Employers and employees who work together to achieve a state of flow, or total concentration, can create an optimal workplace that fosters engagement, productivity and growth, writes Daniel Todd, founder and CEO of Influence Mobile. "This only happens with work that challenges the limits of their abilities, aims to accomplish clearly defined goals and comes with immediate feedback to guide progress with confidence," Todd notes.

Ongoing learning is critical to successful leadership, but some leaders fall into the trap of thinking that they already know enough, writes Steve Keating. Technology and communication tools are continuing to evolve, and "[t]he most successful people learn something new almost every single day," Keating writes.

Chief, a membership network for women executives, is among the organizations and businesses that have started early career employee resource groups to help recent college graduates make the transition to the workplace and start developing their careers. "There is something powerful about coming together as a community, learning together and talking about the issues they're all experiencing no matter what part of the company they're in," said Kendra Mitchell, HR head for Chief.

Although financial market ructions have left many in the world of Web 3.0 looking for new jobs, it's still important to understand what all the fuss is about. This article is a great explainer about blockchain technology, decentralized autonomous organizations and token-based economies.

Companies are carefully approaching a response to the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade, with some avoiding public statements and others, such as Amazon, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, announcing financial support for travel and medical expenses incurred by employees. Even if companies aren't rushing to speak publicly, they likely are "readying their internal policies and practices to mitigate the harm," says Jen Stark of consultancy BSR, and expanded sick leave and travel stipends likely are "the new floor for large employers."

Organizational psychologist Tony Daloisio shares five "lands" we can visit mentally to discover important things about ourselves, including our inner and outer personas, what we want to change in ourselves and the root causes behind the negative behaviors we want to address. From there, Daloisio says, the next steps are realizing change by learning new skills, ensuring lasting change and passing the newly learned skills forward to others as a sign of commitment.

The history of the term "esquire" is far more interesting than any legal brief you've ever read. While you might think the term is reserved for lawyers, it turns out there aren't any official rules about who can add the word to their name or title. Time to order new business cards!