There are a thousand good reasons to never get married: in-laws, divorce attorneys, and the inevitable ravages of age on one’s attractiveness come immediately to mind. But there are also significant tax hits that come with getting hitched, or as they’ve collectively been coined, the “marriage penalty.

By Bevin Maguire, IBM Mobile has radically changed how we live and work. Think about your own life — how you buy groceries, text your babysitter, check the weather or buy tickets to a show. Everything we do has changed because of mobile, and employee and customer expectations have undergone a similar shift because of mobile’s wide adoption and use. Business leaders know that their jobs exist to help their companies meet the escalating demands of customers and employees.

The term ‘quarter life crisis’ is common among millennial vocabulary today. Typically it is caused by a sense of not being at a place in life that one would expect. Employee rotational programs are increasing in popularity as millennials wrestle through their quarter life crisis. Rotational programs typically involve at least three different work assignments at the same employer with a specified time frame in each role.

This interview refers to episode 5 of The Art of Manufacturing podcast. Listen to the full interview with Jodie Fox here.

Is the patent action shifting to places like the European Community Court of Justice in Luxembourg? (Geert Vanden Wijngaert) Time was the Eastern District of Texas was the global center for patent litigation.

Two scholars at the renowned Brookings Institution, Loren Adler and Paul Ginsburg, have published an analysis finding that “average premiums in the individual market actually dropped significantly upon implementation of the ACA [Affordable Care Act].” This contrasts with a plethora of evidence, including a rigorous 2014 Brookings study, showing that the ACA significantly increased premiums.

Dear Liz, I own a boutique marketing agency with a staff that varies between a dozen and 20 members depending on our project load. I hire the smartest people I can find and set them free to do their jobs, as you recommend. We have been very successful and see much more growth ahead.

Dear Liz, I am sure you’ve had the experience where everything is going fine and then out of the blue – Wham! That’s what happened to me this week. I am an HR Manager. I’ve been in my job for seven months so I feel like I’m finally over the initial learning curve. I like the job a lot. I report to our company’s CEO (and owner) who hired me specifically because I practice the kind of human-focused HR that you teach and preach. So far everything has been good.

Teamwork. It means something different in every organization, which means you need an interview question that effectively assesses whether or not a candidate is a fit for your unique definition of team. Here are some examples of commonly asked interview questions that don’t work: How would you describe your ability to work as part of a productive team? Are you more energized by working alone or by collaborating with other individuals? Describe a disappointing team experience.

Dear Liz, I am upset because I went on a job interview five weeks ago and I thought I nailed it. The manager who interviewed me was scribbling notes furiously during the whole interview. He asked me a lot of questions about how to set up a supplier quality assurance program and I laid it out. I got a one-line “no thanks” email message. They hired someone internally and now I hear through the grapevine that they are starting to implement my ideas.