archiveChief Happiness Officer Insider

I was recently speaking with a friend of mine who deeply values the importance of leader’s emotional intelligence (EQ) as much as I do. We also quickly aligned on our shared frustration with the efficacy of EQ frameworks. I’ll spare you the meanderings of our early morning talk on a...

Our recent experience with the pandemic has given us valuable lessons on what matters and how we can prioritize things. It also showed us how we could organize our business to keep it sustainable and adjust to the new financial landscape. However, while we were focused on how to survive...

For quite a long time, we have contended that human intelligence cannot be replaced. However, as time goes by and technological innovations continue, machines are improving at simulating human intelligence processes. Whether we talk about speech recognition or self-driving automobiles, a whole world of activities is now affected by the...

You can't get listed on NASDAQ without a diverse board and many investors like Blackrock are now requiring diversity in leadership and in the boardroom. Additionally, over the last several years we have seen volumes of research and data tell us that companies with diverse boards are more profitable and...

As part of ongoing cost-cutting measures under new owner and CEO Elon Musk, Twitter is shutting down its Seattle offices and Singapore offices, instructing employees to work remotely. That’s despite Musk earlier claiming that remote workers are only “pretending to work” and banning remote work at Twitter upon taking it...

I have had the pleasure of helping many people find high-quality investments during challenging times to turn their life around when they need it the most. For example, the coming recession has a lot of people needing guidance on what to do with their money or where to invest it...

Combining top-down and bottom-up management methods allows leaders to embody a leadership style that prioritizes shared power and put the needs of employees first to drive performance. There are three traits, in particular, that you should embody to successfully implement a management style that lends itself to effective workplace culture....

Entrepreneurialism is first and foremost about creative problem solving. No matter how great your technology or idea, if it doesn’t solve an important problem for enough people, you have little chance for success. Still, most innovators are too eager to jump on a solution before they fully analyze and frame...

Women continue to be underrepresented in STEM fields. Bridging the gap requires attention and investment from both educators and employers. Much ink has been spilled about the gender gap in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). It’s clear in the numbers: only 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer...

In a recent conversation with Jacki Kelley, CEO of Dentsu, Julie Roehm explored the impact that professional challenges can have on building a career in marketing while also struggling with work-life balance. Kelley opened up about her background and history working in a variety of agency settings.Through the exchange of...