The uncertainty of 2020 has forced leaders to become more flexible, resilient, communicative and purpose-driven, writes Alaina Love, sharing anecdotes from executives and coaches. "I've found that when leaders have shown up authentically, teams have felt supported, and 'OK' even when they are not OK, because they know they are not alone," says Liz Moran, global head of talent at AstraZeneca.

"Two words: nothing wasted. That's my career advice," says leadership expert Brene Brown in this podcast. "I think I'm good at what I do. And I think I owe as much of that to seven years of bartending as I do to nine Ph.D. hours in multivariate linear statistics. Nothing is wasted."

Four communications professionals share their employment-seeking experiences amid the coronavirus pandemic, including landing new positions and the on-boarding process. Katie Fitzpatrick, DKY's director of content and PR, urges other job seekers to "start networking and reach out to your connections to set up informational meetings, ask questions and gain some new leads. That's how I landed my job at DKY."

A study by McKinsey & Company showed that only one in six working parents, people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community said they had received more support from employers since the pandemic started than before it occurred, and the authors found that workplace inequalities overall have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings hint at diversity and inclusion program failures, including poor employee awareness of diversity initiatives, poor role modeling from leaders, programs being stretched too thin and misalignment of financial incentives with goals.

Data is the key to mitigating the wage gap among workers, writes ChartHop founder Ian White, whose company is transparent about how a salary is determined when offering a job. ChartHop also doesn't wait for an annual performance review to evaluate salaries because that is "a likely time for wage inequalities to creep in."

Researchers are working on using the roof of your mouth, which is unique, as a personal identifier instead of your fingerprint to combat cybercrime. The roof of your mouth is more secure because your fingerprint can be lifted from an object you touch.

The interactive charts in this study show how the people with whom we spend our time changes as we grow older. "In terms of the diversity of interactions, this [chart] suggests that the number of people with whom we interact is highest around 40, but then things change substantially after that," according to the findings.