If you need to quit by Tuesday to give two weeks’ notice but your boss can't meet until Thursday, what are you supposed to do?

Individuals find purpose in their work. Companies need to harness that to boost engagement and meaning.

Beijing has at least two reasons to be concerned about educational services that promise to help students get onto the college track.

Knowledge work is unique among skilled professions in that we lack a culture of systematic improvement. Other skilled trades – from carpenters to welders to nurses to pilots – have been around long enough and are repeatable enough that the best practices are widely understood. How to frame a door, how to weld a seam, ... Read more

Books on leadership and self-improvement, recommended by the US Navy.

Take a look at the seven skills people managers must master, from HubSpot managers. Plus, explore new data to see how employees define a good manager.

Hiring was much weaker than expected in April. Wall Street thinks it’s a blip, but there could be a much deeper re-think going on of what jobs are needed and what workers want to do on a daily basis.

There is a pent-up demand for change among workers and managers need to spell out flexible work options ASAP, experts say.

The pandemic has ushered in remote working at breakneck speed and while some employees are thriving, others are struggling with burnout, a new Microsoft survey finds.

Even if your work feels mundane, there’s a way to find meaning in it

Naomi Osaka advocated for her well-being at work. Here’s how you can, too.

More than 2 million women have left the workforce because of the cost and effort of caring for children and older family members during the pandemic. In this episode of EPIDEMIC, we’ll hear why the United States is the only wealthy nation not to offer comprehensive support to parents, why caregiving is a critical part of American infrastructure, and what’s at stake if parents and caregivers are forgotten.

Women need to sink or swim while below-average men often make it because they played "good politics," new research concludes.

Children ages 8 to 12 in the US, the UK, and China were recently polled in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing.

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