Humans are motivated by four drives: acquire, bond, comprehend, and defend. Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams discuss how managers can use all four to keep employees engaged. [...]

Ashley Whillans and colleagues offer managers solutions to ease the stress many employees are experiencing in the new workplace. [...]

Diversity and inclusion in organizations enhances various kinds of performance, from creativity to profitability. James Heskett, UPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics, Emeritus, addresses how past, unsuccessful outreach attempts to recruit Black students can be improved. [...]

Minority job applicants are “whitening” their resumes by deleting references to their race with the hope of boosting their shot at jobs, and research shows the strategy is paying off. African American and Asian job applicants who mask their race on resumes seem to have better success getting job interviews, according to research by Katherine DeCelles and colleagues. [...]

Previous research shows that workplace depression and anxiety can be reduced by coaching employees to increase their resilience, the ability to maintain good mental health despite psychological or physical setbacks. In fact, one study found that over a two-month period, a business-initiated resilience program resulted in a significant reduction in presenteeism (employees working while sick), which led to a company gain of $1,846 per person in terms of greater productivity, the journal article says. [...]