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May 12, 2017 Prevent Burnout by Making Compassion a Habit By Annie McKee, Kandi Wiens Have empathy for others, as well as yourself.

Work-life balance What the U.S. Military Can Teach Companies About Supporting Employees' Families by Daisy Wademan Dowling Predictability and routines are important. Professional transitions How to Survive Being Labeled a Star Jennifer Petriglieri, professor at INSEAD, discusses how talented employees can avoid being crushed by lofty expectations — whether their own, or others'. She has researched how people seen as "high potential" often start to feel trapped and ultimately burn out. Petriglieri discusses practical ways employees can handle this, and come to see this difficult phase as a career rite of passage. She's the co-author of "The Talent Curse" in the May-June 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review. Security & privacy Passwords Are Terrible, but Will Biometrics Be Any Better? by Anthony Rjeily, Charlie Jacco Yes, if you give customers options. Competition Obsess Over Your Customers, Not Your Rivals by Tara-Nicholle Nelson Why and how to rethink the competition. Economics & Society Research: The Rise of Superstar Firms Has Been Better for Investors than for Employees by John Van Reenen, Christina Patterson The share of income going to labor is falling across the world.

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