General Atlantic Professor and Coulter Family Fellow, Stanford Graduate School of Business

In the News

Somebody Tell a JokeMckinsey| May 2021
Humor UsHidden Brain | April 2021
We Start Losing our Sense of Humor at 23 - and It Could Wreck Your CareerNew York Post | March 2021
How to Laugh at WorkThe New York Times | March 2021
The Power of HumorNPR's Planet Money | February 2021
Two Middle Managers Walk Into A Bar... Forbes | February 2021
The New Management Superpower is Humor. Seriously?Forbes | February 2021
How to Be a Better Boss According to a Pair of Stanford Biz School ProfessorsInc| February 2021
How to Be Funny at WorkHarvard Business Review | February 2021
How to Be Humorous—Not Offensive—at WorkThe Wall Street Journal | February 2021
Laughing, like exercising, meditating & having sex … at the same timeGood Morning America | January 2021
Humor is such an important leadership trait we teach it at Stanford Business SchoolFast Company | January 2021
This Is Not a Joke: The Cost of Being HumorlessStanford GSB Insight | January 2021
You’ve got to laugh: why a sense of humor helps in dark timesThe Guardian | October 2020
How to avoid losing your sense of humor in the workplaceThe Telegraph | October 2020
5 science-backed ways to find happiness right nowFast Company | October 2020
Work triggers our sense of humor failureThe Times | October 2020
Can anyone learn to use humor?The Times | September 2020
Redefining Success: Adopt the Journey Mindset to Move ForwardStanford GSB Insight | August 2019
MBA Professor of the YearPoets & Quants | January 2019
Why Funny Leaders Are Better Leaders According to 2 Stanford ProfessorsInc. | February 2018
Humor in the WorkplaceGentry | September 2017
People Fall off a 'Humor Cliff' When They Start Working — and It Impacts Your Career More Than You'd ThinkBusiness Insider | July 2017
Science Has Found a Trick to Get the Most out of Positive ThinkingBusiness Insider | July 2017
Humor is Serious BusinessGSB Insights | July 2017
In 2017, Pursue Meaning Instead of HappinessNew York Magazine | December 2016
How to Find More TimeNew York Times | March 2015
Time is Money - When Goals ConflictRSM Discovery | February 2015
Two Easy Ways to Feel Like You Have More TimeNew York Magazine | February 2015
Why Time Sometimes Seems To Stand Still, And Why It's So Good For UsThe Huffington Post | February 2015
Why We Pay to Save TimeGSB Insights | December 2014
The Psychological Comfort of StorytellingThe Atlantic | November 2014
Not Everyone Wants to Be HappyScientific American | October 2014
Stanford Psychologist Explores How Meaningfulness Cultivates Well-being Over TimeStanford Report | October 2014
Science of Storytelling: Why and How to Use It in Your MarketingThe Guardian | August 2014
Concrete Acts of Kindness Boost HappinessBusiness Wire | July 2014
How to be Happy by Giving to OthersScientific American | July 2014
'Powerful' People More Likely to Save MoneyScienceworld Report | June 2014
The Meaning of Happiness Changes Over Your LifetimeThe Huffington Post | June 2014
This Is the Feeling that Makes Saving Money EasierBusiness Insider | June 2014
Cultivating Happiness Often Misunderstood, Says Stanford ResearcherStanford Report | April 2014
Why Chasing Happiness May Leave you Feeling Unhappier Than EverForbes | April 2014
The Secret to a Successful Interview: Great StorytellingUSNews | April 2014
Cultivating Happiness Often MisunderstoodScienceDaily | April 2014
Why Storytelling is Charity's Best Weapon for GoodDesert News | March 2014
A Happy Life May Not Be a Meaningful LifeScientific American | February 2014
Stanford Research: The Meaningful Life Is a Road Worth TravelingStanford Report | January 2014
Make Time for AweThe Atlantic | December 2013
Millennial SearchersThe New York Times | November 2013
Secrets of HappinessThe Huffington Post | October 2013
Seven Deadly Sins: Why Do Company Stories Come Across as Dry and Flat?Economic Times | October 2013
A Save-the-World Field Trip for Millionaire Tech MogulsThe New York Times | August 2013
How Happiness Changes With AgeThe Atlantic | May 2013
Experiencing Awe Can Improve Your Life SatisfactionLifehacker | February 2013
Secrets of America's Happiest CompaniesFast Company | January 2013
There Is More To Life Than Being HappyThe Atlantic | January 2013
How To Spend Time In Ways That Make You HappyBusiness Insider | November 2012
You May Have To Choose Between A Happy Life And A Meaningful LifeBusiness Insider | November 2012
The Experience of Awe Can Slow Down Perceived Time in People's LivesThe Washington Times | October 2012
How to Make Time ExpandBoston Globe | September 2012
Not All Happiness Is the SameThe Huffington Post | July 2012
Being in Awe Can Expand Time and Enhance Well-beingScienceDaily | July 2012
Moments of Awe Affect Our Perception of TimeBusinessWire | July 2012
Making Time Stand Still. Awesome.The Huffington Post | January 2012
The Dragonfly EffectStanford Social Innovation Review | Winter 2011
Harnessing Social Media to Make a DifferenceForbes India | July 2011
If Money Doesn't Make You Happy, Consider TimeForbes India | June 2011
What It Means To Be Happy Changes As Employees AgeFast Company | April 2011
7 Deadly Sins of Business StorytellingOPEN Forum | February 2011
The Corporate Pursuit of HappinessFast Company | February 2011
The Power of Storytelling: What Nonprofits Can Teach the Private Sector About Social MediaMcKinsey Quarterly | Feb 2011
Why The Revolution Has Been Tweeted: The Dragonfly EffectForbes | February 2011
Social Media for Social Change: Stanford Professor Uses Facebook, Twitter and Personal Stories to Promote Bone Marrow DonationsStanford Report | December 2010
Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be TweetedThe New Yorker | October 2010
Malcolm Gladwell: Twitter, Facebook, and Social ActivismThe New Yorker | October 2010
Do Stereotypes Drive Consumer Purchases from for-Profit or Nonprofit Organizations?ScienceDaily | February 2010
20 Inspiring Women To Follow On TwitterForbes| February 2010
Something for the WeekendFinancial Times | February 2010
An Almanac of Internet EmotionScientific American | January 2010
Time Vs. Money Which Rules Buying Decisions?Forbes | September 2009
Marketing Lessons from the Lemonade StandInc. | April 2009
Why to Tie Marketing to Time, Not MoneyWall Street Journal | March 2009
Care to Know the Motivation Behind That Gift, Love?The Washington Post | February 2008
When We Cook Up a Memory, Experience Is Just One IngredientThe Washington Post | May 2008