"The savviest companies figured out long ago that a creative and colorful environment can make employees feel more energized and inspired at work," writes Maggie Zhang of BusinessInsider.

Tim Brown, CEO at IDEO, has some advice on becoming a more creative listener.

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Take a look at a "Day in the Life of" Morgan, a communications employee at JetBlue.

Maggie Zhang reports on the ideas of Leil Lowndes contained in her book - How to Talk to Anyone.

Jacquelyn Smith writes, "Here are 15 words and phrases that may hurt more than they'll help in a salary negotiation: .

According to Aaron Taube, "To make sure you and your future employer get off on the right foot, it's important to avoid meaningless buzzwords like "strategic" that make it look as if you haven't put a lot of thought into your profile.

Richard Feloni features the work of Julian Treasure (photo, left) on the topic.

"The devil is in the details.

"We’ve been compiling a list of top presentation resources that will help you become a master presenter.

"With the thousands of educational apps vying for the attention of busy teachers, it can be hard to sift for the gold," says Katrina Schwartz in a post at KQED.

Richard Byrne (photo, left), founder of FreeTech4Teachers.

Richard Feloni and Mike Nudelman, with BusinessInsider.

According to Jacqueline Smith (photo, left), "Hiring managers use the interview to gauge your fit for the job, your creativity, your ability to think on your feet, your emotional intelligence, and your attitude — so it's important to remember that it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how you say it.

Take a look at Shalene Gupta's and Jake Turtel's treatment of the topic in a piece at Fortune.

Debra Benton (photo, left) covers the topic featured at PersonalBrandingBlog.

"How often do you use Google to find something on the internet?

According to Maggie Zhang (photo, left), "Most people want to become successful as quickly as possible.

Alison Green (photo, left) asks, "Wondering why you're not advancing in your career more quickly, or why you always seem to be overlooked when it comes time for raises, promotions, or important projects?

"In this post, we will dig deep into some statistics and facts to further convince of why eLearning developers should embrace visuals when creating their courses," writes Karla Gutierrez in a piece at ShiftLearning.

Geoffrey James (photo, left) details the perfect elevator pitch.

"Can you diagnose a company's problems by the way it abuses the English language?

Can you guess what's on the list?

Harvey Schacter (photo, left) writes, "Your biggest problem with e-mail may not be the stream of messages floating into your inbox 24 hours a day.