President Donald Trump will soon nominate labor lawyers William Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan to fill vacant seats on the five-member National Labor Relations Board, sources say, and their confirmations would give Republicans a majority. Kaplan is a lawyer at the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; Emanuel is in private practice with Littler Mendelson.

To create a singles-friendly work environment, make all employees feel like they're supported, don't base job assignments on personal situations, and offer fringe benefits such as fitness center memberships and pet care, writes Clif Boutelle, a consultant for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Gaining confidence and taking risks in the workplace are key for women who want to be successful in the cybersecurity sector, says Palo Alto Networks' Rinki Sethi. She suggests that women who are new to the industry gain confidence by establishing friendly mentorships with co-workers and female peers, as well as by pursuing cybersecurity competitions outside of the workplace.

Paid parental leave could help the country as a whole in addition to individual businesses, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said. "We're paying for it in all these health costs as opposed to just giving women the time to be at home and recover, bond with their babies," she said.

Whether people are replaced by robots in the workplace might hinge on personality traits that robots can't yet replicate, a study has found. Researchers conducting a 50-year data analysis have discovered people with high maturity and strong interest in arts and science are less likely to be replaced because their jobs depend on "non-routine cognitive tasks" and "social intelligence tasks."

When workers are stressed, they tend to avoid taking risks and have a hard time thinking creatively, which ultimately affects their potential, writes Naphtali Hoff. Leaders can help lower stress levels in the workplace by trying to lighten the mood with workplace events, discussing stress openly with employees to help build a supportive culture, and providing instructions or training for challenging tasks.