some of the worst corporate disasters of the past two decades were heralded by whistleblowers: Sherron Watkins raised the red flag internally at Enron, Cynthia Cooper let management know of major accounting problems at WorldCom, and Matthew...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Caitlin Rosenthal, assistant professor of history at UC Berkeley, argues there are strong parallels between the accounting practices used by slaveholders and modern business practices. While we know slavery’s economic impact on the United States, Rosenthal says...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Kim Kulish/Contributor/Getty Images Stan Lee hated to see an idle artist. The renowned comic book writer and publisher, who died this week at 95, thought idle talent was bored talent, and bored talent was easy to lose to the competition. It also personally bothered...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Kim Kulish/Contributor/Getty Images Stan Lee hated to see an idle artist. The renowned comic book writer and publisher, who died this week at 95, thought idle talent was bored talent, and bored talent was easy to lose to the competition. It also personally bothered...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Robert Hanson/Getty Images Why is it easier to see the best solution to other people’s dilemmas than our own? Whether it’s about someone deciding to pursue a new job, or ask for a raise, or someone simply mulling over which ice cream flavor to choose, we...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
JOHN WESSELS/Contributor/Getty Images Last month, a rebel attack in Beni, the epicenter of the ongoing Ebola outbreak near the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), once again halted the efforts of response teams working to contain the virus. With...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | HBR
Frequent use of hand sanitizer, instead of soap and water, may lead to fewer respiratory infections, fewer sick days, and less antibiotic use — at least if you’re a toddler. A Spanish study enrolled 911 children who attended day care, from newborns up to...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Bull’s Eye/Getty Images A small percentage of U.S. companies — including PwC, Fidelity, and Aetna — have stepped up to help their employees cope with the education loans weighing them down by offering them cash to help them reduce their...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 13, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Shana Novak/Getty Images Mark was always one of the smartest kids in his class. He’s done well in his career, but when he checks Facebook, he sees people he outperformed at school who have now achieved more. Likewise, there are colleagues at his firm who have...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
We bring you three stories about parental leave, from listeners whose experiences with it changed them, for better or for worse. They talk about having to fight for more time off, go back to work before they were ready, care for sick babies, and try to hide their...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Patrizia Savarese/Getty Images The challenge of running a sustainable enterprise has taken center stage among shareholders. Last year, for example, Russell 3000 companies received 144 shareholder proposals requesting action on social and environmental issues....
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | HBR
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a team of volunteer experts from various primary care medicine and nursing fields. They identify big medical problems, review the research, and translate it into action plans (called practice recommendations) for...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Yuji Karaki/Getty Images In any team or organization, some individuals are consistently more likely to come up with ideas that are both novel and useful. These ideas are the seeds of innovation: the intellectual foundation for any new products and services that enable...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images When the FDA issued its first approval for a gene therapy for an inherited disease nearly a year ago—a cure for a type of blindness—it was heralded as breakthrough, a moment decades in the making. With dozens of...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | HBR
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a team of volunteer experts from various primary care medicine and nursing fields. They identify big medical problems, review the research, and translate it into action plans (called practice recommendations) for...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Ariel Skelley/Getty Images It finally happened: You got the buy-in to launch a (much-needed!) working parents’ network in your organization. You’ve sent out the blast announcement and secured a small budget. The kickoff cocktail party drew a crowd of...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 12, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Julien Fourniol/Baloulumix/Getty Images A new study out by Spencer Stuart shows an insane number of chief marketing officers who’ve been fired during 2018. But frankly, it’s not a surprise. I served as CMO for Deloitte Consulting and then Starwood Hotels...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 9, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Mike Hewitt /Getty Images It was the last race of the ski season. My son Daniel, 10 years old, was at the starting gate in his speed suit, helmet and goggles, waiting for the signal. “3… 2… 1…” The gate keeper called out and he was gone...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 9, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Blend Images/ERproductions Ltd Creative/Getty Images In health care today, the conversation around transparency centers on the consumer. The consumer is empowered to ask for treatment options and costs, potential treatment risks, realistic outcomes, and much more....
by HappyQuotient | Nov 9, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Andy Roberts/Getty Images An all-star team is making headway with a new initiative that could alter the future of the organization. Spirits are optimistic and the team is successfully maneuvering through new, yet very promising, territory. Then, the results begin...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 9, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
PM Images/Getty Images On November 12, the United States, European Union, and Japan will submit a package of proposals to the World Trade Organization’s Council on Trade in Goods that would significantly help curb China’s practices of heavily...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 9, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
June Buck/Getty Images A CEO whom we’ll call Melissa was exasperated. Having delivered seven years of breakthrough performance and nearing retirement, she was eager to select and prepare her successor. Members of her executive team were strong in their current...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 9, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
June Buck/Getty Images A CEO whom we’ll call Melissa was exasperated. Having delivered seven years of breakthrough performance and nearing retirement, she was eager to select and prepare her successor. Members of her executive team were strong in their current...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 9, 2018 | HBR
It is a scary illness, not just for parents but for doctors, too: Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) causes sudden weakness and loss of muscle tone in the arms and legs and can go on to cause even more serious problems. It’s not just the symptoms that are scary. It’s also...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 8, 2018 | HBR
Growing up I had to wear glasses. Back then it was considered socially unacceptable, but necessary to be able to see. Sixty years later, everyone wears glasses and they are a fashion statement. Now as an aging adult, I need to wear hearing aids. This was and still is...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 8, 2018 | HBR
Growing up I had to wear glasses. Back then it was considered socially unacceptable, but necessary to be able to see. Sixty years later, everyone wears glasses and they are a fashion statement. Now as an aging adult, I need to wear hearing aids. This was and still is...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 8, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
Chalermphon Kumchai/EyeEm/Getty Images Micromanagement gets most of the attention, but under-management may be just as big a problem. This is the term I’ve given to a constellation of behaviors that I’ve seen occurring together often during my 24 years in...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 8, 2018 | Harvard Biz, HBR, Management Tips
t_kimura/Getty Images After a public outcry over privacy and their inability — or unwillingness — to address misleading content, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms finally appear to be making a real effort to take on fake news. But...
by HappyQuotient | Nov 8, 2018 | HBR
Growing up I had to wear glasses. Back then it was considered socially unacceptable, but necessary to be able to see. Sixty years later, everyone wears glasses and they are a fashion statement. Now as an aging adult, I need to wear hearing aids. This was and still is...
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