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Leadership
Power vs. Authority in the Workplace
Learn the nuanced difference between power vs. authority, and better understand how to cultivate and balance both power and authority in the workplace.
Career
Workplace Culture 101: How to Build One People Trust
Culture is what people learn from watching how decisions get made. Here are six research-backed tests for whether yours holds up.
Career
Workplace Stress: 9 Causes and How to Fix Each One
The demands that block you and the demands that stretch you need opposite fixes. Here's how to tell which is which, and what to do about each.
Career
What Is a Mastermind Group? How to Start One That Works
A mastermind group is three to six professionals who meet to solve each other's problems. Learn how to start one, choose members and structure it to last.
Communication Skills
How to Give Coworker Feedback That Actually Changes Something
Most feedback between coworkers goes unsaid or goes badly. Here's how to give both kinds well with no authority behind you: the appreciation and the correction.
Social Skills
Defense Mechanisms: 16 Ways They Show Up At Work
Defense mechanisms are the automatic habits that kick in when something stings. Learn 16 of them, where they show up at work, and how to spot each one.
Leadership
Expert Power: 14 Ways to Build Influence at Work
Expert power turns what you know into workplace influence. Learn to spot your expertise, build a rare skill from scratch, and help your team find theirs.
Body Language
Face Reading: What Science Says About Reading Faces
Discover what face reading actually reveals, backed by science. Learn microexpressions, snap judgments, and why traditional physiognomy falls short.
Career
Strategic Planning: How to Make a Great Plan That Works
Build a strategic plan with SWOT, PESTLE, and OKRs, then fix the timelines underneath it, which are where plans usually break.
Self-Improvement
How to Be More Approachable: 14 Ways That Work
Make people want to talk to you. These 14 ways to be more approachable work at parties, networking events, and the office.