Be proactive about worry by noticing the effects it has on you, identifying root causes of recurring issues and dancing "with elephants when they're young," which means tackling problems before they get too big to handle, writes Dan Rockwell. "It's easier to dance with baby elephants than full-grown bulls," Rockwell writes.

Success in leadership is more likely when you surround yourself with colleagues and friends who inspire you, remove temptations to slack off from your goals and stop making excuses when you mess up, writes author and business coach Bill Murphy. "It's natural to try and pull the wool over your own eyes and coddle yourself so you feel better, but that will only hold you back," Murphy writes.

About 60% of new employees fail to work out largely because they're a poor fit or recruiters compromise on quality, according to a Thomas International survey of HR professionals. "Since most jobs are changing faster than ever, logically, if you are hiring for today, you will surely have it wrong tomorrow unless you hire someone who can grow," says Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn's founding chief HR officer.

Layoffs at major technology companies such as Amazon and Meta don't represent the general job market, but they're making the workforce uneasy, say economists and workforce consultants, who add that employees in various industries have an interest in pursuing technology-related careers. "[Tech] is sort of the bellwether industry that shapes our moods, and a slowdown there is causing job-seekers more broadly to worry jobs are becoming less available," says Julia Pollak, chief economist for ZipRecruiter.

Tech pros impacted by recent layoffs can switch to a different industry by looking outside of big tech -- such as healthcare, education or journalism -- as well as by leveraging skills earned from previous tech boot camps. Job seekers can also use job boards to connect to companies from industries that they might not have never heard of but have openings.

Masters of improv comedy are extremely talented at ... well ... improvisation. However, there are some "rules" to improv by which those comics live. This article outlines five of those rules and how they can help non-comics improve their social skills.

Few food items around the world are more associated with a country than baguettes and France. The crusty deliciousness of French baguettes has joined the likes of Neapolitan pizza, Arabic coffee and kimchi on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.

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