Help your colleagues gain confidence by encouraging them not to preface opinions with qualifiers such as "I think" and "correct me if I'm wrong," Aja Frost writes. Doing so will boost group productivity and lead to reciprocal gestures of support from your co-workers.

Bringing out the best in others is often as simple as using a few simple, repetitive questions to draw out their ideas, writes Hal Mayer. Once you've got them talking, repeating the question "Anything else?" can help people think through the problems and find solutions for themselves.

Professionals often fail to recognize the long-term benefits of networking and instead see it as a short-term, transactional pursuit, entrepreneur Rick Crossland writes. "You need to actually dedicate time to search for quality people to add to your network, and then develop a value proposition that resonates with them," he writes.

The gig economy is growing mostly in traditional industries and jobs where contractors are replacing full-timers, researchers argue. Uber's growth may be masking the lack of scale from other app-based on-demand startups, Josh Zumbrun writes.

Job seekers should prepare themselves for off-the-wall questions during interviews, such as what they might do if they find a penguin in the freezer. "Employers want to determine how different candidates respond to challenges, and those who respond well may have the edge when it comes to receiving a job offer," Susan Underwood from Glassdoor said.

Burger King has released a special creation called "the Angriest Whopper," a classic hamburger on an all-red bun that is baked with hot sauce. The chain introduced a black, A1-sauce bun last year.