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No matter your personal backgrounds, you’re all on the same team in your professional lives and should want to see each other succeed. Read More

Office Life

Use your grown-up voice! Ditch vocal fry, baby talk or bro-language Rachel Weingarten

The thing is that whether you realize it or not, the way you speak might be alienating others in the workplace or your work orbit. Read More

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Why you should reinforce values instead of rules Robert Glazer

It turns out that values are far more effective than rules at eliciting the outcomes and behaviors that we want. I’ve observed that highly successful families, organizations and companies select and focus on a few values that are most important to them. Read More

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This is why you'll keep doing something you hate Monica Torres

When we are trapped in a sunk-cost fallacy, we get too stubborn to walk away from an objectively bad decision. We will not cut our losses and run, because we have invested too much money, time, and energy towards it. Behavioral scientists have long called us out on this trap. Read More

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4 things you should never utter when your manager is in earshot Jane Burnett

Some things should really be common sense, but it always pays to have a refresher: there are a bunch of things you should never, ever say when your boss is around. Here are four of those things. Read More

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How a manager should critique an employee's work Danny Rubin

Constructive criticism is essential for team dynamics. If your employees don’t improve a little each day, then the company as a whole will languish. Still, there’s a proper way to dispense critiques while you manage the relationship and remain in control as a leader. Read More

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Unique ways these companies celebrate diversity and inclusion Lindsay Tigar

While it is an appreciated gesture to be tolerant and welcoming from the inside out of your company — spanning internal practices and outward messaging — some businesses go above and beyond. After all, diversity and inclusion principles aren’t only important for a single month, but vital for progress year-round. Read More

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Are you authentic? Do you bring enough of yourself to work?Kirstin Lynde

The payoff for authenticity in the workplace is rarely a miraculously saved life or such a profoundly moving story. But frequently, a person’s authenticity does result in saved (or much stronger) work relationships, psyches, or businesses. Read More

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5 things I wish someone had told me before I started my first corporate job Madeline Mann

Gosh, they seem obvious after a while but no one actually gives you these tips in school. 1. Know when to use “Reply all” and “Bcc” Seriously, no one sits anyone down and tells them: LOOK. If you are going to send out an email to a large number of people, put all of their … Read More

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