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Words and phrases lose their meaning from overuse and imprecision. Be a better communicator by cutting these particularly bad offenders. Read More

Office Life

LinkedIn put my corporate career through the shredder Tim Denning

The untold story of what LinkedIn did to my career that I’m not to supposed to share. Read More

Advice

If you do this in the first minute of meeting someone, they won’t trust you Kyle Schnitzer

Here’s how first impressions can dictate our personality perceptions. Read More

Advice

This team-building technique has the most impact, according to the Chief Revenue Officer at Verizon Business Sampath Sowmyanarayan

So, what is recognition, and how does it manifest itself in the modern workplace? Let’s start by first defining it. Read More

How To

Have I been wrongfully terminated? Here’s everything you need to know Sharon Brandwein

With ‘at-will’ employment so prevalent, many refuse to fight an ‘unfair’ firing. So let’s find out what the realities are, and what could work for you. Read More

Office Life

Industries most likely to allow drinking on the job, ranked Kyle Schnitzer

Banking and real estate are the most tolerant industries for alcohol and drug use in the workplace. Read More

Productivity

Turns out too much free time can be a bad thing Kyle Schnitzer

As consensus thinking tends to believe that as free time increases, so does one’s sense of well-being — new research found that too much free time can be a bad thing. Read More

Office Life

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation John Anderer

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.” … Read More

Health

The air in your office may give you asthma, study says CW Headley

Is your office killing you? … Read More

Must Reads

What jobs can you get with a business degree?

We’ve rounded up 11 different types of jobs you can get with a business degree to give you an idea of just how versatile that particular bachelor’s degree is.

The 21 jobs that are MOST likely to lead to divorce

Some jobs have a higher divorce rate than others.

The 12 best people to pick as job references

You want to pick people who have worked alongside you and think highly enough of you to sing your praises to a hiring manager.

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

New research found that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, reducing the risk of suffering severe infection, like stroke, sepsis, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

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

You can tone your arms with these five workouts, and we have video to show you the right form.

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.