These days, it seems like everyone is talking about getting on a rocket ship—a fast-growing company that’s ready to blast off. During my career, I’ve been fortunate enough to be on two as an employee, and part of a small handful of…
How to envision a great 2020 for your company
Editor’s Note: Each week Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and 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.com….
Of all the decisions that you’ll have to make over the course of your career, one of the biggest is when it’s the right time to leave a job?
Like many career decisions, the answer isn’t straightforward. As we discuss in this week&#…
For many people, the easiest thing to procrastinate about is working on a big report, or really anything that requires a substantial amount of writing. With each new assignment, you tell yourself, “This one will be different. I’ll get sta…
While it may seem like the interview suit is a thing of the past, a fair number of hiring managers may disagree.
In a new Accountemps survey of senior managers, the overwhelming majority (94%) said what you wear to a job interview matters. But managers…
How do you find an employee with the skills to head up the VR division of your agency? How do you hire a lawyer who specializes in AI?
You don’t. In a world where job requirements are constantly changing, an employee’s raw potential is mo…
Mindfulness is an age-old practice that has perhaps never been trendier in workplaces across the nation. Massive companies like Google and Intel offer meditation and mindfulness courses for their employees. And research suggests they’re on to so…
Can you engage employees as deeply as musicians mid-performance? Yes—but you’ll need to clear process hurdles first, Cherwell CEO Sam Gilliland writes.
It probably won’t surprise you to hear that, as a woman in finance and consulting, I’ve worked for a series of male supervisors. Given that women hold only 9% of senior roles in venture capital, 6% of senior roles in private equ…
