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Leadership

Looking Inward Can Make You a Better Leader

Change starts from the inside. To be a better leader in 2021, incorporate inner work into your daily routine.

Leadership

5 Ways To Give Your Employees a Break When They Need It Most

Preventing burnout should be a priority of every leader. Here's how to do that with so many working from home.

Living

10 Ways to Get Back to the Grind After Vacation

You're relaxed and rested - here's how to get your head back in the game.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

Here's Why Women Take Less Vacation Time Than Men -- and What to Do About It

Women are less likely than men to take all of their vacation time. Here's how to step away without feeling like you've abandoned your duties.

Career

Freelancers Will Soon Be Able to Buy Short-Term Disability Insurance Through This Startup

Sara Horowitz, also the founder of Freelancers Union, explains why a safety net for freelancers starts with her new company, Trupo.

Living

What This Company Has Learned From Making It Mandatory for Employees to Take 4 Weeks of Vacation Per Year

It charts each employee's vacation schedule, has a 'no work talk' after 7 p.m. rule and other practices to promote work-life balance.

Leadership

5 Ways to Keep Morale High Among Workers Who Have to Be on the Job During the Holidays

Health care, retail, security and the military are professions where -- alas -- some people have to work on Christmas.

Growing a Business

The 'Seasonal' Benefits Your Employees Might Really Want: How About a Trip to the Tropics?

How'd you like working for a company that each February takes its employees "someplace tropical"? How about leading one?

Leadership

4 Tips to Make Sure Your Company's Vacation Schedule Doesn't End up a Hot Mess

If you have multiple employees taking PTO simultaneously, what do you do? In a word, "prepare."

Leadership

The Best Companies for New Dads to Work for in 2017

Businesses are going above and beyond to cater to the needs of both mothers and fathers.

Business News

Walmart Punishes Employees for Taking Sick Days, New Report Says

Walmart, the single largest employer in America with 2.3 million employees worldwide, has come under fire for its attendance policy.

Leadership

Why 'Vacation-Shaming' Hurts You More Than Your Employees

A culture where employees don't feel free to take a vacation has a lot of negative implications -- including the company's very survival.

Travel

Take a Break: How Vacations Can Save Your Business

It's good to work hard -- it's not good to work hard without giving yourself a chance to rest.

Leadership

How to Build an Unlimited Vacation Policy That Fits Your Team

Unlimited PTO policies often seem risky -- but not for the reason you think.