With a AI-conducted interview, word selection is just as important as body language so practice your answers ahead of time and limit "I think" and such phrases. "Generally what we have found is a lot of the algorithms are looking for confidence," says Andres Lares of Shapiro Negotiations Institute.

Companies are hiring furiously as they begin to plan for the end of the pandemic, but the labor supply is down as the population ages and many people choose to primarily do gig work, Josh Bersin notes. "The days of looking for people with 'deep levels of experience' are over -- now we have to look for people with skills, ambition, and the ability to learn," he writes.

The pandemic has dealt a setback to many women's careers, adding to the already present fears of failure, not being liked and being unfairly judged, writes Kaiser Consulting CEO Lori Kaiser. "Once you become comfortable with fear and with taking steps into that fear, then your tolerance of fear increases, and women leaders can 'get comfortable with being uncomfortable,' " she writes.

It is expected that hybrid work patterns will closely mirror those of remote working, with our connectivity being driven by technology rather than location. But this can be seen as a double-edged sword.

Team meetings can have a better sense of connection by having more gregarious people offer prompts such as "What's your superpower?" -- although not everyone responds to these endeavors, writes Eric Karpinski. Experiment with different techniques, and allow people who feel uncomfortable to pass.

The pandemic has fueled a caregiving crisis, not just for working parents but those responsible for older or vulnerable adults, and employers must step up with support, Larry Nisenson writes. Nisenson recommends opening an honest dialogue with workers about elderly caregiving and provide flexibility, support resources and benefits.

Of all the antique shops in Belgium, two off-duty art cops from Italy just happen to wander into one that was displaying the "Togatus" statue, which is a 1st century Roman statue that was stolen from an archaeological site in 2011.

Tristan Grimbert, the president and CEO of EDF Renewables North America, joins SmartBrief's Renewable Energy SmartPod and shares his insights on renewable energy proposals coming out of the Biden administration, the recent power outage in Texas and some of the challenges the US solar industry supply chain is facing related to China.