Companies that recognize the opportunities in what Larry Robertson calls the "thin places" created by economic and social shifts will be best suited to practice collaborative leadership that creates innovation. "The treasured thinness comes when all of us accept and embrace that leadership, rather than something gifted only to those with the title leader, is instead acknowledged as our shared human capacity," Robertson writes.

Make emails more effective by keeping them short, summarizing your main points, copying only those who need the information and writing a subject line that clearly spells out your topic, writes Karin Hurt. If what you need to convey is complicated, emotional or confusing, pick up the phone or a schedule a call, Hurt writes.

There were 10.7 million job openings in June, still high but lower than May's tally of 11.3 million, according to a monthly Labor Department survey. From December through May, job openings exceeded 11 million in every month.

The Labor Department found the number of Americans who resigned from their jobs dropped only slightly from 4.3 million in May to 4.2 million in June. Meanwhile, a Pew Research Center survey indicates 22% of employees probably will seek a new job in the next six months.

When delivering bad news, it's important to act quickly to inform everyone involved, explain clearly why the event happened -- even if it's embarrassing -- and explain your plans to rectify the situation, writes Ed Batista. "Optimally these issues have been addressed well in advance of any crisis, and all parties are operating under a shared understanding, but bad news has a way of upending previously settled agreements," Batista writes.

Erin Creaney, managing director of Iris Chicago, offers a tour of the marketing agency's office, which has been redesigned for a changing work world with collaborative spaces, a "Moment" wellness space and an "In Residence" exhibition area for local artists. "It's our ambition that this space is for all of us -- employees, clients, prospects, partners, freelancers and eventually the broader community," Creaney writes.

Some rivers in Southeast Ohio are unfortunately contaminated with acid mine drainage that leaves behind an orange hue. But professors from Ohio University have found a way to extract iron oxide from that polluted river water and turn it into pigments for works of art. They're not the first to do this, but they say they have a novel process that doesn't require as much space.