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Want a raise? Drop a warm puppy into your boss’s lap

May 14, 2014
New research suggests senses play a major role in decision making.

If your company ID badge was a tracking device...

Apr 28, 2014
Inventors say badges let your boss know "how you really feel".

Five ways to reopen lines of communication

Apr 28, 2014
"It's been too long since we've been in touch."

Amazon is paying its employees to quit

Apr 23, 2014
Amazon takes a page out of the Zappos playbook and offers employees cash to quit their jobs.

Why great companies aren't so great online

Apr 18, 2014
Jason Seiden, CEO of Ajax Workforce Marketing, says companies aren't marketing themselves well online.

The importance of confidence for women

Apr 18, 2014
Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, authors of “The Confidence Code,” talk with Marketplace Money host Lizzie O’Leary about why women are less confident than men.

Moving past gender barriers to negotiate a raise

Mar 28, 2014
Discrimination persists in the workplace and can emerge when women act as their own advocates to seek a raise, experts say.

For public good, not for profit.

Your 'loyal' employees? Always looking for the next job.

Feb 18, 2014
And they'll tell you that zero-loyalty cuts both ways. They know you may let them go at any time, too.

A woman quit her job on TV: Good news for the economy?

Feb 3, 2014
So was no one at the Department of Labor watching the Superbowl?

Stop checking your email. Really.

Jan 28, 2014
But if you want to be productive, go ahead and check Facebook