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Happiness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

By Annie McKee and Daniel Gilbert and Gretchen Spreitzer and Harvard Business Review and Teresa Amabile
Series: HBR Emotional Intelligence Series
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Happiness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) dives into the science and philosophy of happiness, exploring how emotional intelligence and awareness can enhance our well-being. With insights from esteemed contributors, the book offers strategies to cultivate joy and meaningful fulfilment in both personal and professional life. It's a practical guide to understanding the role our emotions play in achieving genuine happiness.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in understanding how emotions influence happiness and how you can harness emotional intelligence to enhance professional and personal fulfilment. It offers insights from experts on cultivating joy, resilience, and a positive attitude within the workplace, making it ideal for those keen to improve their emotional well-being and work-life balance.

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What is the nature of human happiness, and how do we achieve it in the course of our professional lives? And is it even worth pursuing? This volume includes the work of: Daniel Gilbert Annie McKee Gretchen Spreitzer Teresa M. Amabile Harvard Business Review

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What is the nature of human happiness, and how do we achieve it in the course of our professional lives? And is it even worth pursuing?

Happiness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) explores answers to these questions by presenting research into how happiness is measured, frameworks for personal behaviours, management techniques that build happiness in the workplace—and warnings that highlight where the happiness hype has been overblown.

This volume includes the work of:

  • Daniel Gilbert
  • Annie McKee
  • Gretchen Spreitzer
  • Teresa M. Amabile

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 Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

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ISBN: 9781633693210

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 177.0mm

Weight: 181g

Pages: 176

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Annie McKee Best Sellers at Book Hero Business & Entrepreneurship Business Leadership & Management Business Strategy & Negotiation Career Development Daniel Gilbert Gretchen Spreitzer Harvard Business Review In Stock Books Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Series: HBR Emotional Intelligence Series Teresa Amabile

About the Author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 13 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

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