This Interview Will Make You Happier — Big Think
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Psychology That Doesn’t Care What’s Wrong With You >
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This Interview Will Make You Happier >
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Love And Happiness >Posted at:01:19 PM on October 02, 2009 >
What if the entire history of mainstream psychology has been focused on the wrong element of the human psyche? To psychologist Tal Ban Shahar, that may be the case: all the famed psychologists of the past few years have been focused on mental illness and distress, while precious few have looked into a much more common and arguably more fruitful side of the human experience: happiness. Shahar has sought to correct this in his research, his popular Harvard class on happiness, and his books. >
In his conversation with Big Think, Shahar explained his unique approach to psychology and instructed viewers on practical tips they can employ each day to be happy—and he has an answer to those who might demean his work as self help. >
To Shahar, his work is self help; he is proud of the categorization, if not of some other self-professed gurus that practice something entirely different from true self-help. Shahar offered several practical applications of his research: tips for overcoming hard times, improving corporate happiness, and avoiding the temptations that Facebook and Twitter present for falling prey to the danger of perfectionism. >
We also asked Shahar if happiness was really the be all and end all of human experience: what about the great tortured artists of the world? Shahar argued that true happiness doesn’t preclude unhappiness and that it was far from being just another opiate of the masses. >
Tal Ben-Shahar >Psychology Lecturer, Harvard University >All My Ideas Contact Me > It’s a refreshing thought: a psychologist that doesn’t ask about your problems, but about your successes. But does that mean we all should be seeing “positive” shrinks? Tal Ben Shahar told Big Think the reasoning and the history behind positive psychology. >
Watch Video: http://bigthink.com/ideas/psychology-that-doesnt-care-whats-wrong-with-you
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http://dreamlearndobecome.blogspot.com This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Understanding the Anxious Mind - NYTimes.com
Understanding the Anxious Mind - NYTimes.com
Note from Jim: Whether you be a leader, manager or parent, this article will serve you well both in understanding yourself and those around you. For those of you involved with talent selection and/or the proper matching of personality with job functions, this article is a must read.
Read full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/magazine/04anxiety-t.html
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http://dreamlearndobecome.blogspot.com This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.
Note from Jim: Whether you be a leader, manager or parent, this article will serve you well both in understanding yourself and those around you. For those of you involved with talent selection and/or the proper matching of personality with job functions, this article is a must read.
Read full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/magazine/04anxiety-t.html
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http://dreamlearndobecome.blogspot.com This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
HBS study goes inside the boardroom | Harvard Gazette Online
HBS study goes inside the boardroom Harvard Gazette Online
Harvard University
Harvard Gazette
Thursday, Oct. 01, 2009
HBS study goes inside the boardroom - Examines the role of boards of directors in the recession
Excerpts:
Several months ago, five Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty members arrived at a basic question regarding the current global financial crisis: “What about the role of boards of directors in the recession?”
With close ties to the boardrooms of many of the country’s leading companies, the professors, part of the School’s Corporate Governance Initiative, realized they were uniquely positioned to look behind corporate America’s closed doors for answers.
They did so through a series of anonymous interviews, compiled in the recently released study “Perspectives from the Boardroom — 2009.”
“We were not going to be scientific in the sense that we didn’t do a random study,” said Jay Lorsch, Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations and the paper’s lead author. “We were looking for people we knew who are on the boards of significant, large, complex companies — people we regard as very competent, serious directors, who we knew would be forthright.”
The report includes comments from board members of 45 companies representing a variety of business sectors. It offers an intimate look into the workings of various boards, as directors candidly revealed what they think makes a board successful, as well as a number of areas where they feel boards fall well short.
Many directors in the study puzzled over the amount of involvement they should have in the day-to-day management of a company.
The report’s interviewees said the clarity of the board’s role; the extent and nature of its involvement in the company’s strategy, management succession, risk oversight, and compliance; and the board’s acquiring of better information and a deeper knowledge of the company are all areas in need of improvement.
Read Full Article: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/09/hbs-boardroom-report/
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http://dreamlearndobecome.blogspot.com This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.
Harvard University
Harvard Gazette
Thursday, Oct. 01, 2009
HBS study goes inside the boardroom - Examines the role of boards of directors in the recession
Excerpts:
Several months ago, five Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty members arrived at a basic question regarding the current global financial crisis: “What about the role of boards of directors in the recession?”
With close ties to the boardrooms of many of the country’s leading companies, the professors, part of the School’s Corporate Governance Initiative, realized they were uniquely positioned to look behind corporate America’s closed doors for answers.
They did so through a series of anonymous interviews, compiled in the recently released study “Perspectives from the Boardroom — 2009.”
“We were not going to be scientific in the sense that we didn’t do a random study,” said Jay Lorsch, Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations and the paper’s lead author. “We were looking for people we knew who are on the boards of significant, large, complex companies — people we regard as very competent, serious directors, who we knew would be forthright.”
The report includes comments from board members of 45 companies representing a variety of business sectors. It offers an intimate look into the workings of various boards, as directors candidly revealed what they think makes a board successful, as well as a number of areas where they feel boards fall well short.
Many directors in the study puzzled over the amount of involvement they should have in the day-to-day management of a company.
The report’s interviewees said the clarity of the board’s role; the extent and nature of its involvement in the company’s strategy, management succession, risk oversight, and compliance; and the board’s acquiring of better information and a deeper knowledge of the company are all areas in need of improvement.
Read Full Article: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/09/hbs-boardroom-report/
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http://dreamlearndobecome.blogspot.com This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.
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