Online platforms such as Torch and BetterUp are meeting high demand for coaching and mental health services, with such development areas doubling in size each year, writes Josh Bersin. "More than 40% of all workers now want or need some form of leadership, wellbeing, or behavioral health support at work, and I'd suggest that the real number is close to twice this," Bersin writes.

Virtual presentations are difficult to sit through when there's too much content, nothing but slide after slide to look at or when the presenter appears overwhelmed by the technology, writes Kelly Decker. "Your ability to navigate screen sharing, chat, toggling views, and using media will make or break your credibility," Decker writes.

Many employees are seeking a change in their work lives, often leaving their current employers in search of something that offers more flexibility or meaning to their lives. Many of these workers, though, are uncertain exactly what they exactly want. Here are ways to navigate this uncertainty, which experts say is nothing to worry about.

A basic understanding of neuroscience and the way hormones affect people's reactions can help leaders to coach and develop employees more effectively to achieve mutually desirable objectives, Ron Karr writes. Karr explains how sincere empathy can trigger hormones that help to spur trust and motivation.

Chris Ronzio, CEO and founder of Trainual, a software company that helps onboard employees, offers new workers $5,000 to leave after just two weeks. "If someone knows a week or two in that this is not their long-term place or position, it gets more expensive to replace them as they take on more work and responsibility," Ronzio said.

Many baby boomers have left the workforce on a long-term basis during the pandemic, yet the number of people in that age group claiming Social Security benefits stayed unchanged between April 2019 and June 2021, according to a study from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Researchers say people in this group could intend to restart work once the virus threat recedes or could be living off federal relief payments or extended unemployment insurance.

A hotel in Dubai has set a new world record by erecting a tower of nearly 55,000 Champagne glasses. The 27-foot-high structure took more than 55 hours of labor to build. What's really cool about this feat is that the glasses will be recycled by a local glassblower and transformed into glassware for the hotel.