Managers should delegate part of their workload every quarter in order to maintain capacity for strategic projects handed down from the boss, Robert Sher writes. At the beginning of the year, make a list that includes each task you plan to delegate and the people you will be delegating to.

Udacity and Google plan to launch free online courses focused on such career topics as resume writing and networking. The companies tested career-focused courses in March.

We often avoid difficult conversations because of the negative emotions they produce, but we grow in courage as leaders when we engage these feelings in a healthy way, writes Marlene Chism. "The key is to not take on someone else's emotional issues," she writes.

Student loan repayment assistance is a good way for companies to compensate young talent, as workers save money on both their loan balances and interest they would have paid in the long run, experts say. Roughly 4% of employers offer such programs, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

If you need to resign, resist the urge to tell colleagues before your manager, Robin Reshwan writes. Be tactful about the time of day you choose to deliver your notice and stay productive during your final two weeks.

Ben Lecomte has left Japan and is striving to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean. Lecomte, in an effort to raise awareness of climate change, plans to swim eight hours a day for more than six months.