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April 17, 2017 A New, More Rigorous Study Confirms: The More You Use Facebook, the Worse You Feel By Holly B. Shakya, Nicholas A. Christakis Online social interactions are no substitute for the real thing.

Job search How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject, or Negotiate a Job Offer by Rebecca Knight Be methodical. Business writing A Face-to-Face Request Is 34 Times More Successful than an Email by Vanessa K. Bohns What's most convenient isn't always what's most effective. Economics & Society We Tracked Every Dollar 235 U.S. Households Spent for a Year, and Found Widespread Financial Vulnerability by Jonathan Morduch, Rachel Schneider Salary data masks the true extent of the problem. Managing people 5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking All the Time by James E. Ryan Use them to resolve conflict, challenge old ways of working, and keep things in perspective. Crisis management Pepsi, United, and the Speed of Corporate Shame by Andrew Winston Empowered employees could prevent these disasters. Career planning 4 Kinds of Workplaces, and How to Know Which Is Best for You by Bill Taylor There's more than one kind of successful organization. Receiving feedback Responding to Feedback You Disagree With by Sheila Heen, Debbie Goldstein Ask for more specifics. Performance measurement How Gender Bias Corrupts Performance Reviews, and What to Do About It by Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio Fairer data is better data, for employees and for companies.

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