Attracting employees who want to grow, innovate and strive to achieve the best for a company is easier when internal career paths have been charted. "We have to stop developing people (at all levels) for their next job with another company ... and develop career paths ... that retain people and enable them to grow and contribute at much higher levels," sales veteran David Brock writes.

People tend to judge more harshly the last person in a line of people, academic research shows, possibly because they have run out of a positive things to say at that point. This finding has ramifications for a range of social activities including job interviews and suggests job seekers should try to be among the first to be interviewed.

Some employers are improving recruitment and retention by helping employees buy their homes, which have become unaffordable for many because of rising prices and interest rates. "We see this growing immensely as an option for other employers with the harsh realities that we face today," says Blaine Cowart, vice president of homeowner services with Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, which offers its employees loans of up to $213,000 for down payment and closing costs.

Companies are increasingly moving toward technology that helps cull candidates for hourly jobs, pulling some of the human element out of a process that has otherwise been hit or miss for some employers. HR expert Tim Sackett says the tech is useful for those hiring many hourly workers for a set of given tasks as part of their business model.

Employees regain focus if they use time off to rest and recharge, as long as they get to decide how much to take and when, workplace happiness expert Jenn Lim says. Employers' role is to help workers overcome reluctance to use their vacation, with such tactics as balancing the workloads left behind and taking their own time off.

A quick glance at recent ratings is all you need to see that late-night talk shows are struggling to maintain relevance. Some say the tank in ratings isn't exactly news considering the rise of streaming, but others suggest it isn't so simple. While it's true that the likes of Jimmy Fallon and James Corden are up against a broader array of programming options than legends such as Jay Leno and David Letterman, the producers' choice of content (see: all things Donald Trump) on these shows may also be to blame. While it's true that Trump was great for ratings, the fact that every late night show was vying for the same bite at the Trump apple diluted programming and made the shows indistinguishable from each other.