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5 psychology-tested methods to increase your productivity

Here are five psychology-tested methods to finally understand (and skyrocket) your productivity. Read More

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Asking these questions will help you connect with your colleagues

Forming connections at work can increase your happiness, boost your productivity, and even make you more successful, according to research. Read More

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The problem with habits

If you want to inspire a new behavior, build a punishment and reward system to guide it into existence. If you want to strengthen or weaken a behavior, reinforce the benefit or cost associated with said behavior. Read More

The Future of Work
5 strategies to keep your customers long-term in 2020

With New Year’s sales happening all around us, it’s critical to implement customer-retention strategies that will keep your buyers loyal beyond peak revenue periods. After all, why should Amazon be the only retailer or e-commerce brand to grab so much of the sales? Your customer-experience strategy should also encourage customers to stick around long after January, and … Read More

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How putting purpose into your New Year’s resolutions can bring meaning and results

We have spent years studying motivation, emotion regulation and behavior in family relationships, and health information processing in the marketplace. Read More

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Learning to live one day at a time eliminates anxieties about yesterday

The more you ruminate about past or upcoming events, the more your imagination starts creating negative outcomes. It’s called “catastrophizing”. Read More

The Future of Work
15 jobs no one knew about in 2010 that everyone will want in 2020

These jobs have grown substantially in the last five years, and LinkedIn predicts they will continue to increase demand in the new year. Read More

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Why I stopped defending my ideas

And you, my friend, can do your own thing. Everyone is different. The problem is that everyone tries to convince us that their beliefs are the best. Read More

Health
How to function in the office when you’re hungover

For when you have to dial into that meeting or show face in the office, follow these tips from wellness experts to get to feeling better, stat. Read More

Advice
This book is for anyone who has felt betrayed by their career

Ladders spoke with Alex J. Plinio regarding the new book, Time to Get Real!: Turning Uncertainty into an Action Plan for Personal and Professional Success. Read More

Resumes
Ladders 2020 Resume Guide

Ladders 2020 Resume Guide provides resume help, best practices and expert advice for how to write a resume, professional resume templates, resume formats and layouts, and effective resume writing advice for fast-rising and mid-career professionals. Read More

Must Reads
What jobs can you get with a business degree?

We’ve rounded up 11 different types of jobs you can get with a business degree to give you an idea of just how versatile that particular bachelor’s degree is.

The 21 jobs that are MOST likely to lead to divorce

Some jobs have a higher divorce rate than others.

The 12 best people to pick as job references

You want to pick people who have worked alongside you and think highly enough of you to sing your praises to a hiring manager.

I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

“I’ve interviewed with Google twice now, and when people ask me why I don’t work there, I respond, ‘I can never seem to get past the eighth interview,’” says Steve Silberberg, who is now the founder of Fatpacking, a weight-loss backpacking company.

Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

New research found that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, reducing the risk of suffering severe infection, like stroke, sepsis, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

The best exercises for flabby arms — workouts you’ve never heard of

You can tone your arms with these five workouts, and we have video to show you the right form.

7 things you should never ask your boss

There are some things you should just not ask your boss — these 7 questions are things you should stay clear from in conversation.