The best leaders are those who live into their values, take care of those around them, make the job look easy so others will want to follow in their footsteps and lead with humility, says Jaswinder (Jassi) Chadha, CEO of Axtria. "Humility gives you the confidence to accept that you made a mistake, because if you don't even accept the mistakes, you're not going to learn from them," Chadha says.

A recent Glassdoor trend forecast report says Generation Z will make up a larger portion of the US workforce than baby boomers for the first time in 2024, with "sweeping implications," according to Glassdoor chief economist Aaron Terrazas. "This is the tail end of the Boomers, this transformative generation for work in the workplace. They are being replaced by very different people who prioritize different expectations around work."

Pandemic-era employee perks and experiences are being reeled in by companies looking to save money this winter. As companies become less driven to retain employees, things like DEI initiatives and employee engagement management programs might get cut, according to the Forrester report "Predictions 2024: The Future of Work."

Job openings dropped to 8.7 million in October, the lowest level since April 2021, in another sign of a cooling labor market. Layoffs inched upward in October while quit rates declined. Health care and social assistance, finance and hospitality jobs drove the steep declines, which led to a current ratio of 1.3 jobs available per job seeker.

The share of workers who are fully remote has been declining since February, with hybrid work a far more common arrangement, according to Morning Consult. However, the number of U.S. residents who work remotely is far greater now than prior to the pandemic.

Great meetings require meaningful engagement, actionable outcomes and the fostering of diversity and inclusiveness -- and generative AI soon will be able to help us achieve these things, suggests Dash Bibhudatta, the founder of Infinite Possibilities. Bibhudatta envisions more effective communication and meetings if videoconferencing systems are enhanced with personalized content.

The potential adversities we worry about when we are anxious often loom larger in our heads than in real life, but knowing that doesn't make it easier to overcome them, writes licensed clinical social worker Noelle McWard, who shares several strategies for neutralizing anxiety. "Your anxiety is concerned with keeping you safe, not happy," McWard writes, sharing a personal experience of managing her stress about driving on mountain roads.

As the movie "Alien" taught us, no one can hear you scream in space because sound needs molecules and atoms to carry its waves, and space does not contain them; hence the resounding silence, writes University of Arizona astronomy professor Chris Impey. Indeed, if you were floating in space without a spacesuit, there would be no time to scream, Impey writes, because you'd be unconscious within 10 to 15 seconds.