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Carin-Isabel Knoop @CarinIsabel

Collector of people/ideas*Pragmatic idealist*Thought follower*Soft-serve fanatic*Co-author of Compassionate Management of Mental Health in the Modern Workplace

Joined May 2012
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IWe are unhappy at home and at work because we expect too much. Thoughts The Expectations Gap: On The Unbearable Weight of (Mindful) Modern Parenting and Managing medium.com/p/the-expectation…

The Expectations Gap: On The Unbearable Weight of (Mindful) Modern Parenting and Managing

Parents, like managers, are emotional shock absorbers. in an increasingly emotionally immature world. They must remain calm in chaos…

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Can we focus on the mental health of the organization itself to help its employees? @daven_md and I show you how in our last piece to stop treating our workplaces like ER patients #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth medium.com/p/why-we-will-not…
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maybe young people at work aren’t disengaged. maybe they’re sad. and maybe that’s not a bug in the system—but the signal. #mentalhealth medium.com/@carinisabelknoop…
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David Evan "Daven" Morrison MD@daven_md
8 Mar 2025
“Authenticity or Acceptance? The Fine Line Between Who We Are and Who We Pretend to Be” by Carin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era) Read more on Medium ⁦@CarinIsabel⁩ ⁦@Medium⁩ #internationalwomensday carinisabelknoop.medium.com/…
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David Evan "Daven" Morrison MD@daven_md
12 Feb 2025
On @Medium: Thoughts generated w @CarinIsabel on how to think about global warming, leadership and doing work as a group when people are distressed. The third of three articles. #Leadership #emotions #globalwarming PART III: The eyes turn to the Leader link.medium.com/z2YdG73MVQb

PART III

Global warming impacts the work group

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#Nonprofits are on the frontlines of every disaster—from enduring ones like homelessness to catastrophes like fires and hurricanes. They are fundamental to the provision of social services. But who supports the people doing the supporting? We have ideas. linkedin.com/posts/carinknoo…

Nonprofits are on the frontlines of every disaster—from enduring ones like homelessness to catast...

Nonprofits are on the frontlines of every disaster—from enduring ones like homelessness to catastrophes like wildfires and hurricanes. They are fundamental to the provision of social services around...

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By 2050, half the world could be myopic, with too much time indoors and on screens. As children are losing the ability to see the world clearly, many of us seem less able to perceive the world clearly. How do we combat emotional or behavioral myopia? medium.com/@carinisabelknoop…
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#Climatechange does not just impact business ops — it’s a #mentalhealth challenge impacting workplaces worldwide. It affects our cognitive performance and social relationships. We share ideas for climate-related benefits and turning worry into action. medium.com/@carinisabelknoop…
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10 Oct 2024
Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay! This collection by @CarinIsabel & Bahia El Oddi offers ways to check in on yourself & coworkers with articles, cases & podcasts that highlight innovative solutions for promoting #WellBeing & productivity at work: hbsp.harvard.edu/catalog/col…
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A great #HBS podcast about the self-acceptance needed to start a mission- and passion-driven company and the weight stigma its founder faced before and after business school #CaseStudy #obesity hbr.org/podcast/2024/10/choo…

Choosing Passion: A Founder’s Mission to Meet a Need for Obesity Care

After founding knownwell to support people in need of obesity care, Brooke Boyarsky Pratt must decide how to scale her company.

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Do we not want to return to the office because HR says we do? To what extent do emotional losses that come with workplace changes, like layoffs and return-to-office mandates, lead us to maladaptive coping responses, like over-control? link.medium.com/Wqpac8BquNb

Lost in Transition: How Understanding Loss Supports Workplace Well-Being for All

Workplace transitions — from layoffs to Gen AI and return-to-office mandates — create emotional losses for both leaders and employees…

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In this latest @WorkingKnowledge piece, we consider how AI is transforming industries from retail to finance and the moral quandaries posed by thinking "machines" hbswk.hbs.edu/item/if-a-car-…

If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions? | Working Knowledge

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It has become increasingly difficult to make a critical distinction for ourselves and others, namely, does this voice represent a mental hurdle most people face during a performance they care about or a much larger underlying mental health condition? medium.com/@carinisabelknoop…
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Our new paper explores the intersection of human psychology and technology, focusing on how intelligent and emotive technology influences human behavior and emotional intelligence, and in the process, might impact our ability to show and feel empathy. academicus.edu.al/nr30/Acade…
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e want more support, compassion, and belonging at work. This requires expressing and respecting emotions. But it can backfire if one or both parties are emotionally immature or if it is not done properly and can lead to feelings of unfairness / alienation link.medium.com/Tn37FCxaSLb

On Belonging and Boundaries: Time-Outs, Team Meetings, and Emotional Maturity

We all want more support, compassion, and belonging at work. This requires expressing and respecting emotions. But it can backfire if one…

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20 May 2024
A must-read piece from @carinisabel and @vhefti on how change will come when we, as parents, embrace our role as pioneers... carinisabelknoop.medium.com/…

A New Mother’s Day Proclamation: Balancing the Care(er) Continuum

The tension between being a successful professional who is a mother versus a mother who is a successful professional — and the rising…

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RT @daven_md: We’ve been thinking about this with relation to artificial intelligence and mental health apps: medium.com/getting-better-to… @Ca…

Artificial Empathy, Digital Dependency, and Loneliness: Exploring Connections and Actions

First published at https://www.hi5.team/blog

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Joe Reilly Jr@joereillyjr
31 May 2024
Mastering the Art of Business Case Study Research. A fascinating talk with Carin-Isabel Knoop @CarinIsabel about how cases are researched and how to handle an interview during a market meltdown. open.spotify.com/episode/45p…

Carin-Isabel Knoop - Executive Director of the Harvard Business School Research and Case Writing...

Private Capital: Intelligence for the Family Office Investor · Episode

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Do we complain about “kids these days” to avoid reflecting on “adults these days”? In @FastCompany we discuss why—despite the progress made to address stereotyping—we still do so along generational lines with relative impunity. fastcompany.com/91161483/sno…

Snowflakes vs icebergs: How stereotyping generations at work hurts all of us

Stereotyping someone based on their generation remains highly prevalent in and outside the workplace.

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Our workplaces are more Catholic high mass than Quaker meetings. In this piece we learn from a 400 year old religion for more inclusive workspace ... carinisabelknoop.medium.com/…

More Spark, Less Snark: Quaker Teachings for Modern Workplaces

Core principles of Quaker philosophy — advocating for environments prioritizing inclusivity, mutual respect, the recognition of individual…

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