The Labor Department's monthly job report for December shows 145,000 new jobs -- short of the 160,000 originally forecast -- and an unemployment rate of 3.5%. Average earnings growth also slowed to 2.9%, the first time below 3% since July 2018.

Pronouncing a colleague's name properly goes a long way toward nurturing an inclusive culture in the workplace, Ruchika Tulshyan, an inclusion strategy expert, writes. Tulshyan suggests several ways people can improve this skill, including by making time to practice a unique name and gently correcting others who mispronounce it.

Shareen Pathak explores how millennials and Generation Z are changing the workplace by embracing side hustles, seeking transparency around salaries, openly displaying emotions and talking about mental health. "Last week, someone on my team asked me why I was taking time off for a day. I told them it was because I had to see my therapist," says Digitas' Omer Nisar, adding, "If I normalize it, it gets normalized."

Interviews with chief learning officers at large companies suggest that advanced CLOs are rethinking what employees learn, how they learn and how their departments are structured, write Abbie Lundberg and George Westerman. "Instead of narrowly focusing on job- or compliance-related training for all but their high-potential leaders, organizations should cultivate every employee's ability to explore, learn, and grow," they argue.

Dogs trained to detect the scent of koala fur and waste are helping rescue teams find koalas who are injured or stranded by wildfires in Australia. A dog named Taylor has rescued eight koalas, according to her handler, and another, named Bear, has caught the attention of actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.