Overnight, remote work became the norm in 2020. In a rush to recreate our economy, America set aside certain lingering questions about the role of remote work in our permanent economy, and more pointedly, the role and rights of its workers. What is the…
The nine-to-five in-person American workday is rigid, arbitrary, and increasingly outdated. Yet, if an employee wants to trim their hours to part time they often risk losing opportunities for advancement, getting caught in a slippery slope of pulling f…
Shares fall 5% in after-hours trading
It was the 24th consecutive quarter that the company’s earnings surpassed forecasts
Over the next months, many companies in the U.S. will begin the process of returning to the office. But offices won’t look like they did before COVID-19. Our research firm, Forrester, projects that 70% of companies will pivot to a “work-f…
From free beer and donuts to sports and lottery tickets, many states introduced incentives to motivate more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine and it looks like these efforts will be more important than ever as cases start to rise again across the coun…
Editor’s Note: Each week Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and the former COO of eBay, offers candid, practical, and sometimes surprising advice to entrepreneurs and founders. To submit a question, write to Webb at dearfounder@f…
When you have people reporting to you, you have to rely on the completing their tasks accurately and on-time. Your success now depends on the ability of your team to complete its goals—and that means that your career is now in the hands of other…
“You’ll never be successful here, or anywhere!”
Obviously, these are words you never want to hear from your boss. In fact, words like these typically precede being fired. When I heard them, I cringed as if someone had hit me. And, …
It seems no company is safe from the Great Resignation. The most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that more than 3.6 million people quit their jobs in May. And there isn’t yet an end in sight: A report by Monster.com…
