Greetings, Brilliant Blog readers! It's Friday and you've come to the right place to help kick off your weekend - read some of our favorite articles that we discovered this past week.

This Is What It Really Means to Love Your Employees – Almost everyone thrives in environments where they feel like they are cared about and valued. “Compassionate love” is a “social, ‘other-focused’ emotion, promoting interdependence and sensitivity toward other people.’” And it is this type of love, that when put into practice, can make a huge difference.

The Bizarre Way One Boss Motivated His Team – Most of us have varying ways we use to motivate ourselves and other people. One CEO motivated his team in an arguably non-conventional way - by creating a fake nemesis. But it worked, read about it here.

9 Habits of Remarkably Persuasive People – Would you consider yourself to be a persuasive person? If not, and if persuasion is a skill you’d like to have, follow these tips about how to make it happen!

The App That Will Help You Put Down Your Phone and Enjoy Your Life – How much time do you spend on your phone in a day? If your answer is “probably too much time,” see if installing this app helps you cut down on your smartphone usage.

How to Come Back From Vacation and Not Want to Die – After a nice vacation, do you dread going back to “real life”? Here are some ways you can help make that transition a lot smoother.

Humans Of New York Takes On The World – Humans of New York (HONY) is a blog that is well-known and sparks a lot of conversation. Brandon Stanton, who established HONY, has stepped outside of New York and embarked on an international journey to photograph other parts of the world. What blogs do you enjoy following?