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  • July 20, 2023
  • Article

How to Build a Life: Being Anxious or Sad Does Not Make You Mentally Ill

By: Arthur C. Brooks
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  • November 2014 (Revised March 2016)
  • Background Note

Mental Health and the American Workplace

By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Mental illness has been described as an epidemic affecting nearly a quarter of all Americans in their lifetimes, often during their most productive working years. Managers who can design organizations that maximize mental health can minimize these risks and boost... View Details
Keywords: Public Health; Productivity; Competitiveness; Stress Management; Depression; Absenteeism; Presenteeism; Work Culture; Business or Company Management; Work-Life Balance; Performance Productivity; Organizational Culture; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
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  • 12 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

specifically about COVID-19 impacts and responses, we spoke with several Harvard Business School alumni committed to reducing the impact of mental illness and addiction on individuals and communities. Here... View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health
  • 06 Apr 2015
  • Research & Ideas

After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health

members to use it." To remove the stigma, employers need to educate workers about mental illness and distinguish it from normal levels of stress. At the same time, managers must learn the legal restrictions... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Air Transportation
  • 09 Nov 2023
  • HBS Case

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

Cohen’s recent case studies spotlights Zak Pym Williams, the son of the late comedian Robin Williams, who is spreading awareness about mental illness after struggles following his dad’s suicide. Another case... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Health
  • June 2021
  • Case

HelloSelf: Launch

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In April 2021, Charles Wells, founder and CEO of HelloSelf was reflecting on the company’s progress since it launched two years earlier. HelloSelf’s goal was to help the mentally ill recover and those who were mentally fit to stay well and feel even better. To do this,... View Details
Keywords: Mental Health; Health Care and Treatment; Internet and the Web; Growth and Development Strategy; Great Britain
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  • March 2023
  • Case

Between Two Minds: The Staglin Family

By: Lauren Cohen, Ronnie Stangler and Grace Headinger
Garen Staglin, Founder and Chairman of One Mind, reflected on his life’s work in brain health. As he contemplated stepping down in the next few years, he weighed how to pass along this legacy to his son, Brandon Staglin, the impetus behind and next generation of the... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Well-being; Management Succession; Family Ownership; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry
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  • January 2024 (Revised June 2024)
  • Case

Equal Justice Initiative: Mercy, Truth and Dignity

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Gerald Chertavian and Brittany Logan
In 1989, the Equal Justice Initiative was established as a non-profit, public interest law firm by Harvard Law School graduate, Bryan Stevenson.

EJI provides legal assistance to condemned prisoners, people wrongly convicted or unfairly sentenced, children in... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Nonprofit Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Issues; Race
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  • 31 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

times more likely to experience work-related problems than employees with chronic physical illnesses like diabetes or heart disease. So why do many companies fail to help their workers battle mental health... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health
  • 17 Aug 2021
  • Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

risk of mental illness involving psychosis. Other studies suggest the cannabis compounds can treat a variety of health conditions, including seizures, inflammation, and chronic pain. However, because... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson
  • 14 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

what the human body needs physically and mentally to respond to these challenges. Think of these as your new toolkit for high performance in a business world turned upside down. Let’s start with some executives’ comments from the survey,... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
  • 11 Sep 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change

from the "lack of a clearly defined goal, lack of coordination, unclear or complicated plans," and other signs of ill preparation, according to Marine doctrine. Mental and organizational friction... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler; Sports
  • 26 Sep 2019
  • Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

day.” Testing the unique benefits of work By all accounts, overcrowding, extreme poverty, and the experience of forced displacement inside the camps has taken a profound toll. Doctors Without Borders has provided almost 1.4 million outpatient medical consultations and... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 14 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 14

history. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815088-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 515-062 Mental Health and the American Workplace Mental View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 May 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

(that is, reduced by 100%), the increase in inspectors’ detection rates would result in their citing an average of 9.9% more violations. Scaled nationwide, this would yield 19 million fewer foodborne illness cases per year, reducing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

as their mental well-being—a forthcoming article in American Psychologist examines current organizational psychology research to help business leaders manage COVID-related fallout in the workplace and develop solutions to ease the stress... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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