Career Advice & Insights

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

Now, new research published Monday in the journal Emotion has found that it isn’t just physiology that is making you hangry, but it is actually the emotional tone of the environment you are in. “You don’t just become hungry and start lashing out at the universe,” said the study’s co-author, assistant professor Dr. Kristen Lindquist. “We find that feeling hangry happens when you feel unpleasantness due to hunger but interpret those feelings as strong emotions about other people or the situation you’re in.” … Read More

Your manager’s sudden resignation can leave you blindsided, but while things are about to drastically change, there are positive ways to handle the situation. Read More

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

While some may view getting older in the workplace as problematic, others insist you can use your age and experience to your advantage. Three different entrepreneurs give their best advice to women over 50 on getting ahead regardless of their age. Read More

Derek Price, who was a British physicist, historian of science, and information scientist, found out the following (now called Price’s law): 50% of the work is done by the square root of the total number of people who participate in the work. Read More

It’s time to search for your August getaway! And you’re in luck — this year’s summer flights are looking friendly and affordable for trips all around the United States. Here are 30 roundtrip flights from four major U.S. cities for less than $300. Read More

The generation that’s made a collective career out of brazen entrepreneurialism and brattiness (“They’re brash, they’re narcissistic, they’re entitled,” says the Times, “Or so the cliché goes”) has new competition in the workplace: Generation Z. Read More

Many people believe workplace issues are distinct from personal issues. However, if you pay attention to your family dynamics, you’ll see many parallels. Both family dynamics and workplace dynamics offer many of the same opportunities for personal and leadership growth. Read More