Remember to grant yourself compassion, writes executive coach Massimo Backus, especially if you're the type of leader who may be used to being seen as unapproachable or aloof. By embracing awareness, acceptance and accountability, all leaders can learn to practice self-compassion, boost employee engagement and realize "the full potential of their teams," Backus notes.

It may feel good if you're the "indispensable" rock star on your team, but that status could be limiting your abilities and career development, writes executive coach Deborah Grayson Riegel, who recommends talking with your boss, documenting your processes and training others on your team to take over when you're not there. "Focus on your future by developing yourself with new skills and competencies so that you're not stuck in your role," Grayson Riegel writes.

A recent Miro survey showed that 43% of employees saw staff meetings as negatively affecting their productivity, and 65% said they had felt a sense of panic over a high number of meetings. Miro's Dom Katz advises employers to rein in the number of work conferences and analyze where time can be better spent to boost productivity and morale.

With 20 years of experience in recruiting, Adriane Schwager has noticed that many job candidates fail to adequately prepare for interviews, a trend that has worsened in the past five years. She advises candidates to research the company and mention specific details from LinkedIn or other sources to demonstrate engagement and start the interview on a positive note.

Workers over the age of 65 have increasingly been plugging the gap in America's workforce as the phenomenon of shrinking generations weighs on the working-age population, a report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows. The findings also highlight a demographic shift in the workforce where the smaller Gen X cohort will be unable to fully replace retiring Boomers.

A report from Cornerstone OnDemand and Lighthouse Research & Advisory found 89% of employers think they provide adequate training to employees, while only 38% of employees agree. Technological changes, unstable geopolitics and the presence of multiple generations at work are among reasons for the training disconnect between employers and employees, says Cornerstone OnDemand's Paul Broughton.

Researchers say color perception significantly impacts food recognition and emotional responses to food. People vary greatly in their ability to recognize food, and those with food neophobia -- a fear of new foods -- perform worse in food recognition tasks. Interestingly, this correlation disappears when food is presented in grayscale, suggesting that color plays a crucial role in food-related emotions. Additionally, colorblind men were found to be less picky eaters, indicating that a restricted color palette may reduce anxiety about new foods.