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Management: The model is called the "conversational circumplex," and it maps conversations along two key axes: informational and relational. Research via

How to Have More Successful Conversations - Knowledge at Wharton Whether negotiating a salary increase or chatting with a co-worker, people have more productive conversations when they identify their motives and goals. New research co-authored by Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer offers a tool for doing just that.…Read More

Work life: Research shows that the perfect mix of employee productivity and worker happiness is a 3+2 schedule, in which three days are spent in the office. Agree? Link via

Google's former HR chief says your boss wants to boil you slowly like a frog to get you back in the office, and it will be terrible for morale Laszlo Bock says that a return to full time in-office work will also be bad for productivity.

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Tax policy: 1 in 3 taxpayers plan to spend their refunds immediately. Insight via

Over a third of Americans plan to spend their tax refund right away, mostly to pay bills 1 in 5 Americans expects to spend their tax refund within three to six months, according to a survey from Jackson Hewitt.

Student loan news: The Biden administration is planning to extend a pause on federal student loan repayments through August 31. Story via

Biden administration will extend pause on federal student loan repayments through August The Biden administration is planning to extend a pause on federal student loan repayments through August 31, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.

Tax Policy: The FY 2023 budget proposes several new tax increases on high-income individuals and businesses. Full analysis via

Biden Budget Would Raise Income Tax Rates to Highest in Developed World The FY 2023 budget proposes several new tax increases, which in combination with the Build Back Better Act, would give the U.S. the highest top tax rates on individual and corporate income in the developed world.

If you are considering purchasing an electric vehicle, you may need to make that decision sooner than later since the credit for many popular models is beginning to phase out.

Electric Vehicle Credits Phasing Out If you are considering purchasing an electric vehicle and expect to receive a federal tax credit along with the purchase, you better do your homework first. There is a phaseout that is based on a manufacturer’s sales of electric vehicles that impacts the credit available to the purchasers of the v...

IRS policy: Over the past year, the IRS has not made progress in reducing its backlog. Story via

National taxpayer advocate directs IRS to implement scanning technology Erin Collins tells the Internal Revenue Service to implement common scanning technologies to help reduce a backlog of 15 million returns.

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Work Life: Negotiating a salary increase or a job promotion ranks high on the list of hard conversations to have at work, and it doesn't get any easier without a plan. Insight via

How to Have More Successful Conversations - Knowledge@Wharton Whether negotiating a salary increase or chatting with a co-worker, people have more productive conversations when they identify their motives and goals. New research co-authored by Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer offers a tool for doing just that.