Episode Details

How Leaders Can Be Happier

18 Nov 2025

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Does happiness really matter in business – and how can we achieve it? In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, award-winning author and Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks joins host Adi Ignatius for a conversation at Harvard Business School’s Klarman Hall. They talk about why happiness is a direction, not a destination; why career success doesn’t automatically mean happiness; and how C-suite leaders can create better work environments that create happier employees – and more successful organizations. #ArthurCBrooks #HarvardBusiness #HappinessFiles #Happiness Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.org Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #YourCareer #Career #Job #Work #Business #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2025 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.

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