Some employers are bucking the workplace instant chat trend that's increased during the pandemic via collaborative tools such as Slack, Facebook Workplace and Microsoft Teams, and are instead turning to asynchronous communication tools that don't occur in real time. "Group chat is like a hot tub. You should get in and get out, not sit in it all day," says author Nir Eyal.

Smart managers focus on talent, starting with the hire and continuing through support, skills development and helping them find a career path, writes Bev Kaye, who buckets these ideas into three main areas. "They also link their people to other feedback providers, coaches, mentors, colleagues and leaders up the ladder," she writes.

A report by Business Group on Health projects that 1 in 5 adults will be grappling with obesity by 2025, so it's important for employers to ensure health benefits address the issue, especially because of obesity's links to other health problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The report notes that large employers are in a prime position to boost chronic disease prevention worldwide by providing appropriate benefits.

Frank Collective founder and CEO Jiffy Iuen offers tips of how female leaders can counter the stereotypes they too often get cast into of either being "overly critical and unfair" or motherly. "The challenges are real, but there are ways to be empathetic and thoughtful about your employees and responsible for a successful business," Iuen writes.

Lena Reimann, my maternal grandmother, took me to church and taught me to pray and how to sing the doxology in Hawaiian.

Catherine Namahoe, my paternal grandmother, taught me that real wealth came from cooking a meal for your family ("You gotta know how to cook, babe!"), keeping a clean home and paying your bills on time.

Keala Namahoe, my mother, taught me that marriage and parenting are for life -- and how to love your spouse and children unconditionally.

Kawai Namahoe-Hatcher, my daughter and favorite athlete, taught me not to stall over mistakes and lost opportunities but how to just "get the ball out of the net and reset."

As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, I pay tribute to these four women who helped shape my life and character. I’m grateful and honored to call them ohana.

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