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Work Smart

The apps, tips, tactics, and brain hacks to help you work smarter instead of harder.

These are the goals you should make to be a better leader

From staying calm under pressure to learning to delegate better.

These are the goals you should make to be a better leader

Ask these four questions to conduct a career audit for the past year

Take the time to reflect on your career before you set your resolutions.

Ask these four questions to conduct a career audit for the past year

How to build a killer 100-day executive onboarding plan

More than a dozen chief human resource officers from top companies offer advice on how to set yourself up for success in a new leadership role.

How to build a killer 100-day executive onboarding plan

6 ways to communicate challenging concepts to your target audience

Rather than start drafting your presentation or meeting agenda by asking, “What do I want to say?” start by asking, “What does my audience need to hear?”

6 ways to communicate challenging concepts to your target audience

Why you should completely change the way you view collaboration

Let go of the fear that someone is going to steal your ideas, and learn to adopt a collaborative mind-set.

Why you should completely change the way you view collaboration

These are the best and worst leaders of 2018

From inspiring people who broke barriers and stood up for what they believe in, to those who got caught making terrible decisions, 2018 saw the good, the bad, and the mixed from leaders across the country.

These are the best and worst leaders of 2018

7 things that are killing your startup

Since reaching a peak in 2001, the number of high-tech startups in the U.S. has seen a steady decline. Here are the seven main culprits.

7 things that are killing your startup

Stanford professor: “The workplace is killing people and nobody cares”

From the disappearance of good health insurance to the psychological effects of long hours, the modern workplace is taking its toll on all of us.

Stanford professor: “The workplace is killing people and nobody cares”

How you might unwittingly be making your bad boss even worse

No one can be a bad boss on their own. Here’s how you might be unknowingly enabling destructive behavior, and what you can do to make a change.

How you might unwittingly be making your bad boss even worse

Check yourself for these five common grammatical mistakes

No matter your industry, you need to be able to sound like you know what you’re talking about. Mastering these tricky aspects of grammar should be your first step.

Check yourself for these five common grammatical mistakes

This is what most companies get wrong about flexibility

Flexibility is one of the most important benefits people are looking for, but while many companies may have a policy on the books, they have no idea whether it’s the right policy, or who’s using it.

This is what most companies get wrong about flexibility

Gratitude schmatitude: How too much praise devalues appreciation

At what point do all the emoji-laden shout-outs begin to deafen us to meaningful praise?

Gratitude schmatitude: How too much praise devalues appreciation

Why influencer marketing is not all it’s cracked up to be

A study finds it’s sometimes more efficient–and cheaper–to spread information randomly rather than through targeted seeding.

Why influencer marketing is not all it’s cracked up to be

Why being a manager is a career change, not a promotion

This Buffer engineer shares some of the surprising lessons and takeaways of transitioning from an individual contributor to a manager.

Why being a manager is a career change, not a promotion

This is what you need to do to overcome negative self-talk

Speaking failures are memorable. But fixating on them isn’t going to help you be a better presenter.

This is what you need to do to overcome negative self-talk

Are you making one of these 4 common business writing mistakes?

From using the wrong tone to burying the message, professional writing coaches share the most common–and serious–business writing mistakes they see.

Are you making one of these 4 common business writing mistakes?

6 ways to use the holidays for networking

You’re going to be talking to a lot of people this season anyway, so you might as well get the most out of it.

6 ways to use the holidays for networking

How to get through the holidays when you’re depressed

Everyone around you seems to be celebrating, but you’ve got a bad case of the holiday blues. Here’s how to cope.

How to get through the holidays when you’re depressed

How to design the ultimate Bullet Journal for 2019 (no art skills required)

Bullet Journal creator Ryder Carroll shares three key insights for perfecting the Bullet Journal method. You’ll never feel more organized.

How to design the ultimate Bullet Journal for 2019 (no art skills required)

How Big Data gives big companies like Apple and Amazon an edge

Quantum leaps in both data and computing power have given big companies a consistent edge in raising capital more cheaply, a study finds.

How Big Data gives big companies like Apple and Amazon an edge

Impact

Will there be a market for the coming explosion of electric cars?

Gifts from the 50 biggest donors dropped by half in 2018

Poor scheduling costs hourly workers sleep and happiness

Creativity

Finally! Doritos makes a chip bag that cleans your dusty fingers

The fallout from NYT’s Ryan Adams exposé has already arrived

Home Page is being rereleased, like a time capsule from the internet’s early days

Co.Design

Can architecture help you live forever?

Carry your kid’s diapers, but make it fashion with this fanny pack

This magic fabric ensures you’re never too hot and never too cold

Work Life

We need to stop striving for work-life balance. Here’s why

Want to cut your work hours in half? Create an A/B schedule

Why opting out of your family group text can improve your mental health