If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation wondering what just happened, you know that talking to someone and staying on the same page is easier said than done. Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business School professor and author of Talk: The Science …
Talk to any brand or company leader this year, and there is a good chance that you will find them in the thick of a change initiative, navigating the challenging headwinds of ongoing market and economic turbulence.
As we ended 2024, these same lead…
TikTok plans to keep paying U.S. employees even if the Supreme Court does not overturn a law that would force the sale of the short-video app in the U.S. or ban it, the company’s leadership said in an internal memo reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday…
Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions.
Q: What should …
Email continues to be the preferred method for workplace correspondence. Yet, this straightforward form of communication carries significant potential for misunderstandings. In March 2024, my company Babbel commissioned the international market resear…
“My first thought was: That’s so stupid,” says Sharon Salzberg, reflecting on the first exercise of an independent study program to learn meditation in India when she was 18. She was to place her attention on the sensation of her in and ou…
If you’ve been in the workplace for a while, you’ve probably had great bosses and not-so-great bosses. Maybe you even had one who was toxic. While sometimes it’s simply a matter of personality fit, it’s also true that some people can be universally fr…
In the past year, all sorts of companies have retreated from their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, from “masculine” brands like John Deere and Harley-Davidson to massive companies like Walmart and McDonald’s. Many of…
Southwest Airlines is hitting the pause button on some of its hirings, internships and employee events this year as the company looks to lower costs.
“We are limiting discretionary costs, including holding on the Southwest Rallies for this year, as…
Meta Platforms will trim about 5% of its “lowest performers” and plans to hire for the impacted roles this year, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has also warned employees about more such job cuts this year to…
