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These professions attract the highest number of psychopaths Lindsay Dodgson

One thing psychopaths tend to have in common is the careers they go for. For example, you’re likely to find a lot of them in leadership positions because of their ruthlessness, charisma, and fearlessness. They’re very good at making snap decisions, but not so good at the empathetic professions like nursing or therapy. Read More

The ultimate guide to crafting your elevator pitch Ladders Contributor

An elevator pitch is a 30- to 60-second statement composed of your job experience, aspirations and what you can do for a company. It’s not easy to distill both your best traits and how you can help a future workplace into a short pitch, which is why it’s important to work on. Read More

This is what causes poor communication at work Praveen Tipirneni

It’s easier than ever to communicate with colleagues. And yet, that doesn’t always make us more efficient. In fact, just the opposite happens. Read More

This new AI service will transcribe conference calls in real-time Monica Torres

With a new voice-driven, artificially-intelligent service, you’ll never have to pay attention during long, boring conference calls again. Read More

Are you acting entitled in the workplace?Rachel Weingarten

“Anything you can do, I can do better.” Those may be classic lyrics from Annie Get Your Gun, but they also seem to be an underlying theme with a large percentage of people in the workplace. Read More

How to quickly blow-past the top 1-3% of your industry Benjamin P. Hardy

You can blow-past the elite. Just don’t lose yourself on the way up. Keep doing what you’re doing. Maintain that same level of discipline and productivity. Keep producing. Keep creating. Stick with your process. It’s killing it. Read More

Employee bakes laxative-laced brownies for her coworker's farewell Monica Torres

Before you eat the baked goods your coworker brought, make sure that you actually trust their good intentions. One 47-year-old Michigan employee was just fired for bringing laxative-laced brownies that were intended for a departing coworker’s goodbye party. Read More

Why we fall for fake experts and how to watch out for them Monica Torres

It is too easy to be duped by charlatans in your office. They may look like experts, they may talk like experts, but when you take a deeper look, you realize that there is nothing of substance going on there. Read More

4 skills to help keep you grounded Ladders Contributor

One thing will always be true, in entrepreneurship and in life: You’ll never know exactly what’s coming next. Here are four skills to help you out. Read More

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