As a child, Sunita Sah says she learned to be “good.” Growing up in the U.K. in the 1980s as the daughter of Indian immigrants, she was praised for being obedient and studious at home and at school. But she also experienced racial slurs and hostile st…
In the second season of Severance, there’s an unexpected character: a child supervisor named Miss Huang, who matter-of-factly explains she’s a child “because of when I was born.”
Miss Huang’s deadpan response is more than just a clever quip. Like s…
The world needs better residential solutions for the aging. Three innovations may hold the key to truly golden years.
Mental health resources have become a crucial corporate benefit among employers who are looking to recruit the best talent, with more and more companies now offering access to therapy and wellness apps. Even so, many workers report feeling like they d…
Malaysia aims to move beyond chip assembly, partnering with Arm to develop local semiconductor design, expand exports, and strengthen its tech ecosystem.
For years, we’ve been told that only the toughest businesses survive. The ones that adapt the fastest, compete the hardest, and run with laser-focused efficiency are the ones that win. In this way of thinking, resilience is about outlasting the compet…
I like to say that I spend most of my life negotiating—and if you consider your own work and life, you just might feel the same. My career has been full of back-and-forth: I sat across tables negotiating agreements for Christie’s for over two decades …
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: My boss is playi…
A conversation with INSEAD professor Christoph Senn on what to do if your CEO is either overly involved—or not involved enough—in deals.
Nearly all job growth since 1980 has been in occupations that are social-skill intensive. Teamwork, for instance, is now considered “very” or “extremely” important in eight of 10 occupations. Not surprisingly, a Stanford study shows that people workin…
