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It does not matter if you work at home or office, if you share space with someone else, request that you not be interrupted during the period of time that you consider appropriate to finish the work. Read More

The Future of Work

4 bizarre lessons I learned from seven astronauts (that can apply to life)Tim Denning

I don’t have the dollars to ride on one of Branson’s rockets. I’ll never be rich enough to go to space because I’m not going to allow myself to become Lambo-successful. Read More

Office Life

Are you envious of your coworkers? Here’s how to deal with it Anouare Abdou

What causes workplace envy? Money is the top contender, with 32% of respondents citing salary as the biggest source of jealousy, whether they harbor feelings of jealousy for a peer or a boss. Read More

How To

This email sign off is great at getting responses, but it’s ruining your rep — Write this instead Laura Berlinsky-Schine

It’s simple, it’s effective and it’s not loaded with any presumption. You’re simply letting the recipient know that you’re grateful to them. Read More

Personal Finance

How much you’d have to make to be in the top 1% in each state Pat Cortland

If the top 1% isn’t exclusive enough for you, you could aim for the top .1% club. In the U.S., according to Bloomberg, that would mean earning $2,374,937. Read More

How To

How to create a LinkedIn summary (with examples)Ashley Jones

Long gone are the days of connecting in person, so your online presence needs to be up to par. Read on to see how to take this important first step and create a LinkedIn summary. Read More

Advice

A simple strategy you can use to tell if someone is lying to you Zulie Rane

By employing this strategy and asking the potential liar to tell their story to you backwards, or asking about the timeline, you can catch the liar. Read More

Office Life

How to be a better leader by using brain science Anouare Abdou

Dr. David Rock, CEO and co-founder of the NeuroLeadership Institute, a global neuroscience-backed consultancy that advises over 50% of Fortune 100 companies such as Microsoft and Adobe on leadership strategies, management skills, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, defines this tool as “neuroleadership.” … Read More

The Future of Work

More companies pledge ‘net-zero’ emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?Amrou Awaysheh

Amazon, for example, just announced that more than 200 companies have now joined its Climate Pledge, committing to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. Read More

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