Work-life balance

Push through when procrastination calls. Some days you're on fire at work; other days you're burned out and easily distracted. How can you maintain your...

In the evolving landscape of human resources and organizational development, the TRAIL Talent Management Model emerges as a comprehensive framework aimed...

How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of...

Inspiring conversations, advancing together. The HBR Women at Work series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout...

Happiness Capital is a global venture capital firm within the hundred-year-old Lee Kum Kee Group with a mission to bring happiness to the community and...

Find a way to work that works for you. The 9-to-5 office routine no longer exists. Many employees have the option to work anywhere, any time. But how...

What's the worst that can happen? Anxiety is the most prevalent mental disorder worldwide. But rumination, worry, and catastrophizing don't have to hold...

This case traces the life of Ayn Rand from Russia to Hollywood to New York City. The case describes how Rand fled communist Russia and, in reaction to...

The always-on, hustle culture creates an unhealthy, counterproductive relationship with work. Many workers believe that to compete with other top talent,...

World-renowned researcher and "New York Times" bestselling author Marcus Buckingham helps us discover where we're at our best--both at work and in life....

This case describes the life choices of Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. A young man with tremendous potential, Wilson hit rock bottom...

Navigate work successfully as a first-time parent. Just when you're starting to figure out parenting, all of a sudden your leave time is over. You're...

As founders of the software company Basecamp, Jason Fried and David H. Hansson were used to being the subjects of social media attention. Both maintained...

The objective of improved work-life balance is achieved. However, it prompts a discussion of whether management should take on special events during what...

Is your workplace toxic? Toxic workplaces take many forms. Whether you're dealing with a narcissistic boss, a backstabbing colleague, endless microaggressions,...

Orsières (Valais, Switzerland) April 2020. Opaline, an original juice production company with high social and environmental standards had begun in 2010....

Mental health is just as important as physical health. Yet being honest about depression, anxiety, and other psychological conditions at work can feel...

The "HBR Women at Work" series, based on the popular HBR podcast of the same name, spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout...

Rise faster with quick reads, real-life stories, and expert advice. It's not easy to navigate the world of work when you're exploring who you are and...

Group Business Services (GBS), a shared services organization predominantly based in India, provided support services to Koninklijke DSM NV (Royal DSM),...

Be fair and don’t panic.

The problem is not your inability to switch off, but to switch on.

Why it’s different from other flex time arrangements.

The difference between living life and leading life is more than just semantics.

Three ways to rediscover your purpose.

Netflix showed that it just takes trust.

Take 15 minutes once a week to reflect on your health in these five areas.

Mo Gawdat, founder of One Billion Happy and former Chief Business Officer at Google’s X, spent years working in technological innovation. At Google’s so-called “dream factory,” he learned how to operationalize moonshot ventures aiming to solve some of the world’s hardest problems. But then a personal tragedy — the loss of his son — set him on a new path. Gawdat launched a startup with the moonshot goal of helping one billion people find happiness. Gawdat is also the author of “Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy.”

Can you turn coworkers into genuine friends?

It was real even before the pandemic.