The traditional morning commute to work helps to set the day for problem solving and good decision-making, while the evening commute releases stress hormones. With work from home, still practice these routines even if it is stretching before work or walking the dog after work.

An important part of being a manager is to alleviate stress for your workers, and one way to do that is to show them how you handle stress. Executive coach Anne Sugar says methods include "overpreparing, changing their mindset, repeating positive affirmations, biting off small chunks of big tasks, and taking imperfect action."

The joy of life is in the journey, not the ever-changing goals, so consider how you can make every day an opportunity to fulfill your mission, writes Steve McKee, co-founder of McKee Wallwork + Co. "You'll never get there, but you can get by, which in a competitive economy is never a small thing," he writes.

Lowe's will pay $100 million in employee bonuses this month in sixth round of pandemic-related bonuses. The home improvement retailer will pay $300 to full-time hourly employees and $150 to part-timers or seasonal workers.

Jobs added in the US totaled 365,000 last month, below economists' forecast of 600,000, according to the ADP Research Institute's newest estimate. Service sectors accounted for the majority of jobs added in October.

The lockdowns induced by the pandemic have been controversial, but they've also provided unimaginable amounts of data about what happens when billions of people dramatically shift their living habits. This piece looks at some of the lessons learned from early lockdowns about energy consumption -- and how those lessons can be put to good use during future lockdowns.