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Don’t take common interview questions lightly just because they’re predictable. Underpreparing for them can make the difference between moving ahead and moving on. One question that often comes up: What are your strengths and weaknesses? In this article, the author...

Northern Europe’s Nordic region has long dominated the upper rankings of the World Happiness Report. This year, once again, three of its five primary countries—Finland, Denmark and Iceland—took the top three slots, with the other two—Sweden and...

We are our own worst critic — and it could be holding us back in the workplace. Here are four ways to stop being so hard on ourselves and use simple moments during the day to wind down when we feel overwhelmed. Read more here...

Fifty-two percent of respondents to a survey said they found their company’s efforts to be empathetic towards employees are dishonest. This suggests that while managers and leaders are trying, many of them may be going about it wrong. For first-time managers, who are...

Leadership is about the art of influencing others to act and drive change. This can be incredibly difficult to do well, in part because people are complex, and influencing their behavior is never as easy as changing your own. So, in the effort to maximize traction and...

These conversations focus more on the person rather than their tasks and are an opportunity for leaders to get to know their people better, so they can then lead them more effectively. Read more here...

The hesitance to ask for help can keep us bogged down in more work than is necessary and is a key contributor to feeling constantly overwhelmed at work. In this piece, the author outlines six strategies for unlearning old, unproductive patterns that prevent you from...

The oldest and still the most powerful tactic for fostering critical thinking is the Socratic method, developed over 2,400 years ago by Socrates, one of the founders of Western philosophy. The Socratic method uses thought-provoking question-and-answer probing to...

Your organization’s culture is the lifeblood of your organization’s success. No matter how well-defined your organizational strategy may be, if it neglects the people that bring that strategy to life, it is going to fail. Most leaders inherently know this to be true....