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4 ways to jazz up your out-of-office email reply

Here are four out-of-office email tips to consider the next time you’re absent from your desk for an extended period of time. Read More

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Steve Jobs did this simple but brilliant thing when it came to promoting employees

The unorthodox CEO was said to have adopted a pretty ridged binary standard when evaluating the merits of his colleagues. Read More

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Study: Employees can handle criticism if it comes from someone lower on the totem pole

Criticism could both help or hurt creativity. The key was who the criticism came from. It can be taken very differently from different people. Read More

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The signs that an employee is going to quit appear 9 months before they actually do

It’s falling engagement – and whatever causes it – that leads to employees slowly inching their way out the door, the study found. Read More

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Move over, plants. This is the new “it” accessory for your desk

There have always been desk accessories du jour, and many of them have existed with the intention of takes our eyes away from our screens for a moment … Read More

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Report: 80% of workers would turn down a job that didn’t offer flexible work

More than half (52%) of those surveyed said that they now work outside their company’s main location for at least half the working week or more. Read More

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This survey reveals the best way to find a mentor

A staggering 76% of the 3,000 individuals surveyed believed mentors to be “important” even if only 37% of that same pool currently have one. Read More

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How to create the work schedule of your dreams

A compressed work week means 3-day weekends every week and it’s trending big-time. Here’s how to pull it off. Read More

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Here’s how feedback is actually hurting your team

Instead of calling employees out the things they do incorrectly, bring awareness to positive results. When someone has a good outcome, call attention to it. 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.