L'Oreal is using artificial intelligence to streamline hiring with a chatbot called Mya and software called Seedlink. Mya checks availability and work requirements, as well as fields questions from candidates, while Seedlink scores applicants based on open-ended interview questions.

Taco Bell is expanding hiring parties introduced last year in Indianapolis to 600 locations. Franchise managers are using the casual events with food, drinks and an opportunity to interview for a job to find employees at a time when the national unemployment rate is at a record low.

People make decisions every day, and these are informed by personal style, which varies greatly but generally can be put into four categories. Leaders can navigate diverse challenges by finding which style -- decisive, flexible, hierarchic or integrative -- fits a situation.

Industrial distributors can reduce employee turnover with rewards systems, benefits and development opportunities, writes NetPlus Alliance executive Paul Byrnes. "Rather than try to outbid other companies vying for your candidate, consider bonus or commission opportunities when employees meet certain hurdles such as accuracy, inventory turns or sales goals," he argues.

Leaders need to step back, ask questions and not prejudge what they hear when confusion arises at work, writes Jesse Sostrin. "The job of a leader -- and everyone, actually -- is to uncover the stories that can add a greater sense of meaning to a shared experience," he writes.