Employers may restrict access to certain websites in order to guard against very real cyberthreats, but the practice has its downsides, too. Many also end up blocking harmless content, and can potentially affect productivity, according to research.
In …
I’m not normally one for karma or fate, but I have to believe that Jan. 23, 2020 is going to be one of those historical days for me–right behind (certainly not equal to, that would be wrong!) the birth of each of my children. This is the …
Michelle Phan, the patient zero of beauty influencers, made a triumphant return to YouTube last year, after more than three years of near-radio silence.
I wasn’t even planning on dropping a new video, but yesterday moon was in Aries and I was f…
Coaching is a quick way to boost your performance—98 percent of coaching clients said their coach “provided practical, realistic, and immediate usable input.”
Applying for your next big career opportunity requires a lot of work. You need to reach out to your network, arrange informational meetings, talk to recruiters, submit résumés, prepare talking points, and ace the preliminary interview.
Finall…
Your strengths might be your best-kept secret for dealing with stress.
Few of us enjoy confrontation and arguments, which is why many people actively avoid them. Unfortunately, ignoring an issue or withdrawing all together can hurt your career. A productive disagreement not only has the power to improve your output at wor…
Automation is changing the world. Namely, it’s changing the way we work by eliminating many of the more menial, repetitive tasks that employees currently focus on multiple hours a day. And while this is happening to employees across all are…
We think a lot about work culture at Buffer. So at the end of the year, it’s always an interesting exercise to think about how the work world has evolved and the work culture trends we see on the horizon.
Here are five of our predictions for 202…
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….




