This article by Mark C. Crowley featuring an interview with Shawn Achor was originally published on Fast Company. Engagement is the holy grail of workplace satisfaction. Here are three new ways to think about your employees' happiness. By the late…
Plot twist—it doesn’t matter! Find out how you can build your positive outlook. If you saw me on Super Soul Sunday with Oprah Winfrey, you’ll know that Oprah and I discussed the age-old question: Is the glass half-empty or half-full?…
The brilliant Amy Wrzesniewski from Yale University researches how people perceive their jobs. She found that the way a person sees his or her occupation—as a “calling,” as opposed to a “job”—doesn’t depend on the job title or position, but…
This article by Eric Barker originally appeared on Barking Up the Wrong Tree. We all want to be more successful. But everything you read probably sounds like a lot of work. Isn’t there a scientifically proven method that’s a little more… fun?…
Use this approach to set the right tone. Imagine how happy you would be if all your interactions with others were positive and pleasant. It sounds too good to be true, but it’s actually quite easy to establish. In 2009,…
This article was originally published on Forbes, by Dorie Clark. Does an overflowing inbox stress you out? You’re not alone – but according to Shawn Achor, author of Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive…
The latest scientific research proves that we have the power and ability to be happier--we just need to learn how to tap into it. Live Happy CEO, Kym Yancey hosted a FREE, 5-Day conversation series: "Wake Up Happy!" September 22nd through September…
This article written by career success coach, Kathy Caprino originally appeared on LinkedIn. One of the things I love most about my work is that my fascinating, knowledgeable clients teach me things I’m excited to learn. A while ago, a…
This article was originally published at Tech Cocktail, written by Kira M. Newman When I picked up Shawn Achor’s book Before Happiness, I thought I was reading a book about positivity. It turns out, it’s also a book about success –…
Work hard, achieve your goals, become happy -- that's the happiness formula many believe to be universally true. But happiness researcher Shawn Achor says that this success-leads-to-happiness model is fundamentally flawed. In a sit-down with Oprah for "Super Soul Sunday," Achor explains why. "It's scientifically broken…
“Super Soul Sunday – Oprah & Shawn Achor: The Secret of Happy People” Super Soul Sunday Episode Summaries Part 1: Aired Sunday, May 25 at 11 a.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Oprah sits down with Shawn Achor, a Harvard-trained researcher and the New…
The quest for happiness is one of humanity’s oldest pursuits. Many believe if you work hard to be successful, then you’ll be happy. Shawn Achor, Harvard researcher, speaker, and best-selling author of The Happiness Advantage and Before Happiness, says research…
I thought it was simple: Vacations are fun, Americans are stressed, and happiness raises productivity and sales. Therefore, people should take more vacations, right? But research doesn’t hold that line of thinking up. Not every vacation is equal. According to a 2013…
In today's world of smartphones and 24-hour news channels, we've become addicted to information. I found myself filling all my micro-moments each day with stuff that blocked me from forward progress. Brain "noise" is any information that is irrelevant, useless,…
Who is the most important person on a team? If you follow sports, you know commentators will often talk about the "glue guys" or "glue gals" who hold their teams together in the midst of challenge and are largely responsible…
Until I began researching happiness at Harvard, I thought that if you just worked harder, you'd be more successful, which of course would make you happier. But my research showed that formula doesn't work. Every time our brain records…
In July 2010 Burt's Bees, a personal-care products company, was undergoing enormous change as it began a global expansion into 19 new countries. In this kind of high-pressure situation, many leaders pester their deputies with frequent meetings or flood their…
Learning that you or a loved one has a chronic illness is news you never want to hear. The knowledge of such information is often accompanied by feelings of fear, anger, and depression, which can cause debilitating, unnecessary stress. By…
After giving a lecture at a large tech company, I got into a cab bound for the airport along with one of the attendees. As I searched for my seatbelt in the bottomless crevice of the back seat, I noticed…
I had gone to bed at midnight. It was now two in the morning. I was still awake, stressed thinking about my book, which — ironically — is about happiness. Trying to unwind, I opened my laptop and started watching…
