From Around the Web:

Employers are increasingly incorporating personality tests into the hiring process, but what's really being measured? As discrimination allegations arise, Lauren Weber and Elizabeth Dwoskin examine the justice and effectiveness of the practice.

What's the right way to say "no" to a request? Mumbling incoherently and sprinting away is tempting, but for those seeking something a bit more elegant, Alexandra Franzen shares some great tips and a template that may help you without hurting others.

Kevan Lee shares 17 pieces of sage wisdom with his past self. Whatever your age, there's something here to inspire.

This is an article about handcrafted mozzarella. Okay, that was a lie.

Dina Kaplan would never do such a thing. Two years ago, she accidentally stumbled into a lifelong commitment to tell

only the truth. Here, she shares the unexpected upsides and challenges of her experience with humor, sensitivity, and (as you might expect) honesty. Take note, Family Guy fans: if Peter Griffin had read Dina's piece, he could have avoided this infinite regress: "Everything I say is a lie. Except that. And that. And that. And that..."

Some clever studies involving online dating profiles and couples in long-distance relationships, demonstrating that humility not only helps attract potential partners, but also inspires forgiveness later in the relationship. It seems the truly humble have much they could—but won't—brag about.

Kieran Snyder analyzes the linguistic content of hundreds of performance reviews and finds that women receive more—and harsher—critical feedback from both male and female managers. "At most mid-size or large tech companies, HR leaders supervise review scores to uncover and correct patterns of systematic bias. This is a call to action to bring the same rigor to the review language itself."

From My Desk

Some of what I’ve written over the past month: