Make time to mentor younger employees, giving them insights into your career successes and failures, and pass on valuable information that has helped you in your work, Craig Stephens writes. Be forward-thinking by embracing change, maintain your professional relationships and share your knowledge with a blog or self-published book.

Consider using the services of a freelancer to save time and money, and use a virtual assistant to deal with the volume of emails you receive, Peter Daisyme writes. Paro CEO Michael Burdick adds that delegating frees up your schedule and allows you to focus your energy where it's needed.

Tesla has filed a lawsuit that accuses a former Gigafactory employee of stealing company secrets and of giving false information to the media. The employee, who calls himself a whistleblower, says he was exposing problems at the company, but CEO Elon Musk has emailed employees warning of saboteurs planted by competitors.

Be sure you can display the skills you listed on your job application, and never say anything negative about a previous employer, human resources manager Steve Pritchard says. Show that you have come prepared with examples if asked about your successes and failures, and take the opportunity to comment if asked whether you have anything to add at the end of the interview, professional coach Keith Sbiral says.

Use your personal brand to target employers by knowing what they care about and showing how you stand out from the competition, writes career coach Dawn Graham. Don't just list your job responsibilities on the resume, highlight achievements that the potential employer might be interested in, and have a catchy, attention-grabbing opening line in your cover letter.

If you're drowning in work, take some time to think about what kind of help you need to get back on track, writes Heidi Grant. Even if people don't provide the type of assistance you request, they may be able to help in other ways, she notes.

J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School in Richmond, Va., named for a Confederate general, will become Barack Obama Elementary School starting in the upcoming school year. The school board approved the change Monday for the school whose students are about 90% black.