GREAT LEADERSHIP: When “Fluff” Triples Revenues

When “Fluff” Triples Revenues: Why Leaders Can’t Overlook Happiness Great Leadership, Michelle Gielan March 9, 2017 The first time Gary Baker, president of Nationwide Brokerage Solutions heard about the research on happiness and how it affects the workplace, he referred to it as “fluff.” And why wouldn’t he? Our culture has long viewed happiness in the workplace as…

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: The Data-Driven Case for Vacation

The Data-Driven Case for Vacation Harvard Business Review, Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan July 13, 2016 Over the past three years, we have partnered with the U.S. Travel Association to more clearly understand the relationship between well-being and taking time off from work. Our hypothesis has been that without recovery periods, our ability to continue performing at…

WASHINGTON POST: A Great Tip for Improving Your Day

Brigid Schulte | Washington Post, August 2015 A great tip for improving your day: Start it by reading ‘transformative’ news, researchers find The old news adage, “If it bleeds, it leads,” underlies a belief that sensational, often negative news is what appeals to people, and what sells advertising. In her new book, Broadcasting Happiness, journalist-turned-happiness…