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Celebrating small wins is an important way to track incremental achievements and work toward much larger goals. Plus, it makes you feel good more often. Read More

Advice

Lessons for great parenting and success from my Chinese, non-Tiger mom Ladders Contributor

“You have degrees from Stanford and Harvard? You must have grown up with a Tiger Mom,” people often jokingly assume. That’s natural since I conveniently appear to fit into the Asian-American model minority stereotype. “Goodness, no!” I often find myself laughing boisterously in response. Quite frankly, if my mom had been a traditional “Tiger Mom,” … Read More

Advice

How a month of paternity leave turned me into a competent dad Ladders Contributor

At the end of my wife’s maternity leave, I would take over. For a whole month, I was going on paternity leave. And I was starting to question my decision. Read More

Advice

This life skill is more vital to your happiness than any other Christopher D. Connors

In this age of “winning,” life is surely not won in just one month or one year. The journey of success is as old as time. Read More

Advice

Beyoncé's advice on how to manage your career Monica Torres

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is one of the biggest celebrities in the world and one of the tightest-lipped about it. The singer and businesswoman has carefully crafted her public persona and has not given a print interview since 2013. That’s why it became an event on Monday when she finally gave her perspective on careers and motherhood … Read More

How To

How to have a happy marriage: 7 powerful secrets from research Eric Barker

Everybody wants to have a happy marriage. Unfortunately, on average, marriages get less happy with time. This is how to have a happy marriage. Read More

How To

How to give a pep talk that actually works Monica Torres

To get us to actually believe in the encouragement we are hearing, vague compliments and stern motivations in a pep talk are not enough. Read More

Productivity

6 inspirational quotes you can take wildly out of context to promote your business Ladders Contributor

Take these timeless, era-defining inspirational quotes wildly out of context to sell your app or promote your business or whatever. Read More

Productivity

Life and lessons from the chimney sweeper Sean Ryan

One chimney sweep’s approach to the job showed that he took great care in his work and provided valuable lessons that we all can apply to our work and life. Read More

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The 12 best people to pick as job references

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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

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

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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.