Employees are more likely to earn buy-in for ideas and earn consideration for advancement by explaining how their proposals benefit every aspect of the business, says William "Chip" Horn, US Army chief of staff and Kellogg School senior fellow. Influence others, including superiors, by setting a high bar for professionalism and asking thoughtful questions of others that better define the purpose of the initiatives.

You're better positioned to ask for a promotion soon after a major project finishes or during a review, as long as you've prepared a case based on recent achievements, writes Andrea Moran. If the promotion is approved, prepare to request a raise, and if not, learn what you need to do to earn one, with a deadline set to revisit the issue.

When we share stories about ourselves that reveal insights about our character, we build trust, credibility and a deeper understanding that helps us better manage conflict, writes Esther Choy. Create stronger business relationships by not only sharing, but learning to retell each other's story.

An internal analysis of pay equity has found Google paid some male engineers less in 2018 than it did women performing the same work. The company, which says the imbalance occurred because of discrepancy during hiring, has paid 10,677 workers, male and female, $9.7 million to offset underpayment.

Hiring managers will rely less on traditional resumes that often fail to present a complete picture of a person and more on digital resumes capable of constant updates and technology that mines a variety of sources to find the right fit for an opening, writes Chiradeep BasuMallick. These sources will include social media and increase an employer's ability to find people who are not actively searching.

LinkedIn's study of its own data reveals women are more selective about job applications, focusing more on salary and benefits such as parental leave and flexible schedules than men, but men are more likely to ask for a referral, writes Cassie Werber. The data also found women are 16% more likely to be hired when applying for a position, but recruiters are 13% less likely to review a woman's profile.

The Danes recently voted "pyt" as their most popular word, and it translates well to any language for people trying to let go of stress, writes psychology professor Marie Helweg-Larsen. She explains pyt closely translates to "don't worry about it," and it's a quick way to disengage from minor irritations or anger at another person.

At an airport in Manila, Philippines, four pieces of luggage were found that contained 1,529 turtles and tortoises -- worth approximately $86,631 -- wrapped in duct tape and packed in boxes. Several of the tortoises are of the vulnerable Sulcata species, and police think the animals were smuggled into the country and then abandoned when the passenger discovered the punishments for wildlife trafficking.