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  • 09 Apr 2024
  • Book

Why Work Rituals Bring Teams Together and Create More Meaning

Think about all the routines you follow on a regular basis: When you’re getting ready for work, you brush your teeth, go for a 20-minute walk, then take a shower. Before giving a big presentation in the office, you might repeat a mantra to mentally prepare. And at the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 19 Dec 2023
  • Research & Ideas

$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy

Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution. What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew Lee, Brian Trelstad, and Ethan Tran
  • 2007
  • Book

America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
This book draws on the author's multiple research projects and field observations to analyze problems facing the United States in recent years and to create an agenda for renewing American strengths through returning to core American principles—but in new ways suitable... View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Policy; Leadership; Civil Society or Community; Cooperation; United States
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  • 04 Mar 2024
  • What Do You Think?

Do People Want to Work Anymore?

(AdobeStock/Halfpoint) Sometimes we experience what Yogi Berra described as “déjà vu all over again.” It happened to me several weeks ago and left me wondering whether it’s déjà vu or whether things really have changed. Years ago, my colleague at Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett

    How Will You Measure Your Life?

    In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a powerful speech to the Harvard Business School's graduating class. Drawing upon his business research, he offered a series of guidelines for finding meaning and happiness in life. He used... View Details

    • 2014
    • Article

    Models of Caring, or Acting as if One Cared, About the Welfare of Others

    By: Julio J. Rotemberg
    This paper surveys the theoretical literature in which people are modeled as taking other people's payoffs into account either because this affects their utility directly or because they wish to impress others with their social-mindedness. Key experimental results that... View Details
    Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
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      The Treasure You Seek: A Guide to Developing and Leveraging Your Leadership Capital

      Most leadership books are written for people who are already labeled as “leaders”—corporate execs, high-ranking managers, entrepreneurs. They may not speak to the underrepresented young person or uncommon experienced person with a dream to create change in the... View Details

      • 16 Feb 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      Is Your Workplace Biased Against Introverts?

      passion “can end up affecting your work performance negatively because you’re more emotionally exhausted,” Jachimowicz says. You Might Also Like: Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It More Proof That Money Can Buy View Details
      Keywords: by Ben Rand
      • 2025
      • Working Paper

      The Hidden Costs of Working Multiple Jobs: Implications for Spending Behavior and Wellbeing

      By: Paige Tsai and Ryan W. Buell
      Problem definition: Amidst inflation, rising costs of living, an explosion in remote and gig working opportunities, and an increase in the part-time labor mix in economies around the world, it is becoming evermore commonplace for people to earn labor income... View Details
      Keywords: Behavioral Operations; Employee Behavior; Job Design and Levels; Personal Finance; Well-being; Happiness; Satisfaction; Wages
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      • 10 Jan 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle

      relationships. The study offers new ideas for quiet quitters who are contemplating the meaning of happiness and fulfillment amid pandemic burnout. In addition to Norton, the authors include HBS doctoral student Hanne Collins, HBS... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding
      • 14 Feb 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career

      helping people truly uncover what they want to be doing in life—and even, perhaps, who they truly are. You Might Also Like: Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars' More Proof That Money Can Buy View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding
      • 06 Nov 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better

      heard by another person is essential in a happy relationship, whether that’s communication between romantic partners, a patient and a doctor, or colleagues in the office. And feeling heard at work could make the difference between... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding
      • 21 Nov 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Employee Negativity Is Like Wildfire. Manage It Before It Spreads.

      Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details
      Keywords: by Kristen Senz
      • 18 Aug 2009
      • First Look

      First Look: August 18

        Working PapersFeeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior Authors:Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. Dunn Abstract While lay intuitions and pop psychology suggest that helping others leads to... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 24 Oct 2023
      • HBS Case

      From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

      entire business upside down. We all want to work in places that are happy and polite, but there are expectations for performance, so if you cannot find ways of motivating people to bring their very, very best, your business sooner or... View Details
      Keywords: by Avery Forman
      • 31 May 2016
      • First Look

      May 31, 2016

      June 2016 Medical Care Vaccination Rates Are Associated with Functional Proximity but Not Base Proximity of Vaccination Clinics By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Gwendolyn I. Reynolds Abstract—Background: Routine annual... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 14 Sep 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

      doesn’t affect kids’ happiness in adulthood is really important.” The results probed whether adult children of employed moms are as happy as those of stay-at-home moms, and found that daughters’ and sons’... View Details
      Keywords: by Kara Baskin
      • 23 Jan 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers

      keep you happy here?’ That may reveal that someone has caregiving responsibilities that limit their scheduling flexibility; maybe they fear that revealing that they have a special needs child may undermine their chances for promotion. Now... View Details
      Keywords: by Kara Baskin
      • 09 Nov 2023
      • HBS Case

      What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?

      text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US. You can also call 800-273-8255. You Might Also Like: Cold Call: Can Robin Williams’ Son Help Other Families Heal Addiction and Depression? Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey... View Details
      Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Health
      • 30 May 2017
      • First Look

      First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

      2017 Advances in Strategic Management Geography, Location, and Strategy By: Alcácer, Juan, Bruce Kogut, Catherine Thomas, and Bernard Yin Yeung, eds. Abstract—Changes in both technology and global political economy have vastly accelerated the pace of globalization in... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne