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Work from home? Employees would rather email than Slack you Monica Torres

For the majority of us, email is still the superior form of communication, even when you are talking to an employee timezones away from the office. A new survey from Voxbone found that email was the preferred mode of communication for working professionals. Read More

How to discover your career superpower Heleo Editors

A framework for disrupting yourself (and encouraging your team to do the same); what Butte, Montana can teach us about hiring decisions; and why your unique career superpower may be visible to everyone but you. Read More

The problem with mimicking successful people Ozan Varol

You’ve fallen victim to the survival bias. You’re seeing only the winners, not the losers (and with a large enough population, you can always find winners). For every successful Branson, Jobs, and Zuckerberg, there’s a hapless person who made a terrible mistake. But those people don’t make the news. Read More

To have what you want, you must give up what’s holding you back Benjamin P. Hardy

In order for your future to be bigger than your past, you must move beyond it. You must stop living in your past! Let it go. Let it be what it was — the good and the bad. Read More

The simple approach to powerful networking conversations Danny Rubin

“When Ali spoke to you, he made it seem as if you were the only one in the room.” Even a small action can make a very big impact when networking. Read More

Survey: These are the best and worst states for working dads Jane Burnett

Father’s Day is almost upon us, and recent data shows that fathers who work in some states may have more success. New research from WalletHub shows that Connecticut is the best state for working fathers this year, with a “total score” of 72.58 out of 100. Read More

Survey: Women with female role models set more ambitious goals Monica Torres

Before you can be who you want to become, it helps if you can see it. A new survey from Lean Cuisine and New York University psychology professor Emily Balcetis found that women raise the bar when they have female role models that they can emulate. Read More

Sitting at work is killing you: Here's how to take a stand Ladders Contributor

Sitting all day wreaks havoc with your body and has been shown to increase your rate of early death by anywhere from 12-40%. Read More

5 ways to cope with endless transit delays on your commute Jane Burnett

It’s one thing to get caught up in transit delays on your commute once in a while, but what happens when this becomes an everyday-of-the-workweek kind of thing? Here’s what to do when you’ve had it up to here with public transportation to and from work. Read More

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