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New research: Women leaders performed better during the COVID-19 crisis

January 25, 2021 at 9:12 p.m.

Take a minute and think of the leader who handled the COVID-19 crisis the best. If you've been following the international news at all, chances are excellent you thought of...

The 30 most popular online courses of 2020

January 7, 2021 at 10:41 p.m.

This year may have been a nightmare in most ways, but 2020 has been a banner year for online education. Besides millions of students around the world being forced to...

LinkedIn etiquette for managers, employees and recruiters

December 30, 2020 at 10:06 p.m.

LinkedIn has 660 million users — and that number continues to creep up. With that many people, it's a fantastic place to network, share ideas, and even make new friendships....

Remote work is here to stay, here are 9 ways to make it better

December 30, 2020 at 9:41 p.m.

Like millions of Americans, there's a good chance that at some point this year, you had to figure out how to work from home. Unfortunately, in most cases, there was...

Waiting for success to strike? Try making that all-important first move instead

December 28, 2020 at 6:01 p.m.

There's an old fable about what it takes to actually realize success--one worthy of knowing, especially in these increasingly uncertain times. It's known as the fable of the buried treasure,...

The perfect, soothing year-end ritual for a chaotic 2020: Writing your own ‘best of’ lists

December 28, 2020 at 6:02 p.m.

From holiday cheer to winter coziness, December has lots to recommend it. But one of the month's greatest pleasures may be the avalanche of 'best of the year' lists that...

How to use 2020 to optimize your lifestyle design

December 22, 2020 at 5:55 p.m.

Are you working tirelessly to make something happen at the end of 2020? It is tempting to try and salvage the year as best you can, or, if your business...

How to apologize at work

December 15, 2020 at 10:37 p.m.

We're all going to screw up in one way or another at home and at work — whether we meant to or not. Stuff happens. The civilized response and solution...

Zoom and text less, call more, new science suggests

December 9, 2020 at 11:00 p.m.

With everyone working remotely this year, we've all been doing a lot more texting. Whether it's constant Slack messages to coordinate with colleagues or lonely texts to distant friends, the...

The 5 super-short emails that everyone needs

November 11, 2020 at 11:01 p.m.

I've worked remotely since (wow, has it been that long?) 1996. Here are five short, sweet emails I've found extraordinarily useful: 1. The Stall and Probe Problem: Your boss suddenly...

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