Work & Economy Why employers want workers with high EQs Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer August 29, 2025 6 min read ‘Future of Jobs’ report highlights value of emotional intelligence A recent report on “The Future of Jobs” by the World Economic Forum found that while analytical thinking is still the most coveted skill among employers, several emotional intelligence skills (i.e., motivation, self-awareness, empathy, and active listening) rank ...| Harvard Gazette
Work & Economy In touch with our emotions, finally Insights at intersection of gender, anger, and risk are just one example of shift in science of decision making Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer August 13, 2025 5 min read Jennifer Lerner is the Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy, Decision Science, and Management at Harvard Kennedy School.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer A series exploring how risk shapes our decisions. Letting raw emotion drive financial decisions sounds lik...| Harvard Gazette
Jamie Fogel.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Work & Economy What your credit score says about how, where you were raised Study looks at national disparities, finds bill-paying habits emerge by early adulthood, influence upward mobility Christy DeSmith Harvard Staff Writer August 6, 2025 6 min read A person’s credit report tells a story about their childhood. New research, released last month by Harvard’s Opportunity Insights, shows that a strong predictor of an adult’s bill-payin...| Harvard Gazette
Study finds Twitter surge starting in 2017, most of it Democratic-leaning by surprising range of firms, with negative effects on stock price.| Harvard Gazette
