How Kaiser Permanente turned Receptionists into Life-saving Heroes of the Hospital LinkedIn, Shawn Achor March 16, 2018 In December 2016, I was driven out in the middle of nowhere in Northern California on a cold, wet morning. Bewildered as to why we were venturing so far out from the city, I checked Google Maps more…
America’s Loneliest Workers, According to Research Harvard Business Review, Shawn Achor, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Andrew Reece, and Alexi Robichaux March 19, 2018 A hundred fifty years ago, poet Emily Dickinson described loneliness as “the horror not to be surveyed, but skirted in the dark.” Had she been running a modern company, she might have felt differently. Loneliness should…
Do Women’s Networking Events Move the Needle on Equality? Harvard Business Review, Shawn Achor February 13, 2018 Recently, I was flying home from the Conference for Women, where I had been invited to speak. I was carefully holding a copy of the conference program on my lap — my mom likes to save them, and I…
Why You Might Be Thinking About Success All Wrong Mind Body Green, Shawn Achor February 13, 2018 In Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being, positive psychology expert Shawn Achor reveals his top strategies for achieving success in your career and personal life. His secret? Build other people up first.…
Three Things You Think Will Make You Happier at Work (But Won’t) The Guardian, Charlotte Seager March 28, 2016 For many of us, work’s not working out. Mundane tasks, too much to do and the nagging feeling that your job may be, well, meaningless – mean that 47% of people in the UK want to change jobs.…
Jennifer Moss | HBR, August 20, 2015 Happiness isn’t the Absence of Negative Feelings Happiness feels intolerably elusive for many of us. Like fog, you can see it from afar, dense and full of shape. But upon approach, its particles loosen and suddenly it becomes out of reach, even though it’s all around you. We…
These Two Minute Daily Habits Will Make You Happier Immediately, Researchers Say Brigid Schulte | Independent, July 2015 To those who think of happiness as a “nice to have” luxury or something that comes after a lifetime of sacrifice of single-mindedly driving to achieve a goal, happiness researcher Shawn Achor, head of Goodthink and author…
Eric Barker | TIME, May 21, 2015 Eric Barker writes Barking Up the Wrong Tree. People whose jobs allowed them to use their signature strengths — those qualities they were uniquely best at, the talents that set them apart from others — were consistently happier: We hypothesized that the amount of positive experiences at work (job…
Marc Forster-Pert | CNN, April 2015 Forgotten why you went to the refrigerator? Struggling to concentrate on work and multitask at the same time? Join the club. Experts cite that eating well, reducing stress and physical activity are all ways to keep our brains sharp and functioning at top-notch speed. But in the same way…
Beth Kuhel | Huffington Post, February 2015 Managers are perpetually searching for new and better ways to increase productivity and engagement of employees. While conventional reward systems for hard work and achievements show appreciation for those who are adding value to your team, these programs may not be enough to inspire people to contribute more…
