International Women's Day grew from the suffrage and labor movements of the early 1900s, but Beverley Yeomans, COO and CDO of deVere Group and others argue that persistent wage gaps and discrimination have hampered women's progress in society and the workplace, and corporations have done little beyond "virtue signaling." Companies can do more to create equity for women by implementing salary transparency and family friendly policies and increase efforts to recruit more women into leadership roles, say workplace experts.

Versatile leadership behaviors, which involve using different approaches and levels of forcefulness, employee support or strategic focus depending on the circumstances, are more important than ever, according to Robert B. Kaiser, Ryne A. Sherman and Robert Hogan. "With self-understanding, becoming more versatile involves learning how to do what does not come naturally and learning how to prevent strengths from becoming weaknesses through overuse," they write.

A rising number of older employees are delaying retirement and changing jobs as they seek flexible schedules, face ongoing financial obligations and aim to stay productive, but companies can do more to retain Baby Boomers by giving them new challenges and having them serve as mentors to others, HR leaders and other executives say. "First and foremost, it's important to take an inventory of your people, including skill levels, seniority, tenure and career mapping," says Gianna Driver, chief HR officer at Exabeam.

There were 10.8 million job openings in January, down from 11.2 million the prior month but still high from a historical perspective, according to the Labor Department. However, there were some signs of cooling, with layoffs climbing to 1.7 million for the month.

Sidekick has rolled out a web browser that is meant to help individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder be more productive. The browser is Chromium-based and built for work, says founder Dmitry Pushkarev, complete with an adblocker, focus mode and task manager.

Quick decisions generate calculated risks, overcome perfectionism and fear of failure, and set up organizations to favor action, research and business, experts say. Motivational speaker Mel Robbins uses a five-second rule to count down from idea to action and says good times to use it include when hesitating to contact a new client or before a negotiation.

A physical depiction of Pennywise, the clown from Stephen King's 1986 novel "It," would be enough to make anyone scared of clowns. But to some, Ronald McDonald, a clown who is supposed to evoke friendliness and encourage you to eat burgers, is just as scary. Researchers at the University of South Wales have pinpointed three categories of this fear, known as coulrophobia -- physical appearance, behavior and experiences. The physical category is particularly interesting, as those with coulrophobia may feel uneasy seeing someone who is "almost human" and wears makeup associated with death and/or deceit.