The Marketing Bureau

by Rob Markey 
First Published on hbr.org

Employee happiness is becoming a hot topic among CEOs and in boardrooms, and it's about time. The current issue of Harvard Business Review, which includes a series of articles focused on employee happiness, is just one more sign of the growing recognition that happy, engaged employees are more productive and generate better outcomes for their companies. Read more >>

by Lisa Petrilli 
First Published on hbr.org

I learned the critical importance of networking, and discovered my natural aversion to it, early in my career. I was a new college graduate working in the strategic planning division of a $10 billion company, and our business unit had been invited to a retirement party for one of the top executives. The gentleman retiring was someone I'd looked up to during my brief tenure, and I wanted him to know he'd made an impact on me. Read more >>

By Peter Bregman
First Published on hbr.org

My wife Eleanor and I were walking up a mountain road, enjoying a rare moment of being alone together. As we rounded a bend, we saw a friend, Nancy,* not too far ahead. When we caught up with her she suggested we walk together. Read more >>

First Published in The Independent

United Kingdom - Into the glossary of business buzz phrases - "greed is good", "lunch is for wimps" and the ubiquitous "thinking outside the box" - have come some lean new contenders.  Read more >>