Everyone knows that confidence is essential to negotiating a raise or promotion.
But for women, closing the ‘confidence gap’ can’t solve the wage gap. Self-assurance alone won’t turn 85 cents into a dollar or overturn a syst…
Successful people rarely become better leaders because they know  more. They become better leaders because they follow through on what they know.
Chances are, you encounter drama at work regularly. My guess is that if you had a nickel every time someone asked for advice because they’d been “harassed at work” or they had to deal with an employee who is “gaming the syst…
No matter how you slice the data, women in the U.S. earn a lot less than men.
A typical woman working full-time makes 81 cents for every dollar a man earns, little more than the 77 cents she got a decade ago. Within careers, it can vary widely, with fe…
Though critical thinking skills are well researched, there is significantly less research focused on the dispositional aspect of critical thinking.
Last week my startup was accepted to a New York City-based accelerator. I jumped at the opportunity, both because of the doors it could open and the generous funding it would provide. But I was aware of the challenges, as my previous startup was part o…
Creative burnout–that specific kind of burnout that comes from having to produce creative product for your job, paycheck, or career– is something all creators come to fear. Whether it’s the struggle of getting words to the page, an…
This story is part of Fast Company’s Gender Pay Gap package “Short Changed.” In honor of Equal Pay Day, the symbolic day that women have to work for free to match men’s earnings, we exploring elements of pay inequality thoug…
This year at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in San Diego, attendees learned how stress and anxiety can be competitive advantages
Yes, he is still the world’s richest person
