Nearly 30% of the professionals surveyed by the social platform Fishbowl have used an artificial intelligence program such as OpenAI's ChatGPT in their work. Uses range from writing emails to brainstorming and summarizing meeting notes.

Many non-IT employees have hidden skills, knowledge and aptitude that transfer to IT, and chief information officers should look for these employees when filling open positions, writes Eric Bloom, executive director of the IT Management and Leadership Institute. Upskilling and reskilling engender loyalty, reduce hiring costs in a competitive job market, facilitate onboarding and build the organization's reputation for employee-centered career growth, Bloom writes.

Make your company more welcoming to employees with disabilities by assessing what kind of accommodations are needed, training managers to talk with current workers about their needs and including a list of available arrangements to prospective employees, writes Liz Kislik. "If people see that disabilities are understood and accepted as a normal part of your workplace culture, they'll feel much more accepted," Kislik writes.

Becoming a great coach for your employees means preparing yourself ahead of time by building strong relationships with them, thinking about which style of coaching will work best for each team member and choosing effective follow-up strategies, writes Paul B. Thornton. Thornton also offers some self-coaching questions for leaders including how much coaching will be needed and when is the best time to offer it.

Matt, Sarah and Emily Reid, siblings in Connecticut who have limb differences, all compete in sports for the love of competition, with Matt using running prostheses on his track team, Sarah using everyday lower-limb prostheses to play basketball, and Emily participating in basketball and swimming teams without a prosthesis. "People tell me I'm inspiring, but I see me doing my own thing," says Matt, who is a bilateral below-knee amputee.