Middle managers are expected to have broad knowledge of the business and handle their emotions and influence well, writes Scott Mautz, CEO of Profound Performance. He outlines how managers can best leverage their power across the organization as well as to the levels above and below them.

People rarely put up resistance for the sake of it, so it's up to a leader to be curious when encountering opposition to a new idea or a change, writes Justin Hale. "Help him see how the change benefits him and how it can help him achieve what he cares about," he writes.

The reopening of offices needs to be accompanied by a restoration of work culture and subcultures that engage employees and offer meaning, belonging and autonomy, writes Michael Lee Stallard. He offers a list of questions for leaders to ask themselves about current cultural, engagement and retention practices.

For 2021 college graduates, 17% expect to earn more than $85,000 per year in their first job, with degrees in computer science and engineering bringing in the highest salary. The estimated average salary for 2021 graduates is $72,173, up 7% from 2020, according to National Association of Colleges and Employers.

The Biden administration is allocating $7.4 billion from the American Rescue Plan to boost the country's public health care workforce in response to the current pandemic and to prepare for future health crises. States and localities will get $3.4 billion to hire additional workers for pandemic response efforts such as vaccinations, testing and contact tracing, while at least $500 million will go toward the recruitment of school nurses to help with vaccination of young people.

The next time you exercise, try putting pink food coloring in your drink. A recent study found that such a move might enhance your athletic performance by 4.4%. It is believed that since pink drinks are often associated with sweetness, merely seeing the pink in your drink can fool your body into stepping up its performance.