Dave's Library

Is it time to rethink the way we assess job applicants?

Adam Grant

No one’s making them try to read 100 books a year.

Getting along well with your peers counts for a lot when you vie for the same plum promotion. Your management career may benefit even if you lose the race. Yet it can be hard to cooperate and compete at the same time.

It’s the quality of time parents spend with their children, not the quantity.

An executive with 8,000 indirect reports and 2000 hours of work in a year can afford to spend, at most, 15 minutes per year per person in th...

His complaint offers lessons on how to make a point.

Kai Ryssdal

Sonia Bokhari

Professor Aaron Kay found that when we see someone as passionate about their work, we see it as more legitimate to exploit them.

Employers often aim to hire people they think will be a good fit, but their efforts can easily veer into a ditch where new hires all look, think and act alike.

There’s a reason the New York Times calls them “The Minecraft Generation.” Today’s kids and teens have been raised on the game, cutting their teeth on survival mode and moving on to creating complex, multiplayer worlds within Minecraft. But Minecraft’s vast community (112 million people log on per month!) are doing more than playing a game. They are occupied in a deeply engaging educational experience that encourages problem solving, creativity, planning and execution—and can even teach older kids coding and electrical engineering.

Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility.

People who do their jobs from home, freelance or frequently travel for work are fueling a renaissance in American cities that lie outside the major job hubs.

How you handle the costs you run up on company time can hint at whether your job is making you happy, or even your sense of ethics and fairness.

Gary Vaynerchuk

I spend 15 times more than my husband when it comes to personal grooming. But finance experts don’t often talk about the professional cost of opting out.

Too many of us expect our jobs to give meaning to our lives. There is a better way.

American workers under 35 report being happier with their paychecks than people over 55 for the first time since at least 2011, according to a new report from the Conference Board.

This soundboard is an homeage to the great Alex Trebek. Use it when you need a few words of encouragement.

The US Army has plenty of famous examples of brother generals, but sisters? Now that's another story.

These 9 apps and websites help road warriors find covetable places to get the job done—from meeting rooms and co-working spots to hotel cabanas—all over the world.

Companies and local governments can unlock opportunity by working together to raise the quality of talent.

As we progress in our careers our passion has a tendency to wane. We often forget why we started down the path in the first place. The young remind us why we started …

You can use Celebrate to praise an accomplishment or milestone like landing a new job or speaking at an event, or Love to express deep resonance and support, like a conversation about work life balance or the impact of mentorship. Insightful can help you recognize a great point or interesting idea, while Curious lets you show your desire to learn more or react to a thought-provoking topic. As a poster, these new reactions can help you better understand the impact your posts are having.

Seth Godin

Playtime, downtime and family time are so essential to a child's healthy development. But with competing demands from school, extracurricular activities and anxiety, getting downtime might be hard to come by.

I’m an extreme introvert on the measurable scale that psychologists or coaches would use, but that hasn’t held me back. Quite the opposite, in fact.