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A new study challenges assumptions about how to keep employees safe during confrontations. Professor Katy DeCelles breaks down those myths.

Recognition for that extra mile leads to improved job performance, while penalties further harm productivity, a new study finds.

What employees value in their work is changing. Companies and leaders need to tailor their management styles to the new type of workers.

When it comes to broaching hard or uncomfortable topics with a boss, having a strategy is key, says IWB's Beatrix Dart.

Programs that encourage referrals can yield big returns for companies, says Rotman's Mitchell Hoffman.

Shifting a company's culture is no easy task, and research on the subject is light. But one thing is clear: both leaders and employees need to buy in.

How frequently do you think about the candidates who aren't applying? New research suggests great talent may not be coming to the table; but there's a way to get them to opt in.

There are ways to sharpen your skills, test unknown vocations and find new passions — all in a low-risk way. There can be real opportunity in staying put but shaking things up, writes Sonia Kang.