The late, great Eddie Van Halen was a guitar legend. In a piece he wrote for @PopMech a few years ago, he offered a glimpse at a lesson he learned early on from his dad: “If something doesn't do what you want it to, there's always a way to fix it.”

Analytics, connected sensors, artificial intelligence—agriculture’s connected future is surprisingly (or not-so-surprisingly) high-tech.

The ability to give/receive feedback graciously is central to most corporate jobs. Yet we’re all mostly pretty terrible at it. One @TEDTalks I recently heard from cognitive psychologist LeeAnn Renninger offers up a 4-part approach to feedback that works.

Even if it’s only a sometimes or even a once-in-a-while thing, having a particular recruiter you work with every time is a smart hiring practice.

How important is a sense of belonging to happiness at work? Long before the pandemic sent many of us home to work, a substantial number of people reported feeling “physically and emotionally isolated at work” per @HarvardBiz review circa 2019.

Want to polish your team’s Zoom skills? @HarvardBiz reports on what we can learn from deaf people when it comes to nonverbal communication.

In 1980, the novice U.S. Hockey Team won the gold medal in the Lake Placid Olympics, beating the heavily favored Soviet Union team, who had won the gold 4x running. You can hire all the dazzling talent in the world, but without solid teamwork, you simply cannot win.

Layoffs don’t necessarily scream “good news” to the market or those personally affected. But for hiring managers, they can be excellent news indeed. Suddenly, the job market is flooded with talented folks eager to find their next great job.

If you’d like to improve your skills in high-pressure situations, take some notes from peak performance psychologist Dr. Don Greene. He works with professional dancers and musicians to nail competitive auditions, and has coached Olympic athletes to the Gold medal.

Is “lack of accountability” really a thing? Melissa Raffoni, CEO of The Raffoni Group, cautions leaders to use this phrase sparingly. While saying “we need more accountability,” is often intended to light a fire under people, it can have other consequences — like making people feel threatened. If you feel you have an accountability problem, reviewing this checklist is a great place to start.

Can I enjoy the perks of remote work AND be productive? The answer is yes. Absolutely. Here are a few basic tips for WFH newbies, and those de facto testing out the coveted remote workday.

It might be, depending on your approach.

Let’s face it. Sales is about interrupting people. That can be uncomfortable, not only for targets but for salespeople. Surprise! Nobody likes to be interrupted or rejected. So, what turns sales into the hardest easy job in the world?

The answer is prospecting.

Nobody likes a troublemaker, right?

When employees bring up uncomfortable topics or point out room for improvement, the urge is often to shush or ignore that person. Yet, without a willingness to look at your company through a critical lens, you’ll never achieve innovation.