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8 Tips for Speaking Persuasively and Getting What You Want

The average audience will only listen for 1.5 minutes. This is how to grab and keep their attention.

13 Habits You Should Steal From Successful Business Figures

Take some inspiration from famous figures from Ben Franklin to Elon Musk.

5 Ways Doing Improv Can Help Your Professional Life

Learn to listen, take risks, and cooperate on the stage and in the office.

5 Salary Myths That Are Killing Your Earning Potential

If you’re only thinking about your next paycheck when making a counter offer for a new job, you’re doing your wallet a huge disservice.

How to Handle 5 Tricky Situations with Coworkers

Experts help us navigate tricky workplace scenarios, from finger-pointing coworkers to lunch thieves.

Here Are the Highest Paying Jobs in the U.S.

All those years in medical school really do pay off.

7 Tips for Achieving Your Goals From a Productivity Expert

Setting goals helps you focus your attention, get more done, and change your life.

4 Questions That Will Impress Any Hiring Manager in an Interview

Be prepared when your interviewer turns the tables and asks if you have any questions.

7 Things to Do at Work When Everyone Is Out of the Office

You could celebrate the solitude with long lunches and Facebook marathons at your desk—or you could do a few of these productive things instead.

Not Many College Grads Find Career Services Very Helpful

Only 16 percent find visiting a career counselor to be a very helpful experience.

What's Your Productivity Style? How 4 Personalities Can Get More Done

A productivity expert breaks down the four work styles and corresponding strategies that can turn you into an efficient, to-do-list-killing machine.

Why It's More Difficult to Focus in Your Noisy Office Than a Chaotic Public Space

Researchers find that overhearing work-related conversations is more distracting than listening to random noise.

IKEA Plans to Offer Extended Paid Leave to All New Parents

Part-time and full-time workers will be covered under the policy.

Learn to Say No by Using 'Don’t' Instead of 'Can’t'

Whatever the temptation is, saying "I don't" can empower you to stay true to your goals.

Our Poor Sleep Habits Cost the Economy Billions Each Year

Sleep-deprivation hurts more than just yourself.

Sweden Now Has a Hotline to Help Deal With Mansplaining Jerks at Work

Someone talking down to you? Callers in Sweden can help.

Nebraska Senator Moonlights as an Uber Driver

Cash-strapped millennials aren’t the only ones who understand the value of a side hustle.

How to Get the Most From a Counteroffer

When you land a new job offer and your current gig comes back to you with more money or a better title, what do you do?

Hiring Managers Unconsciously Prefer Natural Talent to Experience

They're willing to sacrifice leadership experience and management skills for a naturally skilled candidate.

8 Ways to Achieve a Better Work-Life Balance

Our jobs are more demanding than ever—how do we find the time to relax and have fun?

7 Tips for Becoming a More Effective Networker

Networking pros share their tricks for stress-free, effective meet-and-greets.

Over 300 Companies Will Close for Election Day to Get Out the Vote

More than 330 companies have pledged to give employees a day off to cast their votes.

4 Tips for Rocking Your Self-Assessment

What’s more awkward than a performance review at work? The self-appraisal process that precedes it, of course.

Employees Spend Less Than 40 Percent of the Workday on Actual Work

Meetings are a huge time-waster.

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