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Everyone has work skeletons in their closets. Slip-ups include losing accounts, lying to your boss, and making severe errors that you think will follow you around for the rest of your job life. Career pros offer tips on how to release the work demons and embrace your career success without fear. Read More

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One comic illustrates emotional labor behind "You should have asked me"Monica Torres

One argument that a husband may lobby back at a wife who wants help with chores is “Well, you should have asked me. I would have helped.” A French cartoonist named Emma recently illustrated how this statement deflects responsibility for having to equally plan chores in the first place. ‘Yes, women can ask their male partners for help,’ her comic into heterosexual relationships invites us to question. ‘But why is it too many women’s burden to have to always ask men to remember things?’ … Read More

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Why one-day diversity training like Starbucks did is not enough Monica Torres

Can systemic racism get tackled in a four-hour crash course into diversity? Experts and research on the topic are skeptical. Read More

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Airlines are forecasting this to be the busiest summer travel season EVER Meredith Lepore

Got some upcoming work trips or vacations planned for the summer? Well, get ready because it is going to be super busy (which means more germs in the airport.) … Read More

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This is why everyone steals office supplies from work – including you Ladders Contributor

In a recent anonymous survey by Papermate as part of the launch of a new pen, 100% of office workers admitted to have stolen a pen at work. Other academic researchers have reported that up to 75% of employees admitted to stealing office supplies in the past year. Read More

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This is the tool to narrow the gap in the equation of career happiness Mary Lee Gannon

Throughout my years as an executive coach I have seen people triumph over immense hardship while others falter over minutiae. I’ve seen a sense of urgency spearhead achievement while chronic victimization hamstring progress. I’ve been party to personal transformations because people risk vulnerability with great courage and I’ve seen stagnation be the end-product of complaining about unmet expectations. Most often the underachievers carry self-doubt that they don’t know how to convert to confidence. Read More

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Developing leaders: Lessons from one of the most impressive behavior change efforts ever Kirstin Lynde

What can a program to feed starving children possibly teach us about “leadership development?” Here are four key lessons from Jerry Sternin of Save the Children’s success in Vietnam. Read More

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Millennials' parents just won't stop getting involved in their kids' jobs Ladders Staff

When Millennials’ parents aren’t busy evicting their 30-year-old sons from their houses, it seems they’re busy pestering their kids’ bosses. Read More

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The top 12 jobs where you are most likely to cheat Lindsay Dodgson

New survey data from Ashley Madison, the leading dating website that helps married people have affairs, has shown people with certain careers are more likely to be unfaithful to their partners. They asked 1,074 members of Ashley Madison to fill out a survey about their jobs. Read More

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