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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.
By HBRHow 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.