Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s mini-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 I do if I feel left out a…
Finishing someone else’s sentences is traditionally cited as an indicator of intimacy. It’s what friends, partners, or colleagues do when they’ve spent enough time together to act as each other’s predictive text generators. In truth, though, this beha…
For business owners, social media has become a valuable resource for understanding employee challenges in today’s fast-changing economy. When I started my career, employees tended to struggle in silence. Now, people share their career trials and tribu…
Fake job postings aren’t new, but they are getting harder to spot, and easier to fall for.
That’s because many of the red flags experts used to warn job seekers to look out for no longer apply. For example, fraudulent job postings were traditionall…
Leaders are often expected to control emotions, embody assertiveness, detachment, and autonomy, and be results-driven and resilient in highly stressful situations. However, this approach sometimes overlooks the emotional aspect of being human.
The…
“Gen Global” has entered the chat—and the workforce. Gen Global is a new generation of workers that wants growth opportunities, diverse experiences, workplace flexibility and independence associated with global companies.
Today, young workers have …
Life happens. Loss, illness, injury, family drama, or other challenges. No one is immune to the ups and downs of being human. And life doesn’t care about your job title. For top leaders, uncertain times make succession planning crucial: Who runs thing…
Since 2007, I have been immersed in the public relations field. Initially, I did this at communications agencies and as an independent consultant, until in 2020, I founded my own strategic communications firm. It has been a highly rewarding experience…
Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn’t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Yet the demands of caring for them on a daily basis made it impossible for Richard, a hairstylist, to wo…
Family-building support and fertility benefits have become some of the most sought-after perks for millennial workers. As those benefits have started influencing retention and driving workers to seek out new jobs, employers have taken notice—so itR…
