(Photo courtesy of Shutterstock) Most of us have had a workplace moment like this: We look at a colleague who was just given a promotion or a raise and think, “I know just as much as he does. How did he get that promotion while I’m still stuck in this same role?” It may be because they benefit from the swagger of self-confidence. According to studies by Don Moore of Carnegie Mellon University, people are more likely to be swayed by confidence than expertise.

UPS CEO David Abney pedaling an electric-assist Cargo Cruiser (Photo Credit: Evan Kafka for Forbes) In Hamburg, Germany, as in a growing number of crowded cities, large trucks are banned from the city center during business hours. The restriction is part of a 20-year plan to transform the city into a greener, healthier, vehicle-free metropolis. For United Parcel Service, the world’s largest package delivery company, that’s a revenue-killing nightmare.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (Robert Gallagher for Forbes) The University of Southern California now has a second tech billionaire contributing to its new cancer treatment center — and he used to work for the first billionaire donor. On Wednesday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne announced a $20 million gift to USC to help build a new cancer institute, according to a press release.

It’s a given that co-working spaces have to provide a comfortable working environment with fast, reliable WiFi, social stimulation, and good nourishment. That’s par for the course.

Photo by Henry McIntosh via Unsplash Being in the business of team building at Vanderbloemen for the last several years has opened my eyes to just how important it is to get hiring and firing right. Few things can sap your company’s morale, momentum, and performance like a bad hire. But it can often feel like you’re stuck with a person due to guilt, convenience, or continuity. Let me tell you: you’re not.

Shutterstock Maybe your industry is tanking. Maybe your company has been bought and a restructuring is imminent. Maybe a strike is on the horizon or maybe you’re working at one of those foundering giants where it seems like every quarter brings a new round of layoffs and you’re worried that you can’t dodge the bullet much longer. Whatever the case, you’re in a period of career crisis.

Shutterstock Workplace anxieties are more prevalent than most people realize, and left unchecked, it can take over your life. Anxiety disorders affect 40 million Americans, but only one third actually receive treatment. Anxiety permeates into the work lives of many who suffer from it. It has a negative impact your health, can cause you to develop chronic health conditions, and it can affect your work productivity and damage your relationship with your co-workers.

Shutterstock How often have you told your former work friends that you’ll stay in touch, only to find that three years have gone by, and you have no idea what they’re up to? Probably quite a bit—which can make asking them for something seem awkward. You don’t want to make them think that you’re only in it for number one, and you want to come across as sincere.

Credit: Shutterstock “If I only I knew then, what I know now,” Lydia told us. “I would’ve been able to get ahead in my career so much faster, and avoid so much heartache.” Lydia, of course, is not the first person to utter those words. In fact, most of us at some point in our career have said almost the exact same thing.

Model Tyra Banks, Founder of Spanx Sara Blakely and model Ashley Graham lead their own companies. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Cosmopolitan) A reader shared with me: “So far my whole life has been defined by getting good grades and how well I can follow instructions at work. I am ambitious and smart but still found myself last night panicking and thinking, ‘How do I make the switch from being a follower to a leader?’” Leadership starts with how you think.