World Happiness Report 2015 Ranks Switzerland as Happiest Country


If you do not feel happy it might be because you live in the wrong country. The fourth annual World Happiness Report identifies the countries with the highest level of happiness. This year’s report...

How To Avoid Being Overwhelmed And Exhausted


As entrepreneurs, your business is incredibly important to you, and there is no official “off” switch. You get to decide when you are working and when you are not. In some ways, this is a double-...

Happiness: The Most Popular Course In The World?


@giorodriguez UC Berkeley’s “The Science of Happiness” is poised to make MOOC history. Why? At a time when books on happiness are so plentiful that pundits are saying they’ve jumped the shark, and...

Study: Love for a Winning Leadership and Better Employee Engagement


Valentine’s Day is coming up, which means that love is in the air. Unfortunately, it’s not in the air, or culture, or anywhere else at too many companies. Which is not only a shame, it’s very...

Why Innovation Needs Outsiders and Fresh Ideas


When we’re stuck on a hard problem, we go seek out a superior. It seems like common sense. It’s something that is imbued into us from childhood and into adulthood. When you can’t solve that math...

Six Toxic Beliefs Guaranteed to Ruin Your Career


Self-talk is driven by critical beliefs that you hold about yourself, and is manifested in the things that you think as you move through your day. It plays an understated but powerful role in your...

Three World Leaders We Needs Most: Artistic, Scientific, and Interpersonal


When people see or hear “leader”, they generally think of  interpersonal leaders inspiring and enabling teams. While those interpersonal leaders are of critical import, the world needs artistic...

How Creativity is Enhanced by Technology


I recently wrote a post about how marketers will need to learn to rely less on judgment and intuition in the era of big data.  It’s a controversial subject, especially since many marketers pride...

Goldie Hawn Wants Mindful Works


Goldie Hawn is taking her organization The Hawn Foundation one step ahead. The Academy Award Winning actress is going to launch “Mindful Works” in collaboration with Mark Bertolini, Chairman, CEO and...