There are times when a promotion may not be the best move for your career or personal life, says Pavithra Mohan. If a promotion is not handled correctly by leadership, office politics and demanding hours could negatively impact how you meld into the new role.

If you're struggling with maintaining your productivity at work, there are measures you can take to help make the most of your time, writes Ashley Stahl. Create a workspace that's inspiring and away from coworkers; find a great playlist to help you focus; and make sure you prioritize responsibilities based on when you're most productive during the day.

Though many introverts are uncomfortable with the idea of setting time aside for networking, it's important to build and nurture professional relationships, says Adam Bryant. "Your career success, and the surprising turns and new paths that inevitably will unfold, will be based almost entirely on who you know," Bryant writes.

Some companies such as Walmart are offering short-term loans or payroll advances to help their employees cover unexpected expenses, aiming to keep financial worries from hurting productivity. Payments are deducted from future earnings with interest rates ranging from 6% to 36%.

Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO and founder of Chobani, says companies should help solve the global refugee crisis by hiring more refugees. Ulukaya is recruiting other business leaders to join his efforts to expand employment opportunities for refugees.

Executives maintain an ongoing job search and consider their next career move at all times, says Laura Garnett. Implement job search techniques into your daily routine such as networking, doing research to see where you would be a good fit, and being open to new opportunities.

Rather than having every moment of every day scheduled, learn how to pause and you will probably get even more done, says Robert Poynton. "My hope is that each of us can use pauses, great and small, in our own way, to interrupt the insidious slide into a mode where we act like poorly performing machines, rather than the vibrant, irregular, delightful people that we are," writes Poynton.

People in many parts of the world are waiting longer to get married, but the gap in age between bride and groom fluctuates, often depending on whether the couple is from a developed or developing country. The country where people wait the longest to get married might surprise you.