Break the routine of negativity at work by reshaping the stories you tell yourself each day, suggests Monique Valcour and John McNulty. "Reconstituting our stories so that they help us move in the direction we want to go is a process of choice and intentional sense-making," they write.

Begin the meeting by briefly discussing how decisions will be made to most efficiently use the time, whether it's you making the decisions, the group or simply a coin flip. You save time and grief by laying the groundwork upfront, writes Karin Hurt and David Dye.

Differentiate yourself on LinkedIn by utilizing video to showcase your skills or expertise in your particular industry. Post video to the Summary section, or put your video content in front of potentially thousands of eyes by sharing on relevant LinkedIn groups, William Arruda suggests.

Avoid sending angry emails by first putting the draft in a separate folder and sitting on it for at least a few minutes as you clear your head, writes Julia Glum. Once your head is clear, respond to the recipient in a professional manner by replacing all instances of "you" in the drafted email with less triggering statements like "I feel" or "I think," suggests Drew Dudley.

Starbucks has selected 36 employees from 13 cities to participate in a six-month fellowship in which they spend as much as 20 hours weekly at a nonprofit. The program, designed to bolster retention, connects fellows with organizations aligned with Starbucks' philanthropic priorities.

Prepare for a job interview by spending a few hours researching the company via Google, social media and friends or colleagues to learn as much as you can about its culture and values. Use this information to prepare a few thoughtful questions to use at the interview, which will show the interviewer you've done your homework.

Be authentic on your resume and during job interviews about explaining past failures, gaps in your resume or instances of job hopping. Spend time prepping answers to those questions before your job interview so you can explain what you learned from those situations, Gary Burnison writes.

If you must work on vacation, get it out of the way within the first couple hours of the morning and then disconnect the rest of the day, Brandon Loures suggests. When you have a "work hard, play hard" mentality, don't forget to balance the "play hard" part, Melina Gillies says.

Procter & Gamble is trying to trademark acronyms such as LOL and NBD so that it can place the social media lingo on its products to connect with millennial buyers. The company is facing increasing competition from startup brands, some of which it has acquired, such as Native deodorant.