When responsibilities at work mount, people should negotiate for a job title that more accurately reflects what they do, writes John DiScala, CEO of Johnny Jet. They should approach their superior with a well-researched rationale for the new title and explain how it will improve their ability to do their job.

Employee-manager relationships weather challenges best when they start from a place of trust, writes Shana Lebowitz. If problematic performance complicates your relationship, acknowledge it and learn how to improve, and if you've violated a manager's trust, apologize and start restoring it by working on shared goals.

You'll be the epitome of good form if, at your next business event, you wait to be invited into a group discussion versus interjecting yourself, writes Susan O'Brien. Avoid stationing yourself by the food or drinks and invite conversation with a brief introduction of what you do.

Apple welcomes employees of all political viewpoints, CEO Tim Cook says, and he cares about workers' skills more than beliefs. Cook's statement came during a shareholder meeting in which an attendee said an employee who did not "share the left-wing view" had felt uncomfortable and had been shunned by colleagues.

A resume will catch the attention of decision-makers and applicant-tracking systems if you support your achievements with specific examples when writing the opening summary, writes professional resume writer Virginia Franco. Readers tend to skim copy on screens, so begin each sentence with your resume's most-compelling facts.

Ambition shouldn't be confused with vanity, as embracing your ambition is central to personalizing your brand, says fashion designer Tory Burch. She admits she had to overcome a negative association with ambition until realizing it was a positive driving force in her life and helped her survive tough times.

We need to accept our negative moments instead of worsening them by holding them up to an unattainable standard of constant positivity, writes Keri Wiginton, who adds there's such a thing as too much awareness. "Thinking about your happiness experience will interfere with your ability to actually experience happiness," she writes.

Airline JetBlue is holding a social media contest that asks people to wipe their account clean of photos and then only post a promotional photo with a related hashtag for the chance to win free flights for a year. Three accounts will be chosen by Friday, and JetBlue specifies that the winners will still be responsible for paying taxes and fees on the flights.