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Here are some ways to inspire you to get started on creating or updating the home office of your dreams. Read More

12 things on your work desk that are making you look unprofessional Ladders Contributor

Having a cluttered desk or inappropriate items on your work desk could be making a bad impression on your colleagues or employers. Read More

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Looking for this small sign is the key to spotting a psychopath in your office Meredith Lepore

The researchers found that the pupils of non-psychopaths dilated if the video or photo was disturbing, but this didn’t occur in the psychopath’s eyes. Read More

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Company culture isn’t what you do, it’s how you do it Nicolas Cole

For me, company culture comes down to one thing and one thing only: How you treat what it is you’re doing for eight plus hours a day. Read More

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Your team wants to grow, not to be reminded of its mistakes Gustavo Razzetti

Feedback is a journey into the future, not the past. I’ve worked with too many teams who feel their managers hinder development instead of facilitating it. Read More

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It’s a fact: Your perfectionism isn’t helping your performance at work Sheila McClear

Results showed that performance and perfectionism were not related to each other – perfectionists are not better or worse performers than others. Read More

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This is what no one tells you about being a manager Praveen Tipirneni

It takes everyone a while to get their sea legs in their first managerial position. Here’s how to make the adjustment and be a good manager. Read More

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Survey: 29% of Americans regret how they spent their PTO in 2018 Alexandra Villarreal

20% of full-time workers expect they won’t use all their PTO by the end of the year. Read More

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Does impression management make you less authentic?Carol Kinsey Goman

Most of my clients realize that it isn’t any less authentic to be seen at their best than it is to display their worst (or sloppiest) behaviors. Read More

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“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

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7 things you should never ask your boss

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