The fear that artificial intelligence will eliminate jobs looms large in the current labor market.
Work that has previously been done by humans, such as copywriting and developing code, is being replicated by AI-powered tools like ChatGPT and Copil…
I get it: Choosing a leadership development program isn’t easy. On one hand, you know that leadership training is important to employees—more than half of them want this kind of development. On the other hand, though, it can come with a hefty price: C…
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: How can I ha…
In 2009, Netflix revolutionized corporate culture with its famous 175-slide culture deck, a transparent manifesto that laid the foundation for the company’s vision of work, success, and collaboration.
The memo, developed by Reed Hasting…
Interviewing for a job is a source of stress for many professionals, and signs that the vetting process may be getting longer (and tougher in some industries) are likely to amplify the issue. There’s no way to know exactly what you’ll be asked by the …
It can be difficult to hit the right note when sending a cold email.
For instance, an old colleague who’d been laid off recently reached out to me. Like many cold and even warm emails I’ve received, the generic “hope you’re well” intro …
In modern business parlance, “trust” has become a buzzword. Executives and consultants tout it as a golden ticket, a fast lane to competitive advantage. We hear it everywhere: “We need to build trust,” “Engage your workfo…
If you told me five years ago that I’d be working today as a cybersecurity strategist at Splunk—and cohosting a podcast on cyber threats—I wouldn’t have believed a career change like that was even possible. Back then, I was a local TV news producer in…
Over the past year, many experts have declared that the Great Resignation is finally over—including the very professor who coined the term. As the era of workers quitting their jobs en masse has come to an end, experts believe the workforce has entere…
As a manager, it’s important to keep the lines of communication open and to gather information that will help you be more effective. There are some general questions managers should ask about direct reports’ well-being and job effectiveness, but…
