Professionals who have a hard time staying focused on their work may find that listing every day's necessary responsibilities on a whiteboard will help them stay on task, writes Jack Kosakowski. You should also train yourself to focus on one task at a time by not allowing your mind to drift off during conversations with coworkers.

Phrases such as "I'm not sure, but" or "I sort of think" are often used to avoid sounding controlling, but can leave others thinking you aren't confident in your ideas, writes Judith Humphrey. Eliminate those phrases from your daily speech, along with indecisive words such as "possibly," "basically" and "maybe."

Those who are coming back home after an overseas assignment will need strong networks to ease the transition, writes Joann Lublin. Plan ahead by putting effort into your networking activities well before it's time to repatriate.

Elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program would hit the construction, hospitality and retail industries hardest because they employ almost half of 1.3 million immigrants eligible for the program, according to a New American Economy analysis. Some companies say they do not plan to end employment of people covered by the program and even plan to offer legal protection.

Former Apple recruiter and current Jobvite Chief People Officer Rachel Bitte advises that job seekers bypass cover letters completely and put more effort into other elements of their job search. A 2017 Jobvite survey backs up Bitte's assessment, as just 26% of surveyed recruiters said that cover letters were an important part of their hiring decisions.

Salvador Dali has been ruled out as the biological father of Maria Pilar Abel Martinez, a Spanish woman who claimed to be the daughter of the deceased surrealist artist. Dali's body was exhumed for DNA samples to complete the test after a Spanish court ruled in Martinez's favor earlier this year.