As AT&T’s vice president of global talent acquisition and human resources business partner, Astad Dhunjisha knows a thing or two about career progression. And, through his experience interviewing several hundred prospective hires, he has adv…
Maybe you’ve heard that it’s an essential workplace skill, or that it’s just as important as IQ, or that it’s a “soft skill.” Emotional intelligence (EQ) has been a workplace buzzword for years, but what is it …
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from …
Experts generally tell you not to accept a counteroffer that your job extends in an effort to keep you from taking a new job. After all, there was some reason you looked elsewhere for employment. And research shows that more than half of those who acce…
Millennials have grown up, and many have ascended to managerial ranks. According to a survey that workflow-automation platform Zapier conducted in 2020, more than three in five millennial employees say they manage direct reports.
And while first-tim…
Lionel Messi begins his first full season in Major League Soccer Wednesday as his Inter Miami club hosts Real Salt Lake. Messi, already a global soccer icon, took over the cultural zeitgeist in America when he signed with Miami last summer. Since then,…
After years of perpetuating degree inflation, a sizable number of companies have stopped mandating college degrees for jobs that don’t require them. Even leading employers, including Walmart, IBM, Google, and Accenture, have started to embrace w…
Welcome to “Pressing Questions” Fast Company‘s mini advice column. Twice a week, Deputy Editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions in less than one minu…
Wouldn’t it be great if you liked every one of your coworkers? Maybe that’s true for you, but more likely, there is someone with whom you just don’t click. Maybe they threw you under the bus that one time, or talked about you behin…
When it comes to money, identity, emotion, circumstance, and even location can play just as big of a role as dollar amounts. For many years most Americans identifed as middle class even if they fell above or below the official middle income range. Midd…
