You can now get more work done faster than ever before, whether working from the same location or remotely. Photo credit: Unsplash/Crew. We all dream of shorter workdays or workweeks, but with advanced tools to help you work faster and smarter, it’s no longer a pipe dream for more than one in five Americans who work from home. You can now get more work done faster than ever before, whether working from the same location or remotely.

One of the biggest problems in the recruiting business is that there are no barriers to entry. Anybody can become a recruiter. That fact makes life harder for excellent recruiters, because so many job-seekers have had unpleasant interactions with unskilled and impolite recruiters that the profession suffers from a bad reputation.

As we are entering the third Industrial Revolution, more and more of our jobs will be replaced by robots and algorithms. Some estimates claim that 5 million jobs or more will be lost to machines by 2020. And it’s not science fiction or paranoia; as advances in big data, deep learning, robotics, and artificial intelligence increase exponentially, so does the number and variety of jobs that machines will be able to do — not just well, but better.

Shutterstock A media colleague recently asked for my negotiation advice on how to push back on a low offer, when it’s coming from a friendly place. A former boss offered my friend some consulting work, which my friend would like to take, except for the low pay. This boss tends to underestimate how long projects take, and this one is no exception, hence the low fee quote. My friend would like to counter but what she thinks is fair pay for the project is much higher than the offer.

If you feel guilty and uncomfortable saying no at work, you’re not alone. You may think people will dislike you, think you are entitled or question whether you are a team player. It seems paradoxical, but saying no strategically and respectfully can help your career. I spoke to successful women to find out when to say no at work (and why it’s crucial). Courtesy of unsplash.

Photo credit: Shutterstock In my field, one of the biggest myths is that you have to be an extrovert to build a successful personal brand. In fact, I’ve written about the ways introverts can actually have a competitive edge in branding. This is partly because managing your online presence and virtual networking have never been easier. But face-to-face interactions can still be challenging.

Lucille Ball was a genius, a visionary and the woman who motivated me in so many ways to be who I am today. Like so many others, I grew up watching this hilarious woman and soaked up every piece of insight I could about how she became the Lucy we all loved.

Good managers come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are just stepping into their first leadership roles, and some of them have been managing teams forever. Some of them are soft-spoken and some are loud and boisterous. They all hire people they respect and treat them like adults. They all lead through trust instead of fear. They don’t put employees down or browbeat them. They encourage people, instead.

By David Slocum Fall 2016 promises a new shelf of instructive and inspiring books for creative leaders. The following 16 recommended titles are scheduled for publication between September and December. Shutterstock The Content Trap: A Strategist’s Guide to Digital Change Bharat Anand; (October 18, Random House): An accessible guide to greater success in our thoroughly connected world from the award-winning Harvard Business School professor.

People don’t realize that reputations stick around for a long time. I didn’t realize it, either. I’m amazed now when someone says “Hi Liz! We met at such-and-such a conference in Chicago in 1989.” People will remember you, especially people you work with directly. They’ll remember you by the things you said and did and the things you didn’t say and didn’t do.