Women represent 73% of HR managers and 55% of HR C-suite executives, but more can be done to attract more males to the field, writes Janet Candido, principal of Candido Consulting Group. "Men need to feel greater acceptance in a traditionally female environment, but both men and women equally need to be trained and supported in their transition, with executive mentors to follow, in order to be successful," she writes.

The Wall Street Journal will be hiring a new diversity and inclusion specialist to address internal inclusion issues. Gender equality in the company will be the primary goal, but other policies will follow in the future, said Publisher and Dow Jones CEO William Lewis.

A growing number of companies are abandoning the distinction between vacation and sick days and offering employees a single quantity of paid-time-off days. The option is particularly advantageous where laws dictate a certain amount of sick time annually.

Olympic medalist John Coyle explains that he learned from his skating training to succeed by focusing on his strengths rather than doing only what others told him to do. He advises others to play to their specific strengths, accept weaknesses and identify the right problems they need to tackle instead of seeking a one-size-fits-all approach to improvement.

Two young journalists in Washington state scored an exclusive interview with Defense Secretary James Mattis after seeing his phone number published in a photo of President Donald Trump's bodyguard. Teddy Fischer and Jane Gormley discussed with Mattis the future of the Middle East in a post-Islamic State world and got a newsworthy quote about working with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.