If weekends seem to fly by, be thankful you weren’t born during the early 20th century when having one day off a week was the standard for most employers. In 1922, Henry Ford doubled time off by implementing the Monday-through-Friday timeline at…
As the working mom of a 2- and 4-year old, I have felt it. This pandemic is exhausting and seems to just. Keep. Dragging. On.
I’m not the only one. A report released by McKinsey and LeanIn.org shows that one in three women are consid…
Collaboration has never been easy. And collaborating in a hybrid work environment is especially daunting. It requires us to tap into our creativity more than ever. Few people like to collaborate—at first. It feels like a pain and you may think t…
The German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen is reinventing a key division. Its head of transformation explains how separating the company’s people leadership from its product lines improves both.
Ubisoft’s new tropical adventure delivers dozens of hours of shooty open world fun, but little in the way of innovation or meaningful commentary
Box CEO Aaron Levie is ready to move on after an intense standoff with activist investors. Read More
Asking what really matters to customers helped focus the company’s priorities.
Ever since the first office building opened in London in 1726, employees have had a love-hate relationship with the workplace. As much about camaraderie and collaboration as drudgery and distraction, the office plays an outsized role in many people…
Editor’s Note: Each week Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and the former COO of eBay, will offer candid, practical, and sometimes surprising advice to entrepreneurs and founders. To submit a question, write to Webb at dearfounder@fastcompany….
Promoting yourself at work can be difficult and awkward. “Good work speaks for itself,” the adage goes. And while it’s a comforting thought, it’s also wishful thinking.
The reality is that it’s unrealistic to assume t…
