People cause conflict at work for many reasons, and mature leaders don't make assumptions or become personally offended, writes Marlene Chism. In some cases, leaders need to acknowledge how they've ignored or enabled the problem before they can address it.

Although nearly 90% of workers surveyed by Pew Research Center said that personal preference is a reason to continue working from home, nearly 80% cited health risks as a concern for returning to the office. In addition, nearly a third of workers said they would feel "very uncomfortable" returning to the office.

In many job interviews, you can expect to get at least one oddball question for which you are unprepared. Tips for handling these questions include staying composed and avoiding temptation to seek feedback after you've answered.

A volunteer organization led by female executives at major companies works to advance women and protect their threatened gains in the hospitality and travel industries. "None of us could sit back and watch our roles and representation in leadership suffer amid the COVID-19 crisis, so we decided to do something about it," says Silvia Camarota of Expedia Group, a founding member of Women in Travel Thrive.

Amazon announced this week it will train 29 million people globally in tech skills by 2025, largely workers who might work for companies that use Amazon Web Services, the company's cloud division. Courses will be available remotely and some in-person, and range from entry-level fiber-optic fusion-splicing to advanced machine learning.

When a spider is looking to spin a web in space, it turns out no gravity = no problem. Experiments on the International Space Station found spiders could still spin their normal, asymmetrical webs as long as they had a light source to act as a frame of reference. Without a light source, the spiders spun symmetrical webs.