Team members who are encouraged to continually develop their skillsets are more productive, more likely to stay and more motivated to collaborate with others to make the business grow, according to Salvador Ordorica, CEO of The Spanish Group. To develop a culture of learning within the business, leaders should seek team members with the same mindset on growth and provide them with rewards and incentives for skill-building, writes Ordorica.

When mapping out strategy or new innovations, leaders must remember that the map can never perfectly represent the real-life challenges and obstacles that will pop up along the way, writes Tom Barrett. "This can be helpful when it comes to making changes, as it reminds us that things may not turn out exactly as we plan," Barrett writes.

A Forbes Advisor survey found health insurance plays a significant role in many Americans' job choices, with around 31% of respondents with employer-based coverage revealing that they stuck with a job they don't like for the health insurance, while 8% left a job they liked to seek better coverage. The online poll, which included responses from 2,000 US adults, showed inflation is also influencing Americans' health plan choices in this year's open enrollment, with around 23% of respondents saying they will select a plan with a lower premium, while 11% will choose one with a lower deductible due to inflation.

Health disparities, in addition to economic disparities, may affect Black women's ability to retire, as the effects of workplace traumas such as discrimination and sexism on the body and mind can result in chronic stress, says licensed master social worker and professor Ijeoma Opara. Those who must retire early due to health concerns may not have financial security due to lost earning and saving potential, which affect the rest of their lives, says sociologist Jan Mutchler.

Losing a job is a distressing experience, and there are certain steps to consider taking, including ensuring that the company has met its legal obligations. Also, consider negotiating the details of the severance package if there is one, and start looking to the future.

A 70-year-old fussy, Frankensteined machine that, when it decides to work, creates splicing tape for 8mm and super 8 mm film sits in a letterpress company in Syracuse, N.Y. Major film archives, private film collectors and companies that convert film to digital video are among those who order tape from Delavan Studios and Boxcar Press, which cranks out about 24,000 packets a year on the disagreeable contraption. "I literally have people that say, 'What would we do?'" if the machine didn't exist, says business owner Harold Kyle.

I am Janet Connor Kahler, editor of Your Career. I have been with SmartBrief for 13 years in a variety of jobs, including my current job as content production manager. I have experience in hiring, training and managing workers and have taught college courses that include resume writing and job interviewing. I was laid off in 2010 from The State, the daily newspaper here in Columbia, S.C. But I followed a former co-worker to SmartBrief and have been here since!