Welcome to “Pressing Questions,” Fast Company‘s new 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…
There are a lot of ways to mess up an apology. You can avoid taking any blame. You can go into too much—or not enough—detail about what you did wrong. Or you can appear too scripted and inauthentic in your delivery.That was one mistake Ky…
If you’re looking for a new job in 2024—especially one with a higher-than-average salary and some chance of remote work—you’ll want to give Indeed’s 50 Best Jobs in the U.S. for 2024 list a look.
The jobs site trac…
Fast Company is now accepting applications for our annual Best Workplaces for Innovators awards.
This marks the sixth year we will be recognizing companies and organizations around the world that most effectively empower employees at all levels to i…
Since April 2022, Hannah Williams, the Gen Z creator behind TikTok sensation Salary Transparent Street, has gained more than 1.3 million followers—and earned more than $1 million through partnerships with companies like Capital One, Indeed, and …
The backlash to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is not a bad weather event. It didn’t simply happen. Still, those rooting for DEI’s demise act as if the recent resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay, whom some see as a figur…
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 …
Last week, Brittany Pietsch had a bad feeling she was about to get laid off. So the Cloudflare employee composed herself and secretly pressed record. Her subsequent conversation with two members of Cloudflare’s human resources team went viral, w…
Widespread layoffs in 2023 took a toll on morale that continues to reverberate in 2024. In the absence of positive emotions and a positive workplace culture, employee engagement and innovation both suffer. This leads us—a senior scientist a…
Across every industry, from energy to manufacturing, to aerospace, there are problems so deeply entrenched that they seem insurmountable. In almost all cases, leaders, consultants, and task teams spend years and enormous budgets to tackle these challen…
