LinkedIn is rolling out a scheduling tool, signified by a clock icon, on its website and app that enables users to select a date and a time slot on the hour or half hour for posts to go live, reports researcher Matt Navarra. The move follows internal tests that reportedly began in August.

Mot corporations are afflicted by the disease of "industrial-era management," which includes setting all strategy at the top and bosses appointing "little bosses," writes Steve Denning. "This way of running a company made a lot of money in the 20th century, but it's a poor fit with the emerging digital age," writes Denning.

Transformational leaders communicate well because written and oral communication is critical for inspiring others, instructor and author Carmine Gallo writes. Leaders should use short words and simple sentences to discuss difficult topics, use sticky metaphors to emphasize vital concepts and add value through data humanization, Gallo writes.

The job market still remains robust, but as the economy softens workers looking for remote jobs are finding the search to be more competitive than even a few months ago as companies roll back these positions. However, Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, notes that it will be difficult for companies to walk back some of the changes they have made with remote work. "Once you hire a remote employee who lives elsewhere -- as many companies have -- it's very hard to insist that people who live near the office come in all the time," Pollak said.

Forty-one percent of job postings in the US include a requirement for a college degree, a drop from 46% at the beginning of 2019, per the Burning Glass Institute. A tight labor market is contributing to the trend, and companies such as IBM, Walmart, Delta and Google are taking advantage to hire workers based on their skills rather than their education.

In the 20 years since the emerald ash borer was first detected was near Windsor, Ont., the insect infestation has killed hundreds of thousands of ash trees. "It's going to be one of the major factors influencing vulnerability of Canadian communities to climate change moving forward, because it's just this huge force of destruction in urban areas," said Emma Hudgins, a post-doctoral fellow at Carleton University.

I am Janet Connor Kahler, editor of Your Career. I have been with SmartBrief for 13 years in a variety of jobs, including my current job as content production manager. I have experience in hiring, training and managing workers and have taught college courses that include resume writing and job interviewing. I have a bachelor's degree from Indiana University and a Master of Mass Communication degree from University of South Carolina.