"We all want to be more productive, but we’re drowning in a sea of productivity apps and hacks.

"Happiness.

"Niceness wasn’t part of the equation.

"Here's how to grow your influence, boost your impression and make a powerful impact.

"In The Episodic Career: How to Thrive at Work in the Age of Disruption, Farai Chideya [photo, left], an award-winning author, journalist and professor, reports on today’s challenging job landscape and offers tools for navigating the inevitable changes.

"Though he’s nearly seen it all, Tyler Gaffney [photo, left] still gets surprised when early-stage B2B startups tell him how they’ve determined their pricing.

Stefano Tasselli [photo, left], Martin Kilduff, and Blaine Landis provide the answers at HBR.

"How we perceive ourselves, and the internal stories we tell about who we are, will indeed shape our experiences," writes Kathy Caprino (photo, left) in a piece at Forbes.

"Have you ever wanted to reinvent yourself and start all over?

"It’s a tough question.

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"Are you a giver or a taker?

"Get ready because this episode is going to take a HUGE weight off your shoulders.

In this podcast Anna Runyan, founder of ClassyCareerGirl.

"If you want to be successful in your career, I have a little-known secret for you.

Here's a quick read on the topic by the nice people at Farnam Street.

"What I’ve learned about productivity in the ten years I’ve been hosting The Get-it-Done Guy’s Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.

"Do you ever find yourself in a conversation you don’t want to be having?

"Let’s talk about what we know about how rate of speech impacts credibility and persuasiveness.

"A listener wonders how to manage her frustration after being laid off twice.

"We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards?

Check out this podcast from the folks at SCORE.

Listen to the podcast by Lewis Howes (photo, left) of his interview with Chris Lee.

"Do you hate your voice?

Cailey Rizzo reports at TravelandLeisure.