The flexibility of working remotely is blissful…that is, until your kid pops up during a video call and the laundry starts giving you the stare-down. Whether working from home is your norm or just a sometime thing, experts share their best strategies to eliminate distractions and be your most productive self. What commute? 1 Stick …

Congratulations! Scoring an interview confirms it: your credentials are turning heads. As you prepare, you’re probably thinking through answers to interview questions, amassing references, and contemplating all you’ve learned from your current position — all great prep. The interviewers already know you’re well-qualified. But you want them to leave the room saying, “I need her …

Although it may not be the biggest workplace issue facing women today, being interrupted during meetings or group discussions is a disrespectful annoyance that working women deal with on a constant basis. Studies have shown that women are interrupted more frequently than men (by both sexes), and men, specifically, are three times as likely to …

Gallup’s latest workplace engagement study says 20 percent of people are actively disengaged in the work they do and that at least 50 percent are not engaged whatsoever. For the less mathematically inclined, that equates to, at most, a mere 30-percent engagement. Now, many Type A personalities who define themselves through work (as most leaders …

6 FOOLPROOF WAYS TO HAVE A GREAT FIRST DAY AT A NEW JOB Congratulations! You nailed the interview and landed the job. Once the adrenaline rush subsides, however, you may start to feel nervous about that first day in the new office. One surefire way to combat those jitters is to take action. Making some …