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Are you a “rising star” at your job or an organization outside of work? To cement your “leader” status, use this email template and let others show what they can do. Read More

Office Life

Science says: Complaining about your bad boss will make it worse Elise Sole

According to a recent study, slamming your boss to a colleague, particularly a “passive listener,” can make you angrier, more pessimistic, and a worse employee. Read More

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This is the one takeaway from Steve Jobs’ 1992 MIT talk you must remember at work Jane Burnett

Apple titan Steve Jobs spoke to students at the MIT Sloan School of Management decades ago in 1992, but one of his biggest takeaways on work remains relevant today. Read More

How To

How you can encourage your company to make an impact | Ladders Ladders Contributor

Every company wants to turn a profit and keep their shareholders happy, but I know from experience that businesses can make money and be a force for good. Read More

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Starting a new job soon? The tip that changed my life Madeline Mann

A tip that my mentor told me a few years ago CHANGED. MY. LIFE. So when I was starting my new role I decided to try this tip to impress my boss right off the bat. Read More

Office Life

Introverts are natural disruptors – Here's why Heleo Editors

Co-founder of Quiet Revolution and author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain works to make introverts around the world feel empowered at home and at the office. She recently sat down with world-leading business thinker Whitney Johnson, author of Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and host of the Disrupt Yourself Podcast, to discuss why introversion goes hand-in-hand with positive disruption. Read More

Office Life

5 signs you hired the wrong candidate for the job and what to do about it | Ladders Jane Burnett

Sometimes, a new hire turns out to be the wrong one. Here are five signs you didn’t pick the right person for the job, and what to do about it. Read More

Health

Study: Hurting a voodoo doll that represents our bad boss makes us feel better | Ladders Monica Torres

To figure out what drives employees to the extremes of retaliation, a new experimental study sought to give employees haunted by abused supervisors an outlet for their frustrations without having them resort to fists. Researchers recruited 229 employees and asked them to take their job frustrations on an online voodoo doll representing their abusive boss. Apparently, when your boss is a pain in the neck, sticking pins into a doll’s neck that represents our boss soothes us. Read More

Productivity

5 productivity tips for continuing your education while working | Ladders Sarah Landrum

The e-learning industry is estimated to be worth $331 billion as of 2025, so a bigger question is — how do you, the employee, balance it all if you plan to continue your education while working? Here are a few tips on staying productive. Read More

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

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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.