Career Advice & Insights

Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

We all want to be productive — but what makes up productivity, being at your best and feeling at your peak? These are the three levels of productivity. Read More

Productivity

The myth that older employees are less productive is a self-fulfilling prophecy John Anderer

There is a myth that older employees are less productive — and it turns out, according to science, that the myth if often a self-fulfilling prophecy. Read More

Productivity

Caffeine helps you be a better problem solver, but it can hurt this skill Kyle Schnitzer

While caffeine is known to increase alertness, brain function, and may even help boost long-term memory, researchers wanted to find out how the stimulant affects creativity. Read More

Productivity

To become more productive, motivated, and successful, surround yourself with these 4 types of people Gerard Adams

If you want to be successful, motivated and productive, it’s important to surround yourself with these are the four types of people. Read More

Productivity

How being busy makes you unproductive Travis Bradberry

When we think of a super busy person, we think of a schedule that’s bursting at the seams with major projects and side-projects hitting simultaneously. Read More

Productivity

2020 will be the year of the successful remote worker John Anderer

As remote work capabilities continue to advance and make one’s physical presence in an office increasingly superfluous, working from home isn’t a career death sentence anymore. Read More

Productivity

The counterintuitive reason why you’re not successful Ayodeji Awosika

Like many people in the world, you might find yourself aiming to be successful. If you want to, stop trying hard. Start doing this instead. Read More

Productivity

Many of life’s toughest goals take lots of attempts Thomas Oppong

Lasting progress is not a sprint. It requires time, consistency of effort and patience. Life’s toughest goals take many attempts. Read More

Productivity

Americans would give up WiFi forever to be able to do this at work CW Headley

The study, conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by The Mattress Nerd, concluded that frequent nappers tend to be more productive and even more emotionally stable than those who reserve all of their shut-eye for nightfall. Read More

...

127

128

129

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.