Srikumar Rao has spent his decades-long career teaching Fortune 500 executives and students at the world's top business schools how to be happier at work.
"People ask me all the time, what's the number one tip you can give me to be happier at work, or happier in my life?
Just be present,'" Rao, 72, tells CNBC Make It.
Rao, who has a Ph.D. in business from Columbia Business School, has taught at London Business School, the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia Business School and elsewhere.
He's also done pioneering research into workplace motivation and led employee workshops at Google, Microsoft and Merill Lynch, among other companies.
Persons:
Srikumar Rao, He's, Rao, Merill Lynch
Organizations:
Fortune, CNBC, Columbia Business School, London Business School, Haas School of Business, University of California, Google, Microsoft
Locations:
Berkeley