When resigning from a leadership position, it's best to have your resignation letter ready, talk with your superiors before colleagues, meet with your successor and allow sufficient time to discuss the matter with your team after an announcement is made, writes David Burkus. "[H]ow well you handle the transition -- how well you step down from a leadership position and enter the new one -- is going to have a big effect on your future leadership," Burkus writes.

Avoid micromanaging your team by adapting your style to each member's preferences, clearly communicating expectations and goals and fostering a sense of accountability, writes Rashan Dixon. "As a manager, you want your workers to feel a sense of ownership because then they'll feel accountable for the project's success," Dixon writes.

Designate at least one hour per month to meet with your team and have deep conversations about ways to improve performance and efficiency, write Karin Hurt and David Dye. They offer 10 questions to cover, including inquiries focused on leveraging strengths, identifying priorities, celebrating wins and learning from missteps.

Most small businesses have job openings so they make new hires quickly, says Greg Powell, senior director of SMB Experience Marketing at Indeed, in an interview on the "Small Business Radio Show." To ensure better hiring, post a thorough description of the job, along with the salary or hourly pay, which "will double the applicants," Greg says.

With many US workers worried about job security as economic conditions evolve, learning to manage these anxieties is crucial. Here are several strategies that can help, including building bonds with internal stakeholders.

Many people use white noise to get better sleep. Some people now think brown noise can help accomplish the same goal. Brown noise, which some say is akin to the sound of rainfall or a shower, contains sounds from every octave of the sound spectrum, but the power behind the frequencies decreases with each octave. The Sleep Foundation says the effect of brown noise on sleep has not been widely studied, but TikTok users are raving about it.