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Survey: Inappropriate behavior complaints up 17% since #MeToo and #TimesUp Jane Burnett

New data shows that “complaints about inappropriate behavior” have gone up in 16.67% of companies since #MeToo and #TimesUp. Read More

6 things to do when someone is jealous of you at work Mary Lee Gannon

It is your job to get along with this person in a productive manner. Read More

Office Life

10 telltale signs you’re working at a really awesome company Linda Le Phan

We’ve gathered 10 telltale signs that you’re working at a really awesome company backed by thousands of real employee opinions about workplaces. Read More

Office Life

Your colleagues aren’t your family. And that’s a good thing Heleo Editors

Regarding colleagues: “The family metaphor is just not true. You’re going to be with your 3-year-old when they’re 33, but that’s not what happens at work.” … Read More

Productivity

10 days and 34 words to better relationships Kirstin Lynde

Grab a sticky note and enhance how you express caring, warmth, humility, and respect for others through these 34 words. You’ll likely get back more of those same four relationship goodies from them. Not to mention faster request turnaround times and more enthusiastic, thoughtful help. Read More

Office Life

Why these companies decided to go on vacation together Lindsay Tigar

There’s no way around it: You definitely spend more time with your colleagues than you do with any other community in your life. But what if in addition to sharing your space, mind, and lunch with your coworkers, you also went on vacation with them? … Read More

Office Life

This is the big problem with being friends with your coworkers Meredith Lepore

Work friendships can be amazing and even beneficial to collaboration and productivity, however they can also be quite awkward and even detrimental according to research highlighted by Melissa Dahl in The New York Times. Dahl is the editor of New York magazine’s Science of Us, and the author of Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness. Read More

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Breaking up in business: How to do it painlessly Ladders Contributor

Business relationships have many parallels to marriage and intimate relationships. They start with enthusiasm and passion, they grow through balance and communication, and they endure the peaks and valleys of life. Read More

Health

Your fear of looking stupid is making you look stupid Benjamin P. Hardy

If you want to live a life of purpose, you’ll need to let go of your need for approval. You’ll need to be willing to follow your gut. To express your views. To be honest. Read More

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Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

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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.

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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.