WBNA star Renee Montgomery retired from the league in February to become a part owner and vice president of the Atlanta Dream. In this interview, Montgomery talks about the transition from the basketball court to the boardroom and how her experiences as a player influence her leadership decisions.

You may be able to reason with a team member who throws a fit, but it may be best to walk away and later explain why such behavior is unacceptable and harms collaboration, writes Liz Kislik. "Remember that a tantrum is merely a sign that the person does not know how to self-manage or get the result they want, and it is not inherently about you or your own behavior," she writes.

Employer-sponsored health insurance makes less sense as Americans change jobs more frequently, have varying insurance needs and can more easily customize their plans, writes Alegeus CEO Leif O'Leary. A defined contribution toward coverage may make more sense for employees, while lessening the administrative burden on employers, O'Leary argues.

Employers have an unprecedented opportunity to re-imagine the workplace and internal culture and should use it to find innovative ways to improve collaboration, engagement, productivity and creativity, writes Eva Sage-Gavin. Listen to employees and take a transparent, authentic leadership approach to inspire an inclusive culture, Sage-Gavin writes.

The way the brain reacts to an unexpected schedule change is one reason it can be difficult to accomplish work between meetings, and it can become a form of procrastination, social workers say. Writing a list of priorities, time-blocking and forming accountability strategies are ways to encourage productivity and avoid wasting time, social workers suggest.