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Is It Really Possible to Achieve Work-life Balance?

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An interview with Robert Waldinger, M.D., director of the long-running Harvard Study of Adult Development Achieving a good balance between work and home life sometimes seems impossible. But one decades-long study explores on how people try to make it work and some of the decisions they regret in this area. To find out more, we spoke to Robert Waldinger, M.D., a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development and a Zen priest.

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Cutting Ties Without Breaking Bonds: How Managers Can Conduct Layoffs and Still Keep Company Culture Thriving

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Layoffs can be destabilizing to company culture. Leaders have to make painful decisions about which staff to let go in order to keep the company competitive (or even afloat) during change. But if cuts are implemented incorrectly, they can cripple trust between management and employees, with staff wondering if theyre next or whether the company they work so hard for even cares about their well-being.

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Office Etiquette: Dos and Don’ts for a Professional Environment

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In any professional setting, conduct and behavior matter as much as work quality and efficiency. Office etiquette isn’t just an optional skill you take on to get extra perks or incentives. While it might seem like a minor, often unsaid point in your job description, it’s a critical part of professional success. Knowing the dos and don’ts of workplace etiquette can boost your professional growth and much more.

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Moneyball: Michael Haddix Jr. helps college athletes manage the complex world of finance

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The importance of financial literacy hits particularly close to home for Michael Haddix Jr. As the son of former NFL running back Michael Haddix, he witnessed firsthand how professional athletes can struggle without proper financial guidance. The elder Haddix played eight seasons in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers but came from very humble—and, at times, tragic—beginnings.

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Beyond Wellness Programs: Building Trauma-Resilient Organizations

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Remember when the pandemic hit and everyone started working from their kitchen tables? That massive shift didn’t just change where we work—it also transformed how we approach work itself. As millions of Americans got a taste of autonomy and work-life integration, they began demanding workplaces that recognize their whole humanity—environments built to support resilience in a world where collective trauma and uncertainty have become our daily reality.

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New Study Shows Companies Aren’t Prepared for AI Security Risks

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AI use is growing throughout all industries, with 78% of companies worldwide utilizing artificial intelligence. Despite companies’ quick adoption of AI, recent research from BigID, an AI security and data privacy platform, found that most companies’ security measures aren’t up to par for the risks AI brings. Published on Wednesday, BigID surveyed 233 compliance, security and data leaders to find that AI adoption is outpacing security readiness, with only 6% of organizations implementing advanced

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Should You Take the ‘Federal Buyout?’ Experts Advise Against It

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If youre one of the over 2 million federal employees who received the Fork in the Road email, youre probably wondering where to go from here. The new administration is interested in making large changes to the federal government, with President Trump signing executive orders to remove protections from federal employees , force a return to office , freeze hiring and end diversity and inclusion programs on the day of his inauguration.