If your initial attempts to apologize are rebuffed, then you need to reflect, as well as ask the other party what they need to make the situation right, writes Michael Toebe. "[F]ind out with patience and kindness what the unmet need or needs are by asking thoughtful, open-ended questions and patiently, attentively listening," he writes.

Having a "work spouse" is a rewarding experience, even in the remote work world, and the longer the relationship the better. "Only that person working right alongside you in the business knows what next steps can really look like; knows the contacts who can help you get there; and can offer guidance from a truly insider perspective," writes Alesandra Dubin.

LinkedIn is following Twitter's foray into conversation controls by enabling members to restrict who's able to see and comment on their platform updates. Members also can prevent replies to specific posts and "mute" select users or company pages from their feed.

Tech companies such as Tesla, Google and Twitter have reached out to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez who is encouraging firms to relocate from Silicon Valley, and others including Oracle, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Palantir have moved to various locations in Texas. The trend could be driven by the shift to remote work and companies seeking lower-cost employees, and Wedbush Securities' Dan Ives notes, "There's a mini-exodus of tech companies leaving the Valley, and I think that's going to accelerate in 2021."

There are many types of rest -- physical, mental, sensory, emotional, social, spiritual and creative -- but people often focus on the first one, according to physician Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith. Workers often have trouble with sensory and mental fatigue, but it is necessary to find ways to shut down.

Not wanting to do too much damage to its tourism industry, Bali came up with a creative and fitness-minded way to punish people who don't wear masks in public. Non-compliers are fined $7 -- or up to 50 push-ups.