Arthur Brooks
William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
Arthur Brooks is the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School and a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School. Previously, he was president of the American Enterprise Institute for ten years. Prior to that, Brooks was a professor of business and government at Syracuse University. Earlier in his career, he spent twelve years as a professional French hornist. Brooks is the author of twelve books, including the national best-seller From Strength to Strength. He is a columnist for The Atlantic, host of the podcast “How to Build a Happy Life,” and the subject of the 2019 documentary film The Pursuit. He gives more than 100 speeches per year around the world.
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Author and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks introduces the exploding science of happiness, which combines philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience into a set of actionable stra...
Modern theories about what makes life meaningful can feel incomplete. How can we enrich these conceptions with ancient wisdom and knowledge traditions in a way that provides c...
Essayist Pico Iyer and happiness guru Arthur Brooks reflect on how and why happiness is to be found even when the world feels like it’s falling apart. For starters, they’ve bo...
Throughout life, we are hounded by limitless desire. We search for fulfillment by striving for more money, power, pleasure, or prestige. But even for the most fortunate, it’s...
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We argue about politics and economics constantly, but rarely do we speak openly about the most important thing in life: love. Arthur Brooks believes America is experiencing a...
Common, an Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Grammy award-winner, will open the Afternoon of Conversation with Arthur Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute....
Many of us fear that sooner or later we’ll be considered disposable, that our absence won’t be noticed, that our opinions won’t matter. What’s more, this fear becomes particul...
Populism is most simply defined as support for the concerns of ordinary people, and those who call themselves populists — whether on the right or left of the political spectru...
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A healthy America requires a broad prosperity that goes beyond GDP statistics and stock-market valuations. More Americans need to hold jobs with growth in wages and the opport...
The average American will spend a third of his or her life working. What is the secret to achieving happiness because of our work and not in spite of it? How can we make a job...
Much has been written about the elections this year – about the candidates, their policies, their personalities. But there is another story of equal importance: about us. Am...