Recruiting the right people is one of the toughest jobs a manager has to accomplish. Somehow, based on a CV, a letter and a couple of interviews you're meant to ascertain whether a complete stranger has the skills, temperament and personality to not only complete the work you need but fit in with an existing team and complement their skills. It's little wonder we can, unconsciously or consciously, apply some bias in the process. Hays Recruitment has released some research finding ageism is a real issue - but not just against older employees.

Every few days, my attention will be grabbed by some new thing (or, on occasion, some old thing that had slipped my mind). Maybe it's a movie. Maybe it's a board game. Maybe it's a new gadget. Maybe it's a book. Whatever that thing is, something about it sucks in my attention.

Who can give you better advice on how to succeed than successful people? Well, if you're smart, you'd also listen to people who failed so you know what pitfalls to avoid. And maybe back it up with some unbiased data.

It seems like the world is filled to the brim with jerks who have perfect bodies and beautiful faces, but it's not so clear cut. While it's easy to blame good looking people for being mean, the truth is that your own biases are manipulating your perception.

If you need money, the natural inclination for most of us is to figure out how to earn more money. Writing for Scientific American, behavioural economist Dan Ariely, Kristen Berman and Wendy De La Rosa take a look at why that is and how that's not always a good option.

Checking things off of your to-do list feels great, and that feeling can even make you more productive. That same feeling, however, can also keep you from tackling larger, more important tasks.

We all use silly logic to help us rationalise a confusing world. Take full moons, for example. For centuries people have been blaming full moons for inexplicable behaviours that coincided with them. But it's an illusory correlation -- we fool ourselves into believing something based on what stands out most in our memories.