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9 ways to keep your kids busy while you try to work from home Lindsay Tigar

If you are looking for creative, effective ways to occupy your children’s attention, there are some strategies recommended by educators, authors, and other gurus. Read More

Health

10 ways to keep your family happy and healthy during Coronavirus isolation Jennifer L. Jacobson

Here are some ideas and practices you can start using today to make this time more manageable. Read More

Productivity

11 books you can read in self-isolation to work better from home, improve your health and stay hopeful Thomas Oppong

In self-isolation, read these 11 books to work better from home, improve your health and most of all, stay hopeful in these trying times. Read More

Health

Doing the 7-minute workout daily can actually add years to your life Meredith Lepore

The 7-minute workout consists of 12 high-intensity exercises (HIIT) where the person is only using their body weight as resistance. Like any HIIT workout, you will be alternating between 30-second to one-minute bursts of maximum energy (85% or more exertion level so you are basically working to the point where you want to die) followed by a brief 10-second rest period. Read More

How To

Tips from a former interrogator on how to lead a company during the COVID-19 outbreak Kyle Schnitzer

Michael Reddington, CFI, an expert forensic interviewer and the president of InQuasive, which offers businesses and leaders with the keys to communication, spoke to Ladders about how both business leaders and employees can communicate during the COVID-19 outbreak. Reddington said one of the best ways to evaluate yourself as a leader is to ask yourself, “If you’re OK, they’re OK.” … Read More

Productivity

How to manage anxiety symptoms and get your work done, according to psychologists Lindsay Tigar

Here, therapists and psychologists share their top tips for managing anxiety so you can not only do your job—but feel more hopeful, too: … Read More

Productivity

How to set routines and spaces so you don’t go crazy working from home Sonya Swink

Working from home can be challenging at first. If you’re new to it, consider these tips on setting routines and spaces to prevent yourself from going crazy. Read More

How To

4 ways you should never give an elevator pitch Robert Carnevale

Here are the four ways you should never give an elevator pitch, as well as useful strategies for how you should. Read More

Advice

20 podcasts that will make you smarter while you self-quarantine at home Juliana Kaplan

While you’re in quarantine, learn something new with this list of 20 podcasts that will make you smarter, while entertaining. 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.